SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Pirates opened up their Southern
Collegiate Athletic Conference schedule with a tough road game at
#10 Trinity and despite out-playing the Tigers for the majority of
the second half, fell 68-53.
The game was tight throughout most of the first half with
Southwestern repeatedly pulling within two points, but Trinity was
able to begin to pull away with a 10-1 run and went into halftime
with a 12 point lead, 35-23.
Southwestern never led in the contest but pulled as close as six
points in the second half, 46-40, with 10 minutes to play on a pair
of free throws by junior Staley Mullins. A series of fouls
beginning with 2:30 remaining in the game gave Trinity their
largest lead of the contest, 17 points, 65-48.
The Pirates’ offense stalled out down the stretch of the
game as SU scored just thirteen points in the final 10 minutes
while the Tigers piled on 22 points, mostly from the free throw
line, in the same span.
Junior Shae Seagraves led with 14 points while Mullins recorded
her third double-double of the season with ten points and a game
high 12 rebounds. Trinity had three players in double digits with
Ali Marzella leading with 17 points.
The Pirates were able to out-rebound the Tigers 46-40, but
attempted seven fewer free throws than TU made during the game.
The loss drops Southwestern to 2-3 on the season and 0-1 in the
SCAC while Trinity remains unbeaten at 5-0 and goes to 1-0 in
conference play.
The Pirates return home for a non-conference match-up against the
University of Dallas on Sunday at 2:00 pm. Southwestern will honor
their student-athlete’s parents during halftime of the
contest.