Kingsville, Texas – Cameron's winning streak is snapped on Saturday with a 67-41 loss at the hands of Texas A&M-Kingsville inside the Steinke Center.
Even with the loss, the Aggies are still fighting for one of the final two spots in the Lone Star Conference Tournament heading into the last week of the season, as Eastern New Mexico, St. Edward's, also fell Saturday. CU drops to 12-14 overall, 10-11 in LSC play, and 6-7 in the Western Division.
The Black-and-Gold end their season on Thursday evening in Wichita Falls, against rival Midwestern State, with the start slated for 5:30 pm.
Karley Miller and Alena Wilson led Cameron with nine points, Korie Allensworth scored eight, Alannah Gillespie added five, Kiara Lovings recorded four points, and Kloe Heidebrecht, Taliyah Johnson, and Katie King had two.
Wilson grabbed seven rebounds, Hallie Horton pulled in five, Allensworth and Kailyn Lay snagged four, Heidebrecht, King and LaKya Leslie collected three, and Miller hauled in two. Gillespie, Lovings, and Lindsey Waits grabbed one.
Lay led CU with four assists, while Allensworth, Johnson, King, Lovings, and Miller dished out one.
Lay and Wilson grabbed a steal.
Miller swatted one Javelina shot.
The Aggies were held to 22.6 percent shooting from the field, only making 14 shots on the afternoon and 20.7 percent from three-point range while making 7-of-9 free throws. Kingsville knocked down 43.6 percent of shots and 33.3 percent of long-range and was 12-for-23 shots at the charity stripe.
It was a slow start for both teams opening the game, as Cameron would hold a 6-4 lead midway through the first quarter. The Javelinas would make three three-pointers straight to go on a 17-4 run to close the frame, building a 21-10 lead after one.
Allensworth and Gillespie hit two early threes to cut the deficit to 24-16 but would finish the first half shooting 1-for-13, falling behind TAMUK 38-18 at the half.
A 5-2 scoring run to open the second half would extend the Javelinas' lead to 43-20 two minutes into the third quarter. Down the stretch, both teams would score 10 points, with the score being 53-30 heading into the final 10 minutes.
Kingsville would outscore the Aggies in the final frame 14-11, to hold off any comeback.