LAWTON – Behind a big game from Maighan Hedge, the Aggie women's basketball team took down Texas Woman's 78-70 in their regular season finale and will now host Midwestern State in the first round of the Lone Star Conference Basketball Championship Tournament.

The Aggie women's basketball team entered the week in fourth place in the LSC point standing and in line to host a first round matchup in the conference tournament after winning six straight in the month of February. A loss to TWU on Thursday, snapped that streak and put the hosting bid in jeopardy.

Junior guard Maighan Hedge led the charge as the Black and Gold closed out the regular season in front of their home fans with an eight point win over the Pioneers. Hedge scored a season-best 28 points on 10-18 shooting. The Aussie hit three shots from three-point range and was a perfect 5-5 from the free throw line to go along with her six assists and two steals.

Like they have been doing all month, CU pressured their opponent from the get-go, forcing 25 turnovers with 17 of those coming via steals. A chunk of those swipes came from two Aggies as both senior Logan Collyer and junior Whitney Outon collected five steals in the win. Outon also finished with 13 points on 5-9 shooting before fouling out.

Senior Jazmin Luster was one missed free throw away from recording the Aggies second perfect shooting night of the season. The Wichita Falls, Texas native added 13 points off the bench on 4-4 shooting from the field and 5-6 from the charity stripe.

Like their meeting in Denton on Thursday, the two teams went back and forth early in Saturday's contest in the Aggie Gym. CU held a 17-14 advantage after one quarter of play, but a 23-19 second in favor of TWU put them on the wrong side of a 37-36 deficit at halftime.

Cameron came out firing in the third, taking back the lead and then extending it to 16 on an and-one play by Hedge. However, TWU was able to chip away at that advantage and trailed by just seven, 63-56, thanks to a three by Kendall Lentz with time expiring in the third period. Outon had 11 of her 13 points in the third frame alone.

Hedge took over in the fourth, scoring 11 points on 4-7 shooting. Her efforts were enough to keep the Pioneers down by at least four the rest of the game as CU secured the eight-point win with a quartet of clutch free throws down the stretch.

Cameron hit 53.6 percent of their shots in the second half, going 5-10 from three and 7-7 from the foul line. The finished the night with a 45 percent shooting clip from the field and were 16-19 from the charity stripe, an improvement from their 3-4 mark from the line in Thursday's contest.

The Aggies end the regular season with a 10-6 record with a 7-3 mark at home. Their 3.625 rating in the LSC's point system earned them a fourth place finish in the league standings, just behind West Texas A&M. Lubbock Christian claimed the overall conference title with 4.308 points.

CU, WT, LCU, and Texas A&M-Commerce claimed the top-4 spots in the LSC Championship Tournament and will all host first round games on Tuesday, March 2. The bottom four of the bracket is made up of MSU, Texas A&M International, Oklahoma Christian, and St. Mary's, who jumped into the top-8 as UAFS did not play the minimum of 11 games needed to make the conference postseason.

Cameron's game against the Mustangs on Tuesday will be played in the Aggie Gym with tip-off slated for 5 p.m. The two teams met twice to open the 2020-21 season back in December with each team coming away with a win on CU's home floor.

The winner will go on to play in the LSC Championship semifinals, which will be hosted by the top remaining seed. All tournament games will be streamed via the LSC Digital Network.

Cameron Athletics will announce attendance policies and ticket information regarding Tuesday's game on Sunday.