Kerrville, Texas – The Centenary women's basketball team lost a close game, 68-60, to the Schreiner Mountaineers in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday afternoon at the Stephens Family Arena.
The Ladies (0-4) shook of Friday's 84-40 setback and played much better on Saturday, placing three players in double figures to nearly pull off the road victory. Schreiner improved to 4-0 on the season.
Freshman guard Addy Tremie (Sulphur, La.) led all scorers with 18 points and matched her career high in the process. She scored 18 last Saturday at home versus Texas Lutheran in her collegiate debut. Tremie made 5 of 13 shots from the floor, grabbed a career-high eight rebounds, and had two assists and two steals in 39 minutes of action. She was also a perfect 5-5 from the free-throw line. Junior guard Kristen Stuart (Kilgore, Texas) scored a career-high 17 points and added a career-best eight rebounds in 36 minutes. She went 7 of 10 from the free-throw line. Stuart, a transfer from Richland College, has been an impact player just four games into her career with the Ladies as she has reached double figures three times and scored 27 in the two games versus TLU last weekend at home.
Senior guard Jennae Mayberry (Clovis, Calif.) added 11 points and had four rebounds, three assists, and a steal in 36 minutes and nailed a pair of three-pointers. She reached double-digits for the second time this season and sixth time in her career. Sophomore forward Jazzmyn Jones (Normangee, Texas), junior guard Alex Williams (Shreveport), and sophomore forward Destini Powell (Minden, La.) combined for 12 points, 11 rebounds, five steals, and two assists. Jones grabbed a season-high seven rebounds with six coming on the defensive end.
Schreiner's Gabby Ivarra scored 14 points to lead the Mountaineers and was one of three in double figures. Zahra Cross added 11 and Sydney Williams nearly had a double-double with 10 points and a team-best nine rebounds. The Mountaineers shot 37.1 % from the floor for the game while the Ladies shot 32.2 %. Centenary was strong on the glass in what has become a trademark of their program under head coach Jason Schmitz, grabbing 40 rebounds, and the Ladies forced 19 Schreiner turnovers.
The game featured five lead changes and was tied four time. Centenary held an 18-16 lead after the first quarter but was held to just seven points in the second quarter but only allowed Schreiner to score 12 as the Mountaineers took a 28-25 lead to halftime. Schreiner came out of the break hot, extending their lead to 10 twice in the third quarter and led 50-42 after three quarters. The Ladies, however, battled back and cut the Schreiner lead to 50-47 on a Mayberry three-pointer at the 8:49 mark of the fourth quarter. The Mountaineers built their lead up to as much as 11 (66-55) with 2:44 remaining and only scored two points the rest of the way but held the Ladies to one basket during the time and held on for the eight-point victory.
The Ladies stay on the road next weekend as they travel to Dallas to face the Crusaders on Jan. 29 (5 p.m.) and Jan. 30 (1 p.m.). Centenary then returns home to face Colorado College on Feb. 5 and 6 at 5 p.m. and Noon respectively. Live video and live stats are available at all home games.
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