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HOUSTON, TEXAS (February 4, 2017) Led by the offensive punch of sophomore guard Lisa Zderadicka, the HBU Huskies downed Texas A&M-Corpus Christi by the score of 56-51 at Sharp Gymnasium in Houston on Saturday, February 4, 2017. The 5-6 native of Vienna, Austria came off the bench and in 16 minutes of play, tallied 23 points for the Huskies. Her performance against the Islanders was the second best of the season. She connected on 8-of-11 shots from the field, 3-of-4 from beyond the arc, and 4-5 from the free throw line.
The Huskies trailed the Islanders at the half, 26-14 but
that deficit was short lived. HBU rallied in the third quarter, outscoring their
Southland Conference rival 21-10. The entered the final quarter of the game
behind by a single point (36-35). In the final 10 minutes of the contest, they continued
their offensive punch with a 21-15 scoring advantage, to give the Huskies their
fifth win of the season and their third in conference action. Zderadicka was
not the only standout player for the Huskies. Starting guard Heidi Byrd chipped
in 10 points with Shannon Jones adding nine points along with nine rebounds. The
Islanders has two players on double figures; starting forwards Dalesia Booth
with 18 points and Ashanti Plummer with 12 points. Plummer also tallied seven
rebounds for Corpus Christi.
Next up for the Huskies is a February 9 match-up against
Northwestern State in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
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