DENTON, Texas – HCU women's basketball traveled to the Super Pit in Denton, Texas to take on the North Texas Mean Green and fell just short after a fourth quarter scoring run from the Mean Green separated the score.
After an even first quarter, the Huskies led the Mean Green 19-16. Early in the second quarter, HCU found a rhythm and went on a 10-2 scoring run led by two
Nikki Stanic threes. UNT proceeded to slowly shorten the deficit, but the Huskies held on and took a 34-30 lead into halftime.
After the half, both teams kept a balanced attack, scoring back-and-forth, taking a 45-45 tie game into the fourth quarter. Having played three strong quarters, the Huskies gave up a 13-4 scoring run to the Mean Green, allowing them to take control of the game and run the clock out, leaving a final score of 66-57.
In the loss today, Jordan Jackson scored a season-high 14 points, while bringing in 10 rebounds, marking her first double-double of the season. Sophomore
Dasia Hyams continues to make her mark this season, scoring 10 points, corralling 4 rebounds, and adding 6 assists to her total.
The Huskies will continue their road stretch by visiting Weber State on Saturday, Nov. 14, with tipoff scheduled for 2 pm.
