SAN ANGELO, TEXAS – Despite a career high 24 points off the bench from freshman Brandy Garcia (Edinburg/Edinburg North HS), the Texas A&M-Kingsville women’s basketball team could not overcome 28 turnovers in a 73-54 loss at Lone Star Conference South Division rival Angelo State on Wednesday night. (box score)

The Belles (13-8, 6-3) converted the 28 Javelina turnovers into 32 points while committing only 14 turnovers. The Javelinas (3-18, 1-8) were beset by long stretches of committing turnovers without scoring. They began each half by committing five turnovers before scoring.

Midway through the second half, the Javelinas had pulled to within six points at 48-42 after a three-pointer by Garcia with 10:17 remaining in the game. Unfortunately, the Javelinas did not score over the next four minutes while committing turnovers on eight consecutive possessions while allowing 12 points. The 12-0 run effectively gave the game to the Belles.

The Javelinas shot 33.3 percent from the field, made 10-of-21 from three-point range and were 8-of-10 from the foul line. Garcia poured in 24 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the field and a 6-of-8 performance from three-point range. She also grabbed six rebounds. Ashley Perez (Lytle/Lytle HS) added six points and nine rebounds while Novella Thomas (Corpus Christi/West Oso HS) and Victoria Gonzalez (Hidalgo/Hidalgo HS) each added eight rebounds. The team had 40 total rebounds.

The Belles shot 38.6 percent from the field, made 8-of-20 three-point attempts and were 21-for-27 at the foul line. Camille Perkins led the team with 20 points and four assists. Lindsey Youngblood added 18 points and six rebounds while shooting a perfect 9-of-9 from the foul line. Giselle Aguirre and Paige Weishuhn added 11 and 10 points, respectively. The Belles pulled down 34 total rebounds.

The Javelinas are back in action on Saturday at 1 p.m. at home against Abilene Christian.
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