Feb. 15, 2007
Final Stats
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - UT Arlington women's basketball won its 12th consecutive Southland Conference game 68-52 over UT San Antonio Thursday. Seniors Terra Wallace and Ashley Bobb led the Mavs (17-8, 12-0) with 19 points a piece, while junior Tiffeny Riles added 16 points in the win.
Bobb and Riles both recorded double doubles in the win with 12 and 20 rebounds respectively. With 20 boards Riles set a new career high. UTSA (9-14, 5-6) was led by Monica Gibb with 20 points hitting 12-18 from the line.
Gibbs got UTSA off to a 5-2 start before UTA went on a 7-2 run capped with a tre from Bobb to lead 9-7 with 13:31 left in the first half. The Roadrunners answered with an 8-4 run to regain a two-point advantage (15-13) with 6:32 left in the first half.
Wallace hit back-to-back baskets including one from long range to put the Mavs ahead 18-15 at the 5:43 mark. UTSA put together an 8-5 run to knot up the score 23-23 with 2:20 on the clock, but the Mavs closed out the first half with a 6-0 run to lead 29-23 at the break.
The Roadrunners opened up the second half with a 8-4 run to cut the Mavs lead to two (33-31) with 16:12 left on the clock. UTA answered with a 10-5 run to push its lead to seven (43-36) four minutes later.
After a pair of free-throws from Gibbs at the 11:58 mark the Mavs went on an 11-0 run to extend its lead to 14 (54-38) with 7:34 left to play. Over the next four minutes the `Runners put together a 10-5 run to get within 11 (59-48) of the Mavs. UTA went on a 9-4 run over the final two and a half minute to secure the win.
UTA will continue Southland Conference action on Saturday when it returns home to welcome Texas A&M Corpus Christi to Texas Hall. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m.
