Box Score SAN ANTONIO – Angelica Wilson hit the game-winning shot with 10 seconds to play and finished with a double-double, scoring 14 points and pulling down 11 rebounds, to lead the Texas A&M-Kingsville women's basketball team (1-2) in a 48-46 nail-biter over the St. Mary's Rattlers (0-3) on Tuesday night in San Antonio at Bill Greehey Arena.
For Wilson, this marked her first double-double since Feb. 18th of last season, when she totaled 10 points and 12 rebounds against UT Permian Basin. Shaq DeBose also contributed nine points.
The Javelinas' suffocating defense caused St. Mary's to shoot just 30.9% from the field, including 4-of-22 from beyond the arc. Kingsville also outrebounded the Rattlers, 38-35, and got 19 points from their bench.
FIRST QUARTER
After the Javs scored the opening basket, courtesy of Emmeri Archer, the Rattlers got a bucket from Kealani Martinez and two free throws from Arysia Porter to take the lead. Wilson then canned a jump shot to tie the game and Archer put her team back in front, but a 6-0 run by St. Mary's put them ahead 10-6.
Brynae Thompson got TAMUK back in gear with two foul shots and Debose gave the visitors the lead with a three-point play that came with just over two minutes remaining in the period. Jaiton Walls added a layup and Wade Scott's team ended the first 10 minutes ahead, 13-11.
SECOND QUARTER
A Thompson triple pushed the Javs' lead to five and, following a St. Mary's free throw cut it to four, Wilson tossed in a pair from the charity stripe, making the score 18-12. The Rattlers picked up another point on a free throw, but consecutive two-pointers from Archer and Wilson stretched TAMUK's advantage to nine. After Hannah Wilson got the home team back on the board with 3:32 to go before halftime, Wilson added two more to her total and the Javelina defense limited their opponents to just a single point in the final three minutes of the quarter and, through 20 minutes, they led 24-16.
THIRD QUARTER
DeBose began the second half by sinking a pair of foul shots to move TAMUK in front by 10, but a three from Porter sliced that lead to seven. After the sides traded buckets, layups by McFarland and Wilson gave the Javs an 11-point cushion, their largest lead of the night.
Following consecutive baskets by the Rattlers, McFarland pushed Kingsville's lead back to nine, only to see St. Mary's respond with a furious rally to end the quarter. Porter hit a three, Soteria Banks added a layup with a minute to go and Porter hit another layup to make it a two-point affair. The Rattlers were then able to secure a steal and Alexia Torres put in a jumper in the waning seconds of the quarter, sending the teams into the final 10 minutes all even at 34.
FOURTH QUARTER
DeBose quickly got the Javelinas back untracked and in front with a bucket and, three minutes later, she swished a jump shot to put the Hoggies up by four. McFarland upped that lead to six with a tip-in at the 5:35 mark. The Javelina defense didn't allow St. Mary's on the scoreboard until there was just over four minutes to play, as Torres canned a jump shot and, soon after, Porter, who finished with a game-high 15, made the score 40-38 with two free throws.
Marquez gave the Rattlers the lead with a triple, but Victoria Salinas responded in kind, providing the Hogs with a two-point advantage. With 2:13 to play, Hannah Wilson tied the game at 43 and each squad proceeded to sink a trey, setting up Angelica Wilson's last-second heroics.
Next on the docket for the Javelinas is a visit to Laredo, Texas to face Texas A&M-International on Saturday afternoon. The opening tip is scheduled for 2 p.m. Receive content for Texas A&M-Kingsville women's basketball by following @TAMUKWBB on Twitter and Instagram, liking the official Facebook page of Javelina athletics (/JavelinaSports), and subscribing to the Javelina Athletics YouTube channel.
