Photo by Kami Wood
Dallas, Texas. – The Central Christian College women's basketball team went on the road for the first time in the new year on Thursday, travelling south to take on the University of North Texas-Dallas Jaguars.

Rachel Stark returned to the line-up for the Tigers, for the first time since mid-November. Her presence was a shot in the arm for the Tigers as she provided much needed depth in the interior.

Take away the first quarter of Thursday's game and the Tigers were right there with the Jaguars. They trailed the home team by nine, 26-17, after 10 minutes of play, but over the final 30 minutes, the Jaguars outscored the Tigers by three points. The Tigers even won the final quarter 10 to 8.

By the Numbers

For the game, the Tiger offense went 18-50 (36%) from the floor.

From behind the three point arc they hit on 10 of 25 (40%) of their attempts.

They went 12-17 (71%) from the free throw line.

Eight of the nine Tigers that suited up, contributed to the scoring effort, with two finishing with double digits.

Kylee Jones had a double double with 16 points and 12 rebounds.

The Jaguars won the battle of the boards 46-37, and the turnover battle 13 to 22.

Tiger Leaders

Points: Kylee Jones, Rachel Perkins (16)

Rebounds: Kylee Jones (12)              

Assists: Hallee Winsea (5)

Steals: Rachel Perkins, Kylee Jones (2)

Blocks: none

Coaches Quote
 
Our young group welcomed back our super senior and the results were immediate. We played 36 solid minutes and fought the whole game. A 4 min spurt in the first quarter ended up being the difference. The great thing about this game is there was some "compete" in our players. They worked hard. They executed really well at times. We will have a focused practice tomorrow and try to build on today against a solid SAGU team.  – Matt Barreiro
 
Next Up
 
The Tigers wrap up their current Texas road trip on Saturday in Waxahachie in a 2:00 pm match-up with the SAGU Lions.