Texas Lutheran Routs Centenary, 75-50

SHREVEPORT, LA -- The Texas Lutheran women's basketball team led wire-to-wire - leading by as many as 25 points - in a 75-50 win over Centenary at the Gold Dome to earn a weekend split and win their third game in four opportunities.

Davi'Yanna Jones (San Antonio/Stevens) scored a career-high 14 points and added seven rebounds and two steals to lead the Bulldogs. Kailee Mulkey (New Braunfels/New Braunfels) and Lauren Sansano (San Antonio/FEAST) joined Jones in double-figures with 13 points and 11 points respectively.

Elexis Morado (Kingsville/Santa Gertrudis Academy) went for eight points, going a perfect 4-for-4 from the floor as TLU shot 48.3 percent (29-for-60) from the floor. TLU forced 16 Ladies turnovers, turning those into 18 points. Texas Lutheran also held a 44-30 advantage on the glass. The Texas Lutheran bench, who has decided numerous games this season, exploded for 47 points, outscoring the Ladies bench 47-20. The Bulldogs also held a 38-12 advantage in points in the paint.

The trio of Jones, Morado, and Kayla Presley (Kyle/San Marcos) scored for points each to lead TLU to a 19-6 advantage after the first period. TLU would force seven turnovers and hold the Ladies to 18.2 percent shooting in the opening period.

The two teams went back-and-forth in the second quarter with the Bulldogs taking a 32-18 lead into halftime. Centenary was able to cut into the Bulldogs lead in the third quarter, but it would be all TLU in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Ladies 24-11. The Bulldogs lead would never dip into single digits for the duration of the fourth quarter, with all 16 active players seeing the floor.

Next up for Texas Lutheran is a Tuesday night (Feb. 7) matchup against Southwestern at Memorial Gymnasium. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 PM. All streaming and live stats links will be available on tlubulldogs.com.