SECOND HALF SURGE LEADS ZIAS TO 69-52 VICTORY OVER LIONS

Final	1	2	T
Eastern New Mexico (4-9, 2-5 LSC)	31	38	69
A&M-Commerce (1-11, 0-6 LSC)	28	24	52
Commerce, Texas (The Field House)

Eastern New Mexico	A&M-Commerce
Pts: 2 Players (#21, #23 - 17)	Pts: Danielle Dixon - 14
Reb: JOHNSON, Jasmine - 8	Reb: Breanna Harris - 13
Ast: ALTHEIDE, Hannah - 6	Ast: Danielle Dixon - 5

Team Statistics	Eastern New Mexico	A&M-Commerce
Field Goal %	37.7% (23-61 )	33.3% (19-57 )
Rebounds	45	40
Assists	13	11
Turnovers	11	16
Pts off Turnovers	19	11
2nd Chance Pts	15	12
Pts in the Paint	20	26
Fastbreak Pts	2	7
Bench Pts	17	10

full stats

Eastern New Mexico 69, A&M-Commerce 52
Location: The Field House * Commerce, Texas
Records: A&M-Commerce (1-11, 0-6 LSC); Eastern New Mexico (4-9, 2-5 LSC)
Up Next: vs. Abilene Christian * Wednesday, Jan. 11 * 8 p.m. * Commerce, Texas

COMMERCE, Texas -- A&M-Commerce and Eastern New Mexico battled through the first half, combining for 10 ties and 10 lead changes. But an early second-half run by the Zias helped Eastern New Mexico pull away, handing A&M-Commerce a 69-52 loss at the Field House. The Zias broke a 5 game losing streak against the Lions with this win.

After being held scoreless in the first half, Danielle Dixon caught fire in the second, recording all 14 of her points in the second stanza with five assists. Breanna Harris recorded her fifth double-double of the season, notching 11 points and 13 rebounds, including five offensive to lead the Lions.

La'Tisha Hearne finished with 10 points for A&M-Commerce, recording it all in the first half, while adding five rebounds. Devin Oliver also came on strong, finishing with 10 points and three assists for A&M-Commerce. Bianca Stevenson also was solid in the paint, recording 10 rebounds while adding seven points.

The Lions unfortunately let the Zias go on a 7 minute 20 point unanswered run in the beginning of the second period making it 50-30, and left the Lions with only 13 minutes in the game. The Lion offense would attempt to play catch up off the Danielle Dixon 14 point second half surge but would ultimately fall short.