KINGSVILLE---The Abilene Christian women rode a 19-point, 16-rebound performance by center Kelsey Smith to an 82-64 Lone Star Conference South Division victory over Texas A&M-Kingsville Saturday afternoon at Kingsville Hampton Inn Court.  (box score)

Smith was nine of 13 from the field and had three blocked shots.

The Wildcats built a 47-24 halftime lead and the Javelinas were unable to threaten in the final 20 minutes.

Novella Thomas led the Javelina scoring with 17 points. Brandy Garcia had 13 and Chelsea Solis hit 12. Ashley Perez led the Javelina rebounding with eight.

Mack Lankford led the ACU scoring with 21 points and Hallari Adam hit 11. The Wildcats shot 45 percent (34-76) from the field and 50 percent (10-20) from the three-point arc.

The Javelinas hit 29 percent (22-76) from the field and 26 percent (10-38) from three-point land.

ACU won the boards, 64-36.

The Javelinas fell to 3-19 overall and 1-9 in the LSC South.

ACU improved to 9-13 for the year and 6-4 in the LSC South.

The Javelinas will be at Midwestern State Wednesday night and return home next Saturday afternoon to host division-leading Tarleton State.