Texas Lutheran Storms Back to Defeat Austin College and Advance to Title Game

SEGUIN, Texas - Trailing by 12 with less than nine minutes remaining, Texas Lutheran mounted a furious fourth quarter comeback to earn a 72-68 victory over Austin College Saturday afternoon in SCAC women's semifinal tournament play. Official Tournament Website | Post-game Interview w/Texas Lutheran

The Bulldogs outscored Austin College, 25-10, in the decisive fourth quarter, hitting 4 of 5 from three-point range, to advance to the championship game for the third time in program history. 

• Austin College led throughout the game, establishing leads of 20-11, 38-29 and 58-47 after each of the first three periods. The only time Texas Lutheran led in the early going was 2-0 after making the first bucket of the game.
• With the 'Roos holding a 59-47 with 8:56 remaining, Texas Lutheran went on a 22-9 run over the next 8+ minutes of clock time, culminating with a Dominque Campos scooping layup with 0:51 remaining, to take its first lead (69-68) since the opening minutes of the game.
• Campos had 11 of her team-high 23 points in the fourth quarter.
• TLU shot 50.0 percent (6-12), including 80.0 percent (4-5) from three-point range, in the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs held Austin College to 23.1 percent (3-23) for the stanza. For the game, Texas Lutheran shot 41.8 percent (23-55), including a white-hot 50.0 percent (11-22) for the game. Austin College managed just 37.3 percent (22-59) from the floor and 34.5 percent (10-29) from distance.
• The Bulldogs were able to hold the league's leading scorer, Bryce Frank, to 12 points - her second-lowest output of the season. 

• Dominique Campos: 23 poins, 2 rebounds
• Tara Molina: 19 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists
• Abby Hroch: 8 points, 7 rebounds

• Kacie West: 24 points, 2 rebounds
• Bryce Frank: 12 points, 14 rebounds
• Ann Savage: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists