SAN ANGELO, Texas – Guard Hannah Boyett scored a game-high 24 points to become University of Arkansas – Fort Smith Women’s Basketball’s leading scorer in the NCAA II era as the Lions defeated preseason favorite Angelo State, 75-64, to pick up its first Lone Star Conference win Thursday.
Boyett shot 6-of-13 from beyond the arc while also pulling down a team-high seven rebounds and collecting three steals. UAFS totaled 11 made threes in the win.
The Lions led 54-53 early in the fourth quarter before a 10-0 run by the Lions broke the game open. Boyett and guard Riley Hayes connected on back-to-back threes during the run to force an ASU timeout. Hayes converted three triples on the night for nine points.
Two more threes by Boyett gave the Lions their largest lead of the game at 75-60 with 1:53 left.
UAFS led 17-14 at the end of the first quarter before going into the break tied at 35. The Lions would fall behind at the start of the third but went on an 8-2 run to go up 43-40 and never relinquish the lead.
The Lions shot 41.2 percent for the game and held ASU to 34.9 percent. They won the rebounding battle, 51-37, including 17 offensive rebounds which led to a 17-8 advantage in second chance points. They had a 21-3 edge in bench points, as well.
Guard Baylee Fincher added 13 points, six rebounds and four assists for the Lions while guard Morgan Browning contributed nine points. Forwards Sinetra Jones and Kayla Brundidge each tallied seven rebounds, with Brundidge adding eight points, as well.
UAFS next visits UT Permian Basin Saturday at 1 p.m.
