Bustamante nets game-high 16 points, but Trinity thwarts Women's Basketball in 65-59 affair

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - The University of Dallas women's basketball team (5-6, 0-3 SCAC) lost 65-59 to Trinity University on Friday evening at Sams Gymnasium, after a second-half dry spell proved detrimental for the Lady Crusaders. 

An ebb-and-flow first-half saw a combined six lead changes, and a tied 27-27 score by halftime ensued. 

Trinity's (8-4, 3-0 SCAC) Anne Waidelich amassed 12 of her team-high 14 points in the second half, helping her team claim a six-point victory. 

The Lady Tigers led the entire second half, and possesed a 20-point advantage with 6:52 remaining in regulation. 

Dallas turned to Marleyna Bustamante (Donna, Texas) down the stretch, and the sophomore guard finished with a game-high 16 points in defeat. Sophomore guard Brooke Hagemann (Oklahoma City, Okla.) added 13 points, while senior guard Kylie Yoshimura (Temple City, Calif.) had 10.  

Trinity took points-off-turnovers (23-14) and bench points (17-6). 

Next opponent: 

Dallas will combat Southwestern University (9-4, 3-0 SCAC) on Saturday, Jan. 5, in a 6 p.m. tip-off in Georgetown, Texas. 

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