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Acosta and Blackshear Grab Top Conf. Honors

March 4, 2010
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin women's basketball team was honored with some of the top Heartland Conference Awards.

Sophomore guard Tammy Acosta was named Co-Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference. Acosta finished the regular season as the second leading scorer with 14.3 points per game and third best in assists with 128.

Junior guard Miesha Blackshear was named Defensive Player of the Year and named to the All-Conference Second Team. Blackshear led the nation in steals with with 125 and was fifth in the conference in rebounds.

Junior Andrea Chavez picked up a nod as an honorable mention to the All-Conference Team.

To see the complete team please click the link below:

http://www.heartlandsports.org/documents/2010/3/2/WBAllConfTeam201049.pdf?id=285

Heartland Conference Announces Tournament Seeds

Feb. 27, 2010
The 2010 Heartland Conference Tournament brackets are set.  Both the men’s and women’s tournament will consist of six teams with the number one and two seeds each receiving first round byes.  All games will be played in San Antonio at St. Mary’s University.

 The tournament will run from Thursday, March 3 through Saturday, March 6.
 
Men Seeding:
1 Incarnate Word
2 Newman
3 St. Mary's
4 Dallas Baptist
5 A&M International
6 St. Edward's
 
Women Seeding:
1 Incarnate Word
2 St. Mary's
3 The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
4 St. Edward's
5 Lincoln
6 A&M International
 
3/4 - Thursday - Quarterfinals
 
Women (G1) - St. Edward's (4) vs. Lincoln (5) - 12:00
Women (G2) - UTPB (3) vs. TAMIU (6) - 2:30
 
Men (G1) - DBU (4) vs. TAMIU (5) - 5:00
Men (G2) - St. Mary's (3) vs. St. Edward's (6) - 7:30
 
3/5 - Friday - Semifinals
 
Women (G3) - Winner (G1) vs. UIW (1)
Women (G4) - Winner (G2) vs. St. Mary's (2)
 
Men (G3) - Winner (G1) vs. UIW (1)
Men (G4) - Winner (G2) vs. Newman (2)
 
3/6 - Saturday - Championship
 
Women (G5) - Winner (G3) vs. Winner (G4) - 2:00
 
Men (G5) - Winner (G3) vs. Winner (G4) - 5:30

Women’s Basketball Finish Regular Season Red Hot with 53-36 Win 

Feb. 27, 2010
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin ended the regular season on a four game win streak as the Falcons defeat the Jets from Newman 53-36.

The Falcons lead the game wire-to-wire as they jumped out to a 30-15 halftime lead and never let it go. UTPB added 23 points to Newman’s 21 in the second half to go on to a 53-36 victory.

Miesha Blackshear finished the game with a double-double (15 points and 10 rebounds) to lead all scorers in the game. Blackshear added five steals, two blocks and three assists. Just behind Blackshear was Tammy Acosta and her 13 points, four rebounds, two assists and one steal.

UTPB finished the season with a 15-12 record (9-5 in conference play) to finish in third place and secure a spot in the post season tournament.

The Heartland Conference Tournament will start on Thursday, March 4 at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. More information will be released on the tournament next week.

Women’s Basketball Wins at Lincoln 62-54

Feb. 25, 2010
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin win the first game of the final road series of the season with a 62-54 win over the Blue Tigers from Lincoln in Missouri Thursday night.
 
Lincoln was leading by 10 points with 4:21 left to play in the first half. However, the Falcons got hot and started to cut away the Blue Tiger’s advantage. Andrea Chavez hit a three pointer with 34 seconds left to play in the half to send her team to the locker room down only by a pair.

On UTPB’s first possession, Miecha Blackshear hit a lay up to tie the game 29-29; and after a Blue Tiger turnover, Callie Norris hit a three pointer to put the Falcons up 32-29 at the 19:26 mark.

The Falcon defense tightened up in the second half; and although Lincoln made some runs in the game, UTPB did not give up the lead for the rest of the game as the Falcons rolled to a 62-54 victory. UTPB improves to 14-12 (8-5).

The Falcons were lead by junior Chavez who had 18 points, three rebounds and a steal. Just behind her was Norris with 17 points, five rebounds, two steals and an assist. Blackshear finished the game with 11 points, nine rebounds, three assists and three steals. 

As a team, UTPB shot 37.9 percent from the floor going 22-of-58 for the game. The Falcons hit 8-of-20 three pointers and made 10-of-14 from the free throw line.

The Falcons will wrap up their season at 2:00 pm on Saturday, Feb. 27 against the Newman Jets.

