Eagles Soar Over Dallas Christian 92-42

Victoria Hill (JR/Texarkana, AR) turned in a season-high 18-point performance as the Eagles picked up their 1st win with a 92-42 victory over Dallas Christian College. TAMUT is now 1-3 on the season after tonight's 50-point win against the Crusaders.

FIRST HALF

The Eagles started hot out of the gate as they built a 19-9 lead after the first quarter of play. Hill helped carry TAMUT through the first quarter with 7 points in the opening frame. The Eagle defense turned up the intensity in the second quarter holding DCC to 4 points as the Eagles grabbed a 31-point lead going into the locker room.

SECOND HALF

The Eagles picked up where they left off in the second half as they outscored the Patriots 48-29 in the final 20 minutes of the contest. Mackenzie Cardenas (JR/Pasadena, TX) let her presence be known as she would drop 12 points on 6-6 shooting from the field. Mi'lan Francis-Miller (SO/Houston, TX) would be the only other Eagle in double-digits finishing the night with 11 points. The TAMUT defense was a key factor in the game as they forced 28 turnovers, which led to 24 points for the Eagles. TAMUT came up with 12 steals in the contest.

KEY STATS

Victoria Hill: 18 points (8-12 FG, 2-5 3PT,) and 5 rebounds with two assists and two steals.

Mackenzie Cardenas: 12 points (6-6 FG) and 5 rebounds.

Haley Stilson (SO/West Herriman, UT): 7 points, 7 assists, 2 steals

TAMUT 46.9% on FG's versus 22.4% for DCC

12 three-pointers made for the Eagles

Ashley Dykes (SO/De Queen, AR) - Morgan Strawder (FR/Missouri City, TX) : 7 rebounds