Box Score


Henderson State's second-half rally fell short as the Lady Reddies lost to Arkansas Tech 91-85, Saturday in Russellville, Ark.

The Lady Reddies, 12-10 overall and 8-8 in the Great American Conference, trailed by as many as 18 points midway through the second-half but rallied to tie the score 84-84 with 1:28 remaining.

In the first half, Henderson State had a 26-23 lead with 10:07 to play, but the Lady Reddies struggled over the remainder of the half making just three field goals.

The Golden Suns, 12-9 overall and 8-7 in the GAC, finished the half on a 22-9 run to go into the locker room with a 45-35 lead.

In the second half, Arkansas Tech pushed its lead to 66-48 with 12:03 to play, but the Lady Reddies got a spark from Krystal Beachum as Henderson State rallied to cut the deficit to 70-62 with 7:45 to play.

Beachum scored 10 points during the run before fouling out with 4:22 to play in the game.

Despite playing without Beachum, Henderson State was able to tie the game at 84-84 with 1:28 to play as Dulincia Keener split a pair of free throws.

However the Golden Suns were able to regain the lead when Anissa Pounds hit a huge 3-pointer, and then converted a 3-point play with 37 seconds to play that gave the Golden Suns a 90-85 lead.

Henderson State would not recover and the Lady Reddies would lose their fifth straight game.

Beachum led the Lady Reddies with 24 points going 9-for-9 from the field, while Vanessa Pieper scored 17 points including having five 3-point field goals.

A total of five Lady Reddies scored in double-figures with Jasmine Settles and Aungelique Sledge having 15 points each. Keener finished with11 points and a team-best seven rebounds.

The Lady Reddies finished the game shooting 42 percent from the field making 27-of-64 attempts.

ATU was 31-of-54 for 57 percent shooting including 8-of-15 from 3-point range.

Arkansas Tech held a 42-26 advantage in points in the paint, and a 24-3 advantage in bench points. The Golden Suns also had a 40-35 rebounding advantage.

Arkansas Tech's Anissa Pounds scored 24 points, going 5-of-9 from long range, while Caroline Eubanks turned in a 21-point effort.

Henderson State will next play host to Southwestern Oklahoma, Thursday at the Duke Wells Center with tipoff set for 5:30 p.m.