SILVER CITY, N.M. – Junior Jade Botelho (Honolulu, HI/Iolani ) powered in 18 points, while senior Jordan Gutierrez (Albuquerque, NM/Valley ) added 14 to help lead the Western New Mexico University women's basketball team Thursday night. The only problem was the rest of the team accounted for only 10 points as Tarleton State used big second and third quarters to defeat the Lady Mustangs 62-42 in Lone Star Conference action.

WNMU (4-5, 0-3 LSC) benefited from solid first and fourth quarters, as they were outscored only by one, 12-11, in both frames. TSU (4-4, 0-3 LSC) took advantage of big second and third quarters outscoring the Lady Mustangs 38-20 to pull away. The TexAnns limited the Lady Mustangs to just six points in the third quarter.

Botelho shot well from the field making 7-15 and went a perfect 4-4 at the charity stripe. She also grabbed five rebounds and added two blocks. Gutierrez added three rebounds, a block and three steals.

Three players led TSU with Ikpeaku Iwobi scoring a team-high 14 points, Bailey Wipff added 13 and Mackenzie Hailey had herself a game going for a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds, along with three steals, a block and four assists.

Shooting was tough for both teams as although TSU made 25-55 (46), they went just 4-20 (20) from three and 8-13 (62) at the line. WNMU made 15-56 (27), 1-15 from three (7) and 11-14 (79) at the foul line. WNMU had the edge on points off turnovers (12-11), while TSU controlled the other stats in points in the paint (26-14), fastbreak (10-2) and bench points (18-0).

Gutierrez, like she has done most of the season, got loose for a three just over a minute into the game to give WNMU their first lead at 5-2. The lead remained at three near the midway point of the opening quarter when junior Shoniquia Coleman (Austin, TX/Colony) hit a pair at the line.

A Coleman layup at the 4:07 mark had the Lady Mustangs back in front by three at 9-6 when the TexAnns capped the rest of the quarter on a 6-2 run to take the 12-11 lead into the second.

The second quarter belonged to Tarleton State as a jumper by Gutierrez tied the game for the final time at 15-all with 8:41 to play in the half. From that point on, TSU went on a 19-10 run to take a 34-25 lead into halftime. The Lady Mustangs did a good job to chip away, as the lead stretched to 12 before Botelho helped trim it back to nine.

Sophomore Megan Looney (Phoenix, AZ/Apache Junction ) hit on a pair from the foul line with 6:40 to go in the third quarter to put WNMU as close as they had been at seven, 36-29. After Botelho had the lead back down to eight, the TexAnns exploded with an 11-0 run over the final five minutes of the quarter top open a 50-31 advantage.

TSU kept the lead in the 20's throughout most of the fourth quarter before settling on the 20-point victory.

WNMU will now prepare for Texas A&M-Commerce on Saturday at 2 p.m. The Lions fell to Eastern New Mexico, 75-64, earlier tonight. The Greyhounds are now 3-0 in conference play. A big upset happened in the conference tonight in Denton as Texas Woman's took down nationally-ranked West Texas A&M, 62-59.