AUSTIN, TEXAS (Jan. 10, 2018) – The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) women's basketball team staged an epic comeback to defeat Huston-Tillotson University (HTU) in a Red River Athletic Conference matchup. The Saints' 79-74 win improves their record to 7-0 in conference and 13-5 overall, while the Rams drop to 5-2 in conference and 5-7 overall.
Head Coach Christopher Minner commented, "We had a bad start; they were 50 percent from the three in the first half. Everytime we come here, this is how it is. They play really well against us. We have to learn that it is a tough place to play. I thought we started making layups and then we started getting some rebounds. I told the girls that if we could get to within four at the end of the third, then we'd be alright. We executed what we needed to and we got some stops, but it's always a war here. It came down to defense in the second half. We scored a lot of points, but we should have gotten to No. 12 (Charmin Woods); we are playing against some really good guards, so this might have been a really good test for us. It wasn't a great game but not every game is going to be good. We took their best shot at home where they are pretty good and it's a big-time win for us. Now we just have to focus on Shreveport."
The Saints are 20-1 against HTU. Their only loss came in 2014.