Bulldogs Use Balanced Attack to Defeat Dallas, 85-52

SEGUIN, Texas -- Lauren Sansano (San Antonio/FEAST) scored 15 points, dished five assists and tallied three steals as Texas Lutheran dominated Dallas 85-52 Friday night as TLU ended its three-game losing streak. The 33-point win makes for the largest of the season and second largest of the Troy Patterson era, only trailing 2021's 43-point over Concordia (TX).

The five assists are a career-high for the freshman guard. Freshman Davi'Yanna Jones (San Antonio/Stevens) scored a career-high 13 points and matched her career-high with seven rebounds. Kailey Lacy (Pflugerville/Hendrickson) joined the freshman duo in double-figures with 11 points, including three-of-four from deep.

After a slow start from both squads that saw TLU trail 6-2 early, the Bulldogs would tie the game 6-all with 3:05 remaining in the first quarter following buckets from Sansano and Emerald St. Laurent (The Woodlands/Oak Ridge). St. Laurent would score a career-high six points on the night. The Bulldogs would not trail for the remainder of the game leading 14-9 after the first and never trailing in the final three quarters.

Texas Lutheran shot an astounding 54.1% percent from the field and four-of-eight from beyond the arc.The 54.1% field goal mark marks the highest team field goal percentage since a Jan. 26, 2019, win over Trinity that saw the Bulldogs shoot 58% from the field. Texas Lutheran cleared the bench Friday night with all 15 active players scoring at least two points. Texas Lutheran dominated the boards Friday night - holding a 43-26 advantage. Texas Lutheran also dished out 22 assists as a team.

Up next, Texas Lutheran concludes its four game home stand as they welcome the 'Roos of Austin College on Saturday, Jan. 21. Tip-off is set for 4 PM at Memorial Gymnasium. All streaming and live stats links will be available on tlubulldogs.com. Texas Lutheran will continue its SCAC Change for the Better Campaign as well as celebrate "90's Night" as TLU Men's basketball honors the 1995-96 HOT Conference Championship team.

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