Behind 17 points from sophomore guard Tashia Brown, WKU held on to beat a hot-shooting University of Texas, San Antonio team by a final score of 72-65 on Thursday night.
After leading by 15 at one point, UTSA got to within 3 points of the Lady Tops’ lead with under a minute to go. The WKU defense struggled to guard the perimeter all night as the Roadrunners shot 53 percent (10-19) from beyond the arc. UTSA guard Kasia Kiejdrowska was tough to defend as she poured in 23 points.
With 18 seconds remaining and one second on the shot clock, redshirt junior guard Kendall Noble banged home a clutch 3-pointer to seal the victory for WKU.