Senior guard Daijah Brown scored a career-high 21 points on Wednesday afternoon to lead the UAFS women's basketball team in its hard-fought 81-69 nonconference loss to the Tarleton State TexAnns at Wisdom Gym in Stephenville, Texas.

It was the first of two final first-semester games for the Lady Lions (3-9), who will host Harding at 2 p.m. on New Year's Eve at the Stubblefield Center.

Brown was one of three Lady Lions to score in double-figures. Junior guard Alexsis Brown had 11 points, and senior forward Ellie Lehne had 10 points. UAFS shot 42 percent from the field (30 of 72) – it was only 2-of-14 shooting from 3-point range – and shot just 58 percent from the free-throw line (7 of 12).'

UAFS out-rebounded Tarleton State by 13 rebounds (46-33), grabbing 21 offensive rebounds that led to 17 second-chance points. Junior forward Tamera Gulley and senior guard Mariah Green each had a team-high eight rebounds. Daijah Brown also had a team-high six steals and four assists.

The Lady Lions did commit 19 turnovers that led to 20 points for the TexAnns, who led 35-24 at halftime.

Tarleton State (8-2) shot 49 percent from the field (30 of 61) – it was 4-of-17 shooting from 3-point range – and shot 63 percent from the free-throw line (17 of 27).
Forward Mackenzie Hailey scored a team-high 19 points, while guard Kaylee Allen had 18 points, guard McKinley Bostad had 14 points and guard Kylie Collins had 12 points.

Hailey just missed a double-double, finishing with nine rebounds.
 
WOMEN
TARLETON STATE 81, UAFS 69
UAFS              15        9          20        25        --          69
Tarleton State  18        17        20        26        --          81
UAFS (3-9): D. Brown 21, A. Brown 11, Lehne 10, Gulley 8, Green 8, Bonham 6, Elkins 3, Culley 2
Tarleton State (8-2): Hailey 19, Allen 18, Bostad 14, Collins 12, Webster 9, Faurie 3, Hyde 2, Alvarez 2, Benson 2