TEXARKANA, Texas —
Xavier University of Louisiana made 8-of-8 free throws in overtime Saturday
to earn a 57-48 Red River Athletic Conference women's basketball victory
against Texas A&M-Texarkana.
The Gold Nuggets (12-4 overall, 9-2 RRAC)
remained in third place in the league, 1 1/2 games behind leader LSU-Shreveport.
XULA scored more points in the five-minute
extra period than it did in the first, second or fourth quarters. It was 45-all at the end of regulation.
The final point of the fourth quarter was 1-of-2 free throws by the Eagles'
Jaslyn Woods with 42 seconds remaining. Teammate Brianna Richardson missed a jumper at the buzzer.
XULA scored the first six points of
overtime — two
Jaleah LaFargue free throws and two
Zaria Harleaux baskets —
and never lost the lead thereafter. Harleaux and
Taylor Dewitt combined for
six free throws in the final 39 seconds.
Dewitt led XULA with 14 points, followed
by
Shylia McGee with 12 and Harleaux and
Patricia Sosa Lora with eight apiece.
McGee grabbed nine rebounds and LaFargue seven, both season highs.
Kayla Williams scored 15 points,
Delfina Misiuna 14 and Woods 10 for TAMUT (9-7, 6-4). Williams had nine rebounds.
XULA led 21-20 at halftime and 34-32 through three quarters.
It was the fewest points the XULA women
allowed in an overtime game during the Title IX era. In three seasons in the RRAC,
the Gold Nuggets are 3-0 in league games that went overtime.
It was the third road game of the week
for the Gold Nuggets, who will play RRAC home games at 5:30 p.m. Thursday
against Southwest (N.M.) and 2 p.m. Saturday against Paul Quinn.
Red River Athletic Conference scores of Jan. 20, 2024 (home teams in bold)
XULA 57,
Texas A&M-Texarkana 48, OT
Our Lady of the Lake 65,
Louisiana Christian 63
LSU-Alexandria 61, Huston-Tillotson 45
LSU-Shreveport 97, North American 64
Jarvis Christian 88, Southwest (N.M.) 72
Texas College 75, Paul Quinn 44
Red River Athletic Conference standings through Jan. 20, 2024
10-0 LSU-Shreveport
9-1 LSU-Alexandria
9-2 XULA
6-4 Texas A&M-Texarkana
6-6 Jarvis Christian
5-6 North American
5-6 Huston-Tillotson
5-7 Southwest (N.M.)
4-7 Our Lady of the Lake
3-7 Louisiana Christian
3-9 Texas College
1-11 Paul Quinn
