LCU upsets Texas Woman's in NCAA Tournament opener

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Grace Foster (0) scored 29 points Friday to lead No. 7 seed Lubbock Christian University over No. 2 seed Texas Woman's 62-55 in the first round of the Division II NCAA Tournament.
Grace Foster (0) scored 29 points Friday to lead No. 7 seed Lubbock Christian University over No. 2 seed Texas Woman's 62-55 in the first round of the Division II NCAA Tournament.

SAN ANGELO — Grace Foster scored 29 points and No. 7 seed Lubbock Christian University knocked off No. 2 seed Texas Woman's 62-55 Friday in the first round of the Division II NCAA Tournament at the Junell Center.

Maci Maddox added 16 points and Audrey Robertson eight as LCU beat Texas Woman's for the first time in three meetings this season. Six days before, TWU beat LCU 84-49 in the Lone Star Conference tournament, the Lady Chaps' most lopsided loss since 2010.

LCU will play No. 6 seed Black Hills State in the South Central Region semifinals at 5 p.m. Saturday.

Texas Woman's (26-6) was ranked No. 10 and No. 19 in the two major D-II polls.

Ngozi Obineke scored 14 points for the Pioneers, and Ashley Ingram added 11. The Pioneers shot 1 of 10 from 3-point range after setting a Lone Star Conference tournament single-game record by making 72.2 percent (13 of 18) in Saturday's game.

Lubbock Christian University players celebrate a 3-point goal during the Lady Chaps' 62-55 victory over Texas Woman's in Friday's first round of the Division II NCAA Tournament in San Angelo.
Lubbock Christian University players celebrate a 3-point goal during the Lady Chaps' 62-55 victory over Texas Woman's in Friday's first round of the Division II NCAA Tournament in San Angelo.

LCU men's basketball

Lubbock Christian University begins play in the Division II NCAA Tournament on Saturday when the No. 7 seed Chaparrals take on No. 2 seed Fort Lewis in the first round of the South Central Regional at the First United Bank Center in Canyon.

LCU (19-11) and Fort Lewis (28-3) tip off at 2:30 p.m.

Fort Lewis, located in Durango, Colorado, won the regular-season and tournament championships of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

LCU forwards Rowan Mackenzie and Russell Harrison are the Lone Star Conference's second- and seventh-leading scorers with averages of 19.7 and 16.2 points per game, respectively.

Fort Lewis guard Akuel Kot, a 6-foot-2 junior from Amarillo Palo Duro, is averaging 24.4 points per game. Also averaging in double digits are 6-1 senior JaQuaylon Mays (11.4 ppg), 6-9 senior Brenden Boatwright (10.8 ppg) and 6-3 sophomore Obi Agbim (10.3 ppg).

South Plains College's Jennifer Silva, pictured in a game earlier this season, had 18 points and 10 rebounds Thursday night as the Lady Texans beat Hill College 59-50 in the first round of the NJCAA Region V tournament in Wolfforth.
South Plains College's Jennifer Silva, pictured in a game earlier this season, had 18 points and 10 rebounds Thursday night as the Lady Texans beat Hill College 59-50 in the first round of the NJCAA Region V tournament in Wolfforth.

SPC women 59, Hill 50

WOLFFORTH — Jennifer Silva and Celia Sumbane both had double-doubles, leading South Plains College to a 59-50 victory against Hill College in the last of four first-round games Thursday in the women's NJCAA Region V tournament at Frenship.

Silva scored 18 points, Sumbane 14 and both grabbed 10 rebounds. Daiysha Brown was good for 16 points and seven rebounds.

South Plains (19-9) will face McLennan Community College (27-3) at 7 p.m. Friday in the semifinals. The Lady Texans are the champion and No. 1 seed from the Western Junior College Athletic Conference. McLennan is the runner-up and No. 2 seed from the Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference.

Alyssa Berry scored 17 points for Hill, which ended the season 18-13.

DIVISION II NCAA TOURNAMENT

South Central Region

Seeds, records in parentheses

WOMEN

at Junell Center, San Angelo

Friday's first-round results

Black Hills State 61, Regis 57

Lubbock Christian 62, Texas Woman's 55

UT Tyler 73, Colorado School of Mines 63

Angelo State (1) (25-6) vs. West Texas A&M (8) (21-10), (n)

Saturday's Semifinals

Black Hills State (6) (23-7) vs. Lubbock Christian (7) (23-10), 5 p.m.

Angelo State-West Texas A&M winner vs. UT Tyler (5) (25-7), 7:30 p.m.

MEN

at First United Bank Center, Canyon

Saturday's first-round games

Colorado School of Mines (3) (26-5) vs. Black Hills State (6) (25-5), noon

Fort Lewis (2) (28-3) vs. Lubbock Christian (7) (19-11), 2:30 p.m.

West Texas A&M (1) (25-6) vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (8) (21-11), 5 p.m.

Angelo State (4) (25-6) vs. Colorado Mesa (5) (24-7), 7:30 p.m.

NJCAA REGION V TOURNAMENT

at The Tiger Pit, Wolfforth

Note: Conference affiliation, seeds, records in parentheses. A "W" denotes teams from the Western Junior College Athletic Conference. An "N" denotes teams from the Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference.

MEN

Wednesday's First-Round Results

Ranger College 76, South Plains College 73

Weatherford College 65, Clarendon College 62

Midland College 77, McLennnan Community College 40

Odessa College 80, Hill College 40

Friday's Semifinals

Ranger 84, Weatherford 59

Midland 67, Odessa 66

Saturday's Championship

Ranger (N1) (26-6) vs. Midland (W3) (26-6), 2 p.m.

WOMEN

Thursday's First-Round Results

Collin College 80, Clarendon College 72

New Mexico Junior College 76, Grayson College 49

McLennan Community College 67, Odessa College 50

South Plains College 59, Hill 50

Friday's Semifinals

New Mexico JC 65, Collin 62

South Plains 69, McLennan 67 (2OT)

Saturday's Championship

New Mexico JC (W2) (24-5) vs. South Plains (W1) (20-9), 4:30 p.m.

This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Area college basketball: LCU upsets Texas Woman's in NCAA Tournament opener