For Immediate Release: November 27, 2001
Contact: Dave Geringer, UTPA Director of Athletic Media Relations, (956) 381-2240

LADY BRONCS LOSE AT CHICAGO STATE, 60-39

CHICAGO, IL-The University of Texas-Pan American women’s basketball team dropped the second and final game of their two-game road trip to Illinois Tuesday evening, losing at Chicago State, 60-39.

The Lady Broncs made just 33.3 per cent of their shots from the field and committed 38 turnovers. Chicago State scored 29 of the game’s first 35 points to take a 29-6 lead with 6:45 remaining in the first half. The Cougars led at halftime, 36-15, making 56 per cent of their shots from the field.

Freshman guard Jennifer Piwonka (Louise, TX/Louise HS) led the Lady Broncs with nine points, while junior guard Michelle Smith (Vancouver, BC/Heritage Park HS) added eight.

“We didn’t play together,” said UTPA Head Coach Karin Nicholls. “We committed too many turnovers. We didn’t give ourselves an opportunity to score enough points. To make shots, you have to have the opportunity to take them.”

The Lady Broncs dropped to 1-4 with the defeat, while the Cougars improved to 2-3. UTPA will finish their stretch of four consecutive road games when they visit Lamar Saturday night.

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