LSC Roundup 12-22

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Men's Basketball News
NSU 73, ACU 69 - box score - Wildcats drop fourth straight - RiverHawks Overpower Abilene Christian
TSU 59, CU 52 - box score - TexAnns cruise to 10th win of the season - Tarleton State outlasts Cameron, 59-52
UCO 95, ASU 93 - box score - Rams suffer home loss - Dramatic Rally
MSU 89, SWO 70 - box score - #10 Midwestern swats Bulldogs 89-70 to improve to 12-0 - Men Fall to Midwestern, 89-70
TAMK 89, ECU 85 - box score - Javelinas Top ECU in Overtime - Tigers fall to Javelinas in OT, 89-85
WTAM 92, TAMC 71 - box score - Buffs Use Strong Second-Half to Down Texas A&M-Commerce, 92-71 - Texas A&M-Commerce Drops 92-71 Decision to West Texas A&M

MSU men tie best mark in school history
Southwestern Oklahoma State just seems to bring out the best in Anthony Moore. In Moore’s first encounter with the Bulldogs — on Jan. 10 of last season — he scored a career-high 19 points. Then in the championship game of the Lone Star Conference Tournament a year ago, the 6-3 guard had a double-double 14 points and 14 rebounds to land a spot on the all-tournament team and lead Midwestern State to a 66-60 win over Southwestern. The fun continued for the MSU senior Monday night in D.L. Ligon Coliseum.

Bronchos slip past Rams 95-93
The Angelo State University men’s basketball team will head into its week-long holiday break on a losing note. Despite leading by 13 points in the second half, the Rams lost to Central Oklahoma 95-93 in a Lone Star Conference crossover game Monday a the Junell Center. With the loss the Rams fell to 6-4 on the season.

Buffs impressive in rout of Lions
Not even Santa Claus can top the gift West Texas A&M men's basketball coach Rick Cooper received from his players Monday night.

On a night something rarely seen on a basketball court at any level - Texas A&M-Commerce senior Ronnie Morgan was whistled for three technical fouls, suffered a nasty cut to his forehead which drew a stream of blood, kicked two chairs, spit on a referee and was ejected from the game - the Buffs handed Commerce its second loss of the season, 92-71, in front of 771 fans in the First United Bank Center.

"I thought we persevered through a very physical and very hard-fought Lone Star Conference matchup," Cooper said. "You hate to say this sometimes, but blood on the floor is how this league is played sometimes. ... I was proud of the way our kids kept their poise. I've spent Christmas break both ways (after a win and loss) and it's lot more enjoyable for the kids to go home with a win. We beat a good team."

Women's Basketball News
TSU 92, CU 63 - box score - TexAnns cruise to 10th win of the season - TexAnns defeat Aggies, 92-63
NSU 66, ACU 59 - box score - RiverHawks deal ACU 66-59 loss - Nitz Blitz Pops ACU
MSU 66, SWO 58 - box score - Duff leads Mustangs to second-straight win, MSU best SWOSU 66-58 - Women Reach Midway Point
ENMU 69, TWU 68 - box score - Clay Trey Lifts Zias to Win in Final Game of the Decade - Pioneers suffer third straight loss on last second shot
WTAM 92, TAMC 63 - box score - Christmas Win for the Lady Buffs, 92-63, Over Texas A&M-Commerce - A&M-Commerce Falls to No. 15 West Texas A&M, 92-67
UCO 65, ASU 49 - box score - Women fall to UCO - Tweed, Stark Spark Bronchos

MSU women earn second straight win
Michelle Duff got her first start of the season Monday night for the Midwestern State women, and it paid big dividends for the Mustangs. The senior made 4-of-5 shots from the field and scored a career-high 14 points, helping the Mustangs to their second straight win, a 66-58 victory over Southwestern Oklahoma State in front of 1,011 fans in D.L. Ligon Coliseum.

Rambelles unable to snap out of slump
The Angelo State women’s basketball team will have plenty of time to think about this one — and the previous three. The Rambelles lost their fourth straight game, 65-49 to Central Oklahoma in a Lone Star Conference crossover game Monday at the Junell Center, to fall to 5-7 on the season. The ’Belles won’t play again until Jan. 7 at East Central (Okla.).

“We are going to try to dish some things out and figure some things out,” ASU assistant coach Stacy Duffell said. “We are all disappointed with the way we are playing. We are all frustrated.”

College basketball Northeastern State sweeps ACU
The Abilene Christian women let one get away. The ACU men nearly stole one. It all added up to a Northeastern State sweep in a Lone Star Conference crossover basketball doubleheader Monday at Moody Coliseum. The Northeastern State women outscored ACU 21-6 in the final 5:14 to pull out a 66-59 come-from-behind victory and snap the Wildcats’ five-game winning streak.

“I think we started playing a little bit sloppy for about a five-minute span there,” ACU coach Shawna Lavender said. “You just can’t afford to do that. I thought we really got passive offensively and didn’t look to attack that well.”

Quick start propels Lady Buffs to
The West Texas A&M Lady Buffs got off to a quick start and never trailed en route to a 92-63 Lone Star Conference crossover win Monday against Texas A&M-Commerce.

A crowd of 771 at the First United Bank Center watched the Lady Buffs improve to 10-1 as five players scored in double figures and every player who suited up played at least 10 minutes. WT's Jamie Simmons scored on a layup 11 seconds into the game and guard Holly Isaacs knocked down the first of four 3-pointers 41 seconds later for a quick 5-0 advantage.

Football News
Chad Washington Selected to Play in the 2010 Cactus Bowl
Texas A&M University-Commerce senior linebacker Chad Washingtonrecently became the third members of the Lions' football team selected to play in the upcoming 2010 Cactus Bowl. The Lions are one of four institutions - Grand Valley State, Elizabeth City State and host Texas A&M-Kingsville - that will have three participants in the game.

Washington will be joined by Lions' teammates R.J. Brisbon and William Green, who were selected earlier this month. Joining the three will be Rex Norris, who received the Bobby Fox Outstanding Coach Award in 2006, will serve as an assistant coach.

The contest will played at Javelina Stadium on the campus of Texas A&M University at Kingsville on January 8, 2010.