Women’s Basketball downs St. Edward’s in Austin, 68-61

Feb. 20, 2010
After a neck and neck first half the University of Texas of the Permian Basin Falcons took control in the second half to defeat the Hilltoppers from St. Edward’s 68-61 to improve to 13-12 (7-5).

UTPB took a 32-29 lead into the locker room at halftime. An unassuming layup by Miesha Blackshear at the 12:47 mark, to give the Falcons a 41-40 lead, would end up being the basket that took the lead away from the Hilltoppers for good. St. Edward’s would make a couple of small runs to try to retake the lead, but could never overtake the Falcons, who lead by as many as 10 in the second half.

The Falcons were lead by Blackshear who had 17 points, six rebounds with four steals. Just behind Blackshear was Andrea Chavez with 16 points, three rebounds and two assists; Tammy Acosta had 12 points, four rebounds, three assists and a steal; and Simone Jackson had 11 points, five rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal.

UTPB as a team went 21-of-54 from the floor, 5-of-17 from the three point line and 21-of-26 from the free throw line with 30 rebounds (10 offensive 20 defensive). The Falcons had 10 assists, three blocks and 10 steals.

The Falcons will wrap up their season with a trip to Jefferson City, MO to face Lincoln at 5:30 pm on Thursday, Feb. 25 and at 2 pm on Saturday, Feb. 27 against Newman in Wichita, KS.

UTPB Women’s Basketball Clinch a Playoff Spot with 58-55 Win over A&M International

Feb. 18, 2010
It was a “must win” night for a lot of reasons, but most importantly, a win would put the University of Texas of the Permian Basin in the post season tournament. It was a close game in the end, but the Falcons held off the Dustdevils to secure a 58-55 win and a post season playoff spot.

This is the Falcon’s first visit to the post season since UTPB joined the Heartland Conference and the NCAA. Women’s basketball’s last post season appearance was in 2006 when the Falcons missed the NAIA National Tournament with a lost in the Red River Athletic Conference Tournament.

The 58-55 win gives improves UTPB record to 6-5. With only two conference games left in the season Newman 3-9 and A&M International 3-9 will not be able to catch UTPB.

The Falcons went into the locker room down 33-29 at half, but came out swinging in the second half. The Falcons tied the game at 35-35 on two Miesha Blackshear free throws. TAMIU retook the lead for a moment, but two back-to-back three pointers from Lauren Unger put UTPB back on top 41-37. UTPB would extend the lead to seven points 44-37 with 10:10 left to play in the game.

The Dustdevils would rally back and catch UTPB at the 7:33 mark to tie the game at 44-44 then retake the lead with a couple of jump shots to go up 48-45 with 6:52 left to play. The game stayed close as the clock rolled past the three minute mark. Unger hit a jumper to tie the game at 51-51 with 2:40 left to play. The Dustdevils took a two point lead on a jump shot just before Unger hit a three pointer to give UTPB the 54-53 lead with 1:34 left to play.

After two Blackshear freethrows, TAMIU hit a jumper to make it a one point game at 56-55 with just under a minute to play.

The Falcons banged home two more free throws by Tammy Acosta to go up three, 58-55 with 19 seconds left. The Dustdevils final shot would not find it mark as UTPB snaps a four game skid and locks up a spot in the post season tournament.

Blackshear had a big game with 14 points and 11 rebounds for a double-double and added two assists and five steals. Callis Norris was the top scorer for the Falcons with 15 points, five rebounds with an assist and a steal. Unger hit some key threes in the game to finish with 14 points, a round and a steal.

UTPB went 21-of-58 from the floor for 36.2 percent in the game (13-of-31 for 41.9 percent in the first half and 8-of-27 for 29.6 percent in the second half). From the three point line, the Falcons shot 5-of-21 for 23.8 percent (2-of-11 for 18.2 percent in the first and 3-of-10 for 30 percent in the second half). UTPB hit 11-of-16 free throws for 68.8 percent in the game (1-of-2 for 50 percent in the first half and 10-of-14 for 71.4 percent in the second half).

The Falcons will head up the road to Austin to take on St. Edward’s at 2 pm Saturday Feb. 20.

Lady Lions Upset Lady Falcons, 69-62

Feb. 13, 2010
The UTPB women’s basketball team suffered an 69-62 upset loss at home to the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith to spoil senior night on Saturday afternoon in the Falcon Dome.  With the loss, the Lady Falcons fall to 11-12 overall while the Lady Lions improve to 9-13 on the season. 

The Lady Lions opened the game on an 8-3 run before the Lady Falcons ran off 13 of the next 15 points to take a 16-10 lead at the 12:00 mark.  UTPB would continue to hold the lead throughout the remainder of the first half and a Missy Jackson three-point shot in the final seconds gave the host a 38-31 lead at halftime.

