okoye
55
Mary Hardin-Baylor UMHB 8-18,2-4 ASC
69
Winner Hardin-Simmons HSU 21-5,5-1 ASC
Mary Hardin-Baylor UMHB
8-18,2-4 ASC
55
Final
69
Hardin-Simmons HSU
21-5,5-1 ASC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Mary Hardin-Baylor UMHB 13 13 16 13 55
Hardin-Simmons HSU 15 15 21 18 69

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women’s Basketball falls to No. 1 seed Hardin-Simmons in ASC Semifinal

 ABILENE, Texas – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor women's basketball team fell to No. 1 seed Hardin-Simmons University in the American Southwest Conference Semifinal Friday in Abilene.
 
The first quarter played in one-possession action for the duration of the frame. Hardin-Simmons took a four-point lead off a layup at 1:37 but UMHB quickly answered, pulling back within two at 1:14, ending the quarter in a 15-13 HSU advantage.
 
The Cowgirls used back-to-back buckets in the second quarter to take a four-point lead but Amillion Fowler responded with a layup to cut the gap back down to two. HSU answered with a pull-up jumper but a Karlee Cronk three-pointer at 4:43 dwindled the lead back down to one. The frame played scoreless for over a minute and a half until the Cowgirls ended the drought with a layup at 3:08. After a tied 25-25 knot, the Cowgirls made a pair of layups, followed by a free throw for a five-point margin. Natalia Galvan made one foul shot at 0:32 to cut the Cowgirl lead to four at the half.
 
Josie Bruder and Karlee Cronk led the Cru with eight points each while Rachel Okoye added a team-high five rebounds in the frame.
 
The Cowgirls extended the lead to 10 off a jumper from Jacqueline Berry with 6:44 to play in the fourth. Hardin-Simmons led by as many as 15 in the frame, taking a nine-point lead into the fourth quarter.
 
UMHB cut the lead to four with a layup from Amillion Fowler at the 8:55 mark of the fourth quarter. Karlee Cronk followed with a three, pulling the Cru within one. The Cowgirls responded with a 12-0 run, not allowing the Cru another point until the 00:48 mark when Fowler made another layup. The Cowgirls maintained the double-digit margin, ending the contest in a 69-55 HSU win.
 
Rachel Okoye led the Cru with 16 points, followed by Cronk with 14 and Fowler with 10. Cronk and Okoye both finished with double-doubles, bringing down 11 and 10 rebounds, respectively.
 
UMHB ends their 2025-26 season with an 8-18 overall record. The Cowgirls advance to the ASC Championship on Saturday, February 28th.
 
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