LAWTON, Okla. – The Texas A&M-Kingsville women's basketball program faced the tough task of taking on the third-best scoring team in the Lone Star Conference on Saturday at Aggie Gym, but couldn't find the winning combination as Cameron handed out the loss in league action at 68-50.

"Cameron is a great shooting team," said head coach Michael Madrid. "I thought our team fought for 40 minutes today and they continued to do the things we've asked them to do. That is the sign of a winning culture."

The Javelinas (4-13, 3-12 LSC) were matched early with the Aggies (9-11, 8-6 LSC) before the hosts connected for a 14-2 run in the opening quarter and never looked back en route to the decision. The visitors held the slim margin at 6-5 with 7:21 showing on the clock, but a three-pointer from Ava Battese ignited the run that set the score at 19-8 with 2:25 remaining in the quarter.

The 24-12 score favoring CU was soon pushed to a 19-point gap in the second as the trey from freshman Madison Lucas (Houston, Texas) put the score at 35-19 at the 3:01 mark, while a 6-2 run to close out the half for the Blue and Gold narrowed the deficit to 14 as the Aggies took the 39-25 advantage into the locker rooms.

Junior Anastacia Mickens (Beaumont, Texas) opened the scoring for the Javelinas in the second half with a mid-range jumper, but every shot from the visitors was summarily matched by the hosts as the Aggies extended their lead to 56-35 going into the final frame.

The fourth was more of the same with CU matching TAMUK shot-for-shot before eventually taking the win at 68-50. Mickens poured in her team-high 15th point with a driving layup at the 2:25 mark while redshirt sophomore Bri-Anna Soliz (San Angelo, Texas) tallied the final four points of the game to push her total to nine.

Soliz ended up with 11 rebounds to her total, just missing out on her first double-double of the year, while Mickens shot 7-for-10 from the floor and added seven boards of her own to go with one assist, one block and one steal.

Freshman Maeghan Palmer (Midlothian, Texas) posted a new career-high in two categories in the loss as she finished with eight points and seven rebounds.

The Javelinas are back at home next week as they take on St. Mary's for Residence Life Night at the Steinke Physical Education Center on February 6 with tip-off at 5:30 p.m. CT.

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