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.
MARSHALL, Texas- The resiliency of the UMHB women’s basketball team was tested on Thursday night, and the Cru responded with near-perfect late-game execution.
With the clock ticking down against No. 14 ETBU, the Crusaders scored nine points in the span of the final 2:07 of the fourth quarter, sending the contest into overtime, and eventually winning, 72-70, on a short-range jumper from freshman guard Arieona Rosborough.
The UMHB women’s basketball team aims to keep its perfect ASC record alive Thursday night, facing 14th-ranked East Texas Baptist in a critical conference showdown, set to be played in Marshall. We break down the teams, bring you the projected starting lineups and more in today’s gameday preview.
BELTON- There is no shortage of significance entering Thursday night’s road matchup for the UMHB women’s basketball team, who is riding a 10-game win streak.