HOUSTON – The University of the Incarnate Word women's basketball team fell to Houston Baptist, 66-49, in its final road contest of the regular season on Wednesday night at Sharp Gymnasium.
 
Houston Baptist opened the game on a 7-0 run as UIW struggled to put a basket away. Kara Speer got the team going with a pair of free throws, and eventually Imani Robinson made the team's first field goal from 3-point range. The Cardinals tied the game, 12-12, off a basket by Lunden Henry just before the end of the first quarter.
 
UIW took the lead when Speer made a 3-pointer to get the second quarter started, but HBU promptly responded. The Huskies gained a dominating lead in the second quarter, outscoring the Cardinals 29-10. The Huskies found their stride from beyond the arc, hitting five 3-pointers in the quarter to leave UIW trailing, 41-22, at the break.
 
The Huskies used a 13-4 stretch to extend their lead further, but the Cardinals mounted an 8-0 run off three consecutive layups cut the lead to 54-34 heading into the final period. UIW was unable to catch HBU in the final period, eventually falling, 66-49.
 
UP NEXT
UIW returns to the McDermott Center at 2 p.m. (CT) on Saturday to host Abilene Christian on Senior Day for the regular season finale.
 
SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE TICKETS
To purchase tickets to see the Cardinals in action at the 2020 Hercules Tires Southland Conference Tournament, contact UIW Director of Ticketing Alma Lara at 210-805-3012 or aylara@uiwtx.edu.

Ticket Prices for the tournament are:
$60 – Includes tickets for all rounds of the SLC tournament
$25 – Per individual round
 
Tickets will be sold at the Senior Day doubleheader on Saturday (March 7) through the beginning of halftime of the men's game.
 
STAY TUNED 
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