SAN ANGELO, Texas - At the conclusion of 40 minutes of back-and-forth action, the Angelo State women's basketball team made it five wins in a row after defeating Eastern New Mexico 66-55 at Stephens Arena in the Junell Center Saturday afternoon.
 
The Rambelles improve to 11-4 on the season and 5-1 in Lone Star Conference play. The Greyhounds fall to 4-8 overall and 0-6 in LSC action.
 
40 MINUTE RUNDOWN

• The Rambelles came hot out of the gates, going on a 9-3 run in the first five minutes of action.
• With one-minute remaining in the quarter, ENMU took the lead 13-11, until a pair of free throws with 30 seconds left by Madeline Stephens tied the game 13-13 going into the second quarter.
• The Greyhounds scored the quarter's first four points to give ENMU a four-point lead with 8:50 remaining in the half.
• The Rambelles would tie the game at 19-19 off of a three-pointer by Madi Lumsden with 6:35 remaining.
• The Rambelles would go on a 9-0 run to end the half leading, 28-19 going into halftime.
• The Greyhounds would come out of the break hot, scoring the first six points of the second half, bringing the deficit to four with 8:34 remaining in the third quarter.
• A three-pointer from Jaz Salon would tie the game 38-38 at the 3:00 minute marker.
• The Rambelles would go into the fourth quarter up five, 45-40, after a harrowing drive through the lane by Madeline Stephens.
• The Belles would keep the game out of reach for the Greyhounds in the final quarter, never having less than a five-point lead. 
• The Rambelles would outscore ENMU 21-15 in the last quarter to secure the win and bring their winning streak to five.

 
GAME STATS 

• Tayjanna McGhee-Pleasant was the game-leading scorer with 20 points, pulling in nine rebounds, two assists, and one block.
• For her encore performance after her career night, Madeline Stephens scored 16 points and grabbed nine boards.
• Keniah Williams would have 11 points, four rebounds, and five blocks.
• Madi Lumsden would play in the most amount of minutes that she has played all year scoring eight points and two rebounds.
• The Belles would shoot 47 percent (25-53) from the field, a season-high 42.9 percent (6-14) from behind the arc, and 58 percent (10-17) from the charity stripe.
• A complete performance was turned in offensively by the Blue and Gold, as they registered 16 assists and had 19 points off the bench.
• The Rambelles would outrebound the Greyhounds, 43-27.
• The Belles wouldn't trail for the entire second half.

 
NEXT UP
The Rambelles hit the road as they travel to Canyon to take on West Texas A&M for a big conference clash as they look to continue their five-game winning streak, with tip off scheduled for 5:30 p.m.