Covering UMHB Athletics and the stories behind the score
ABILENE — Generally, the first week of January is a time to turn the page, begin anew, and to set the tone for the coming year.
Saturday’s road test McMurry came towards the midpoint of the regular season for the UMHB women’s basketball team, but it featured much of the same mentality that comes with the beginning of a new calendar year, as The Cru looked to put its December struggles in the rearview mirror.
MARSHALL, Texas — On Tuesday afternoon, Karlee Cronk became just the seventh player in UMHB women’s basketball history with at least 18 rebounds in a single game, as the sophomore forward battled inside against UW-Eau Claire’s talented frontcourt.
Natalia Galvan scored 27 points and Pierce Scheppler grabbed 10 rebounds for UMHB on Thursday, though Trinity pulled away in the second quarter, en route to an 89-62 win.
BELTON — Playing in front of a packed house of local elementary schoolers in Wednesday’s “Education Day” game, the home environment for UMHB women’s basketball was that of an NCAA Tournament matchup in noise level and crowd size.
SEGUIN, Texas — The first time UMHB women’s basketball faced TLU this season, the storyline that emerged from the 76-65 Crusader win was about the resilience, toughness, and shot-making of a team that had bounced back a day after a disappointing two-point loss.
BELTON — Amillion Fowler went scoreless through the first quarter on Wednesday night against Schreiner. But over the next 10 minutes leading into halftime, the senior guard became near-unstoppable, repeatedly driving downhill thanks to a quick first step.
BELTON — Sunday was a test of UMHB’s resilience. And The Cru rose to the occasion with flying colors.
BELTON — It’s hard to start a game much better than the UMHB women’s basketball team did on Saturday. And Mia Lozoya was a big part of that.
LA VERNE, California — Katie Novak-Lenoir and her team knew the pieces would eventually come together. The talent was there. So was the experience. It just took a little more time than expected for that breakthrough to emerge.
CLAREMONT, California — Tanya Ghai and Payton Sugar each scored 21 points and combined for nine of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps’ 12 3-pointers as the Athenas upset No. 25 UMHB women’s basketball, 74-45, in The Cru’s road opener on Friday night.