Texas Lutheran Falls to No. 8/14 Trinity, 86-76

SEGUIN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran women's basketball fell just short of upsetting the #8/14 Trinity Tigers Saturday night at Memorial Gymnasium, falling 86-76 in an overtime thriller.

Kailee Mulkey (New Braunfels/New Braunfels) led TLU (7-2, 1-1 SCAC) with 19 points, seven rebounds, and a career-high eight assists. Lauren Sansano (San Antonio/FEAST) was the only other Bulldog in double figures, finishing with 14 points, seven rebounds, and four assists. Kayla Presley (Kyle/San Marcos) grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds in addition to seven points.

Trinity won the jump ball, but it would be all Bulldogs early as TLU would take a 21-10 lead at the end of the first quarter. The first was a total team effort as seven different Bulldogs scored a bucket for TLU.

The combination of stifling defense and efficient play helped the Bulldogs stretch out to a 39-24 lead entering the halftime break.

Texas Lutheran would lead by as many as 19 points and for just under 37 minutes Saturday night. The Trinity Tigers, held true to their early season form in the second half as they outscored the Bulldogs 26-12 in the fourth quarter as the Tigers - who have made a habit of fourth quarter rallies so far this season - rallied to tie the game 70-70 and force overtime. TLU had two opportunities to put the game away in the final 30 seconds but would miss two crucial free throws to ice the game.

The Tigers would dominate the overtime period, outscoring the Bulldogs 16-6 to escape Seguin with the win and avoid the upset.

The Bulldogs will have a week off to regroup before returning to action on December 15, traveling to Colorado College to continue conference play in Colorado Springs. Tip-off is set for 8:30 PM CST/7:30 PM MST. All streaming and live stats links will be available on tlubulldogs.com.

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