Tiffany Lopez scored her 1,000th career point but the women’s basketball team lost a Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) matchup against Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) 63-42 on Feb. 24.
The Saints drop to 9-17 overall and 8-13 in the RRAC. The Gold Nuggets jump to 23-5 overall and 19-3 in conference.
Lopez scored six points and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds. Carrie Barrera-Lacy led OLLU with 15 points.
Head Coach Tanya Ray commented, “This was a tough game today. Xavier is a very good defensive team, and they can make things difficult for you to make shots. We were not able to find a rhythm offensively and that hurt us.”