In the second half, the Lady Falcons would get a double whammy as they went cold shooting and were plagued by 15 turnovers in the final 20 minutes.  After scoring the opening basket, the Lady Falcons were up 40-31.  Over the next 13 minutes, the Lady Lions would seize control of the contest by using a 25-5 spurt to turn a nine-point deficit into an 11-point, 56-45 cushion.

UTPB would continue battling however as they trimmed their deficit to four points with 5:33 to go only to see the visitors push their lead back to nine points at 63-54 with 2:23 to play.  The Lady Falcons would make one final push as Callie Norris’ three-pointer with 1:11 cut the margin to 63-59.  However, the Lady Lions would convert four of six from the free throw line down the stretch to pick up the 69-62 victory.

As a team, the Lady Falcons made just 35% of their shots while allowing the Lady Lions to convert 47% of their attempts.  UTPB was also outrebounded by two (43-41) and both teams committed 21 turnovers.

Individually, Tammy Acosta tallied 18 points and six assists in 29 minutes of action.  Callie Norris chipped in with 13 markers while Miesha Blackshear added 10 in the contest.

UTPB returns to action on Thursday, February 18, 2010 when they travel to Laredo to face Texas A&M International.

Women’s Basketball Falls to Incarnate Word, 87-78

Feb. 6, 2009
Incarnate Word got all they could handle for the University of Texas of the Permian Basin on Saturday afternoon. Although the Lady Cardinals won the game 87-78, they watched UTPB cut a 23 point lead down to eight with 2:44 left to play in the game.

At halftime, Incarnate Word looked as if they were going to run away with the game as they went into the locker room up 49-30.

However, the Falcons showed that they were a tough out. UIW went up 23 points at the 15:13 mark of the second half before the Falcons started running down the Cardinals lead by sophomore guard Tammy Acosta who had 20 of her 22 points in the second half. Acosta hit a layup with 2:44 left to play to in the game to reduce the Cardinals lead single digits at 81-73.

Unfortunately, UTPB just could not over take Word as the Cardinals hang on to win 87-78.

Acosta led all scorers in the game with 22 points, five assists and three steals with two rebounds. Just behind her was Missy Jackson who had 15 points, two assists and four rebounds with a steal.

As a team UTPB shot 24-of-51 for 47.1 percent from the floor (10-of-21 for 47.6 percent in the first and 14-of-30 for 46.7 percent in the second); the Falcons shot 8-of-18 for 44.4 percent from the three point line in the game (3-of-6 for 50 percent in the first and 5-of-12 for 41.7 percent in the second); and went 22-of-31 for 71 percent from the free throw line (7-of-11 for 63.6 percent in the first and 15-of-20 for 75 percent in the second).

Women’s Basketball Can’t Overcome Slow Start in 62-46 Loss to St. Mary’s

Feb. 4, 2010
St. Mary’s ran out to a quick lead over the University of Texas of the Permian Basin Thursday night in San Antonio and never let the Falcons back into the game as the Falcons fell 62-46.

After making an early run, UTPB pulled within six points at the 6:23 mark of the first half. However, St. Mary’s went on a 6-0 run to push the lead to 12, 25-13, with 2:55 left in the half. UTPB hit a pair of free throws to cut the advantage to 10 before St. Mary’s went on a 7-1 run. The Falcons, who shot 25 percent from the floor in the first, went into the half down 32-16.

In the second half, the Falcons trailed by as much as 19 points, however, in the 2:37 mark UTPB cut the lead down to 10 points 56-46. Unfortunately, UTPB was not able to score for the rest of the game. St. Mary’s hit some free throws and bumped the lead back up. The Rattlers went on to win the game 62-46.

Sophomore Tammy Acosta led the Falcons with 13 points, five rebounds, three assists and a steal. Junior Miesha Blackshear was just behind her with 10 points, eight rebounds and three steals.

As a team UTPB shot 19-of-58 for 32.8 percent for the game (6-of-24 for 25 percent in the first half and 13-of-34 for 38.2 percent in the second half). From the free throw line the Falcons shot 5-of-11 for 45.5 percent (3-of-6 for 50 percent in the first and 2-of-5 for 40 percent in the second). UTPB hit 3-of-19 three-pointers for 15.8 percent for the game (1-of-7 for 14.3 percent in the first and 2-of-12 for 16.7 percent in the second).

UTPB will stay in San Antonio for one more game on Saturday, Feb. 6 where they will play the University of the Incarnate Word at 2 pm.
 

Poor Shooting Snaps Falcon’s Win Streak with a 71-60 Loss in Oklahoma

Jan. 31, 2010
The unfriendly confines of the Oklahoma Panhandle State gym extended to not only the fans, but the rim for the University of Texas of the Permian Basin women’s basketball team. The Falcons lost 71-60 behind a 22-71 performance from the floor for the night.
 
