Box Score
EDINBURG, Texas– Chicago State team dropped to a (3-18, 1-7 WAC) record as The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs women's basketball team improved to (13-10, 6-2 WAC) with a 66-57 victory over the Cougars on Saturday (Feb. 7) at the UTPA Fieldhouse.
UTPA jumped out to leads of 11-2 and 14-4 with Goff hitting a pair of threes and Bush made a pair of layups as the Broncs scored the first seven points of the game.
The Cougars pulled to within six twice, including at 16-10 with 9:14 remaining in the first half on a pair of Williams free throws.
The Cougars were within seven at 24-17 after a Williams layup four minutes later, but Onyeje made a three, Bush hit a layup and then Wright sunk a free throw to give the Broncs their largest lead of the half at 30-17.
The Cougars cut the lead to eight in the final minute of the half, but Walker hit a three and Goff hit a jumper right before the buzzer. Then, at the start, of the second half, Preston made a layup to give the UTPA their largest lead of the game at 40-25.
The Cougars climbed to within eight twice after that, including at 57-49 on a Murphy layup, but no closer.
Paris Williams (St. Louis, Mo./Pattonville) led the Cougars with 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting, plus 6-of-6 from the line, with two blocks and three steals. Layne Murphy (Country Club Hills, Ill./Rich Central) scored 16 points with 15 rebounds and four assists.
CSU takes on Indiana University Northwest on Wednesday night (Febrauary 11th) 7:00pm CT at the Jones Convocation Center.
