Rambelles Win Back-and-Forth Game against Western New Mexico

SAN ANGELO— The Angelo State Rambelles took over in the fourth quarter after a back-and-forth game against the Western New Mexico Mustangs, 81-68.

The Rambelles got a big game from three starters, Maddie Stephens, Tayjanna McGhee-Pleasant, and local girl Sawyer Lloyd, who scored double digit points for Angelo State against a feisty Western New Mexico team that had their sharp shooting hitting consistently. New Mexico’s Sydney Wright and Delaney Cook hit six three-point shots combined with Wright sinking five, scoring 23 points overall.

After the first quarter, the Rambelles enjoyed a 26-10 lead that quickly dissolved in the second with a big Western New Mexico second quarter where they put up 21 points. After the first half, the game was tied, 36-36. The Mustangs actually took the lead but with a foul with 1.8 seconds left that put ASU’s Lloyd on the free throw line, she tied the game.

Midway through the third quarter, the Rambelles started building a lead again with a 22 point quarter but Western New Mexico was only down four points going into the fourth with the score, 59-55.

With about five minutes left in the game, ASU has built up a 10-point lead, thanks to a Stephens two point shot but the Mustangs tried to keep it close as with 4:20 left, the Mustangs were only down six. The Rambelles would not give up the lead and finished the game victorious 81-68.

SCORING (ASU- WNM)

• 1st- 26 – 15
• 2nd- 10 – 21 (36-36)
• 3rd- 23-19 (59-55)
• 4th- 22-13 (81-68)

ASU: Stephens- 26, McGhee-Pleasant- 18, Lloyd- 13, Morrow- 9, Merket- 4, Lumsden- 4, Honea- 2, Williams-2, Bednarczyk- 2, Ndir- 1

3-Point Shots: Stephens-1, McGhee-Pleasant- 1, Morrow- 1

WNM: Wright- 23, Moore- 15, Goynes- 7, Tuttle- 7, Cook-5, Rodgers- 5, Laborin- 4, Joynes- 2

3-Point Shots: Moore- 5, Cook- 1

The Angelo State Rambelles play Eastern New Mexico at ASU on Saturday, January 6, 2024 while the Western New Mexico Mustangs play at the Falcon Dome in Odessa, Texas against UT Permian Basin.