YellowJacket Women's Basketball News

16 Dec 2008	Poor Shooting Hampers Yellow Jackets In 72-48 Loss At Texas Lutheran -- SEGUIN, TEXAS- The LeTourneau University women’s basketball team shot a season low 20.5 percent in an excruciating 72-48 road loss against the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs inside Memorial Gymnasium. In the first half of play, LETU only shot 18.8...
14 Dec 2008	Jacket Women Edge Schreiner 70-69 In ASC Clash -- KERRVILLE, TEXAS – Three LETU players reached double-digits as the Jackets clinched a much needed road win in conference play against Schreiner University on Saturday inside the Edington Center by a score of 70-69. It was all...
8 Dec 2008	Jacket’s Get Swarmed By The Cru -- LONGVIEW, TEXAS – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor got an all around effort from their team as they handed LETU a 71-56 loss inside the Solheim Arena in a Monday night contest. The Cru had ten players contribute more than one basket for...
6 Dec 2008	Tornadoes Top Jackets, 80-55 -- LONGVIEW, TEXAS - LeTourneau University freshman guard Jamiliah Tyson scored a career high 12 points, but the Concordia Tornadoes defeated the Jackets 80-55 Saturday afternoon in the Solheim Arena. Concordia jumped out to an 6-0 lead in the...
2 Dec 2008	Women’s Basketball Gets First Conference Win -- ALPINE, TEXAS - LeTourneau University women’s basketball team earned it’s first conference win with a 58-56 victory over Sul Ross State University Monday night at the Gallego Center. Freshman Colleen Redmond led the Jackets with 21...
30 Nov 2008	Howard Payne University Downs LeTourneau University -- BROWNWOOD, TEXAS – Defending NCAA Champions Howard Payne University held LeTourneau University to a 19.6 field goal percentage as they handed a 72-36 loss to the Jackets in their first game of conference play on Saturday. The...
26 Nov 2008	Jackets Get Overwhelmed By Henderson State -- ARKADELPHIA, ARKANSAS – HSU’s Chanlee Bottoms hit a 3-pointer to spark an early 24-0 run that put the Reddies firmly in control on the way to a 91-49 victory over LeTourneau University on Tuesday night. Bottom’s 3-pointer gave HSU a...
22 Nov 2008	Lady Blazers Prove To Be Too Much For the Jackets -- MARSHALL, TEXAS - Belhaven’s Jaelyn Stringer scored a game high 21 points as the Blazer’s handed LETU a 66-47 loss in the ETBU Classic on Saturday afternoon. Belhaven (5-1) was up15-5 before LETU was able to get something going on offense...
21 Nov 2008	Jacket’s Drop First Game Of ETBU Classic -- MARSHALL, TEXAS - LSU-Shreveport’s Whitney Hollins hit 16 points in the second half going 6-6 from the field, including 4-4 from the 3-point line to give LETU it’s second loss of the season on Friday night with a score of 74-52. Once...
18 Nov 2008	LETU Women Fall To JCC -- HAWKINS, TEXAS – Jarvis Christian College’s pressure defense and aggressiveness on the offensive boards proved to be too much for LeTourneau University women’s basketball team as they fell 64-50 to JCC on Tuesday night. JCC went up...
15 Nov 2008	LETU Women’s Basketball Steals Home Opener -- LONGVIEW, TEXAS – The LETU women’s basketball started their 2008-09 season with a 2 point victory over the University of Dallas on Saturday. The Yellow Jackets had 3 players score in double figures, led by freshman Ali Goodwin with 16 points....
13 Nov 2008	Yellow Jackets Open Hoops Season On Saturday -- LONGVIEW, TEXAS – The Jacket’s open their 2008-09 season by hosting the University of Dallas in a 3 p.m. show-down at the Solheim Arena. The last time the two teams met on January 18th of 2008, UD proved to be victorious with...
3 Nov 2008	Lady Jackets Fall In Preseason Opener -- KILGORE, TEXAS – The LeTourneau University women’s basketball team lost its preseason opener on Monday night, falling to Kilgore College 62-37. Despite a poor shooting performance in the 1st half, LETU found themselves down 31-20...
3 Nov 2008	Lady Jacket Hoops Open Exhibition Play -- KILGORE, TEXAS – The Yellow Jackets come into their first game of the 2008-09 season with an exhibition game against Kilgore College tonight at 5 p.m. LETU returns 3 starters from last years 6-19 squad, which include senior Ashley...
16 Oct 2008	Lady Jackets Tapped To Finish 6th In the ASC East Division -- RICHARDSON, TEXAS - The LeTourneau University women’s basketball team, coming off the 2007-2008 season with an overall record of 6-19 and a conference record of 4-16, was picked to finish sixth this upcoming season in the East Division of the...
21 Jul 2008	Women's Basketball Earns Team Sportsmanship Award -- RICHARDSON, TEXAS – The Howard Payne University and Louisiana College men’s basketball teams, and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and LeTourneau University women’s basketball teams are the winners of American Southwest Conference...