Women's Basketball Suffers 112-59 Loss to No. 18-ranked Wayland Baptist

PLAINVIEW, TEXAS (Nov. 6, 2024) – The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) women's basketball team opened the Queens Classic in a 112-59 loss to No. 18-ranked Wayland Baptist University (WBU). The Saints move to 1-1 on the season while the Pioneers improve to 2-0. 

Head Coach Tanya Ray said, "We came up against a very good team on their home court. It was our first road game of the year with a fairly inexperienced group. We can't dwell on this one for too long as we have to turn around quickly to get ready for Oklahoma Panhandle State University. We will get a chance to watch film once we get back home to see areas where we can improve."

History

The Saints were 4-8 against the Pioneers prior to the game. 

Basics

The Pioneers jumped out to a 13-2 lead in the first quarter. They continued to shoot well and ended the frame at 64.7 percent shooting from the field. They also shot 50 percent from the three-point line. The Saints scored 10 points with five different players tallying field goals. The second quarter proved to be OLLU's best offensive performance of the night. They scored 20 points behind 47.1 percent shooting. They also hit 4-of-8 three-pointers. Desiree Rogers had six points in the frame with two assists. Samantha Fields and Julia Plata also scored six points apiece. The Pioneers kept pace and scored 22 points to lead 51-30 at halftime. 

WBU's defense stepped up in the second half by limiting the Saints to 29 points. Their offense continued to shoot well and closed the game with 34 points in the fourth quarter. Kiana Valdez led the Saints with eight points in the third quarter and Fields posted six points in the final frame. The Pioneers defense created 28 points off of turnovers and Wayland had 50 points in the paint. The Saints scored 23 bench points but were held to under 20 points as a team in three of the four quarters. 

Offensive/defensive standouts

Fields led the Saints with 12 points. Rogers grabbed a team-high six rebounds. Alexandra Westerdijk Martin had five assists.

Megan Nestor led WBU with 26 points. She also had a team-high 13 rebounds for a double-double. Emily Sigala led the squad with seven assists.

Inside the box

OLLU combined for 23-of-57 shooting for 40.4 percent, 8-of-21 from three-point range for 38.1 percent and 5-of-10 from the free-throw line for 50 percent. WBU shot 43-of-70 for 61.4 percent, 11-of-25 three-pointers for 44 percent, and 15-of-22 from the free-throw line for 68.2 percent.

The Saints grabbed 24 rebounds, while WBU collected 49.

Up next

The Saints conclude play at the Queens Classic tomorrow against Oklahoma Panhandle State University at 4 p.m.