The No. 1 seed on the women’s side of the bracket got all they wanted and more from eighth-seeded Cameron, but West Texas A&M proved to be too strong in the end.

      The Lady Buffs were able to make clutch baskets on one end, and key turnovers on the other to pull away from the Aggies for a hard-fought, 64-53 quarterfinal win in the LSC Championships at the Allen Event Center.

      WT (24-2) advances to the semifinal round to face Thursday’s winner between Midwestern State and Angelo State.

      The season ends for Cameron with a 13-13 record.

      But this was far from a typical 1 vs. 8 matchup as the Aggies kept hanging around, and mainly because of timely 3-point shots. Ali Brown made five of them on her way to a team-high 18 points. Brown also added seven rebounds.

      West Texas A&M was paced by first-team selection Devin Griffin, who had 21 points and nine rebounds. Casey Land had 16 points, nailed four 3-pointers and had five steals. Chontiquah White hauled in 10 boards to go alone with seven points.

      With just over five minutes to play, the Aggies trailed 53-51 but turned the ball over four straight times with a chance to tie the game or take the lead. The Lady Buffs continued to add to the lead with clutch baskets from both Griffin and Land.

      Griffin’s jumper with 59 seconds to play gave WT a six-point lead and that proved to be the dagger.

      Earlier in the half, Cameron led by two before West Texas’ Jordan Vessels hit two straight 3-pointers to give her team the lead. The Lady Buffs would never trail again.  

      Along with Brown’s big shots for the Aggies, they got 13 points and six rebounds from Jasmine Robinson. 


 
West Texas A&M Notes
 

• The 30-29 halftime deficit was only the fifth time all season WT trailed at halftime.
• The Lady Buffs improved to 3-2 when trailing at halftime. 
• Chontiquah White eclipsed 1,000 points in her career with a basket and free throw to give the Lady Buffs a 53-48 lead with 6:45 remaining in the game. White, who is a junior from Dallas, finished the game with seven points and now has 1,003 points in her three-year career.
• West Texas A&M matched its season-low with 64 points in the game. WT came into the game averaging 82.4 points per game. Its previous low in point production came in its season-opening 64-55 win over Northeastern State and in a 78-64 loss to Emporia State.
• The Lady Buffs finished the game on a 9-0 run in the final two minutes of the game. Seven of those points came from the free-throw line.
• Devin Griffin led the Lady Buffs with 21 points, making it the ninth time this season she led the team in scoring. 
• Land, Gerald, Logan, Griffin and White improved to 24-3 as a starting unit in the win.
• WT improved to 35-3 all-time against Cameron with the win.
• The Lady Buffs have now won their last three quarterfinal games at the LSC Championships. The last quarterfinal loss by WT came in a 57-56 loss to Texas Woman’s in the 2011 tournament in Bartelsville, Okla.
• Casey Land opened WT scoring with a 3-pointer three minutes into game to cut an early Cameron lead to 6-3.
• WT went on a 7-0 run to take a 12-7 lead after being down 6-0 to start the game.
• The Lady Buffs have now won four in a row and 18 of 19.

 
Cameron Notes

• Cameron dropped its fifth consecutive Lone Star Conference Postseason Tournament quarterfinal game.
• The Aggies are 1-9 in LSC postseason play.
• Cameron closed the season with a 13-14 overall record.
• The Aggies own just three wins in 38 tries against West Texas A&M. This was the first meeting on a neutral site between the programs.
• Senior guard Ali Brown connected on a career-best five 3-pointers in her final game as an Aggie. She fell a point shy of a career-high output in points finishing with 18 to go along with seven rebounds.
• Junior guard Jazzmine Robinson scored in double figures for the 20th time this season finishing with 13 points and five assists.