Covering UMHB Athletics and the stories behind the score
There was plenty that occurred this past weekend in UMHB athletics as baseball, softball, basketball, tennis all competed, and picked up victories early in the spring. We will recap it all for you in this quick weekend review. Be sure to follow our coverage on Twitter at @TrueToTheCru, and right here on the website, where we will have plenty of ASC Tournament basketball coverage this week.
On Saturday afternoon, in a top 25 machup ETBU took down UMHB 71-57. Both teams look ahead into this week preparing for the ASC Tornement in Marshall, Tx.
True To The Cru photographer, Luke Zayas took the photos courtside.
BELTON- The UMHB women’s basketball team had entered the fourth quarter trailing before. And the Cru had always found a way to come back and claim the victory.
But on Saturday afternoon, there was no fourth-quarter comeback. Instead there was a wake-up call, an “attention-getter”, as UMHB head coach Mark Morefield called it, as the 14th-ranked Crusaders struggled to score for the final three quarters and fell to No. 22 ETBU, 71-57, marking the team’s first loss since Nov. 26.
BELTON- Alexia Martin remembers having the thought, ‘We could’ve gone deep into that tournament,’ But when she looked up on the scoreboard, walking out of the compact gymnasium at Amherst University, there was no result to be read. The end of their season had not come on the court, but rather while they were at the court, in the form of a phone call.
BELTON- It has been said that great learners make great coaches. If that is the case, then Bethany McLeod has a bright future ahead.
The UMHB senior guard is entering the final regular season game of her collegiate career in Saturday’s home duel with ETBU, but her involvement in basketball, a sport she has played since age five, is far from over.
As winter turns to spring, several of UMHB’s athletic programs have returned to action, or in the case of the nationally ranked basketball teams, are in the homestretch of their schedules, eyeing the postseason.
ALPINE- Make no mistake about it. Some teams play their best basketball as a result of the performance of an individual player, or success in a facet of the game. The UMHB women’s basketball team performs at its best when the fourth quarter rolls around.
Can the No. 14 UMHB women’s basketball team complete its conference road schedule with a 9-0 record? We will find out in today’s showdown in Alpine as the Crusaders battle a challenging Sul Ross State team at 1 p.m. CT. Read about both teams, check out our projected starting lineups as well as the live stream link in today’s gameday preview.
BROWNWOOD- The win streak continued for the No. 14 UMHB women’s basketball team on Thursday night, as the Crusaders won their 18th straight game in an 80-62 victory on Howard Payne’s home court.
The Cru, ranked No. 14 in the nation, had little trouble putting together a superb effort on the defensive end, which led to quality offense, as 13 different players contributed in the scoring.
The UMHB women’s basketball looks to defeat Howard Payne for the second time this season, going on the road for the third straight game. The Crusaders have won 17 straight, and in today’s gameday preview, we bring you team information, the projected starting lineups and the livestream link as the game tips off from Brownwood at 5:30 p.m. CT.