UTPB, who was down 31-27 at half, chased The Aggies for most of the game. However, every time it looked as if the Falcon were going to catch the Panhandle, the Aggies would go on a run to extend the lead.

UTPB  shot 9-of-38, 23.7 percent in the first half (3-13 from the three-point-line and 6-6 from the free throw line). In the second half the Falcons improved to 13-of-33 for 39.4 percent (0-5 from the three-point-line and 7-10 from the free throw line).

Sophomore Tammy Acosta led the team with 18 points, seven rebounds, five steals and three assists.
 

Late Run Lifts Lady Falcons Over Lincoln, 73-66

Jan. 23, 2010
The UTPB women’s basketball team outscored Lincoln 10-2 in the game’s final three minutes as they spoiled the visitors upset bid, 73-66.  With the win, UTPB won their sixth consecutive game and improved to 11-8 on the season and 5-2 in the league while Lincoln drops to 7-9 overall and 2-5 in conference action.

The Lady Falcons came out on fire as they scored the game’s first 12 points.  UTPB would lead for the entirety of the first half as they would allow their lead to dwindle to three late in the half before a late spurt put the lead back to 12 points at 43-31.

After the first four minutes of the second half, UTPB pushed their lead to 50-34 and it looked as if the host would cruise to victory.  However, the Lady Blue Tigers were not going to go away easy.  Trailing 62-52 with 7:43 to play, the visitors went on a 12-1 run to take a 64-63 lead with three minutes to play.  But the Lady Falcons, behind the fearless play of Tammy Acosta, would respond and pick up the important conference victory.

As a team, UTPB converted 44% of their shots to just 39% for the visitors.  UTPB also converted eight three-point shots and 69% of their free throw attempts.

Individually, Tammy Acosta poured in 27 points, seven assists, and four rebounds to lead the way for UTPB.  Miesha Blackshear and Missy Jackson each posted 12 points in the contest.  Blackshear, who currently leads the nation in steals per game with 4.8, collected five steals in the contest.

The Lady Falcons will return to action when they visit Oklahoma Panhandle State University at 2:00pm on the road next Saturday, January 30, 2010.
 

Lady Falcons Dominate Glass In Victory Over Newman

Jan. 21, 2010
The UTPB women’s basketball team won their fifth consecutive game as they defeated the visitors from Newman University, 64-48.  With the win, UTPB improves to 10-8 on the season and 4-2 in the league while Newman drops to 4-13 overall and 2-4 in conference action.

The high octane offense for UTPB sputtered in the opening half of play but the Falcons managed to hold a 12-8 lead with 11 minutes to play in the opening stanza.  However, the Falcons would go cold as they scored just two points in almost nine minutes as they would go behind 19-14 with just under two and a half minutes to play before intermission.  A late 5-2 run in the final two minutes would put the Falcons deficit at two points at 21-19 at halftime.

The Lady Falcons busted open the game quickly in the second half as they scored 16 unanswered out of the locker room to go up 35-21 with 15 minutes to play.  The visitors would get as close as seven on multiple occasions, with the last time coming at the 1:34 mark.  However, the Lady Falcons would score the game’s final nine points to pick up their fifth straight victory.

As a team, UTPB converted only 35% of their shots to 32% for Newman.  While both teams shot poorly, the game was won on the backboards as UTPB dominated with a 51-32 margin, including an amazing 26 offensive rebounds.

Individually, Miesha Blackshear led the Lady Falcon charge as she nearly posted a triple double with 22 points, nine steals, and eight rebounds.  No other Lady Falcon was in double figures.

The Lady Falcons will return to action when they host Lincoln University at 2:00pm in the Falcon Dome on Saturday, January 23.

Lady Falcons Nearly Hit Century Mark In Win Over Texas A&M International

Jan. 16, 2010
UTPB’s Lady Falcons had an offensive explosion on Saturday afternoon (1/16/10) as they defeated the visiting Texas A&M International Lady Dustdevils, 99-77.  The victory for UTPB is their fourth straight and moves them to 9-8 overall and 3-2 in Heartland Conference action on the season.  TAMIU drops to 3-15 overall and 2-4 in league play.

After the visitors took an 11-10 lead just minutes into the high scoring affair, the Lady Falcons used a 15-3 spurt to open up a 25-14 lead midway through the first half.  The Lady Dustdevils would cut it back to three points at 32-29 just under the eight minute mark.  However, UTPB would score 12 unanswered points to open the game back up before settling for a 52-42 halftime lead.

In the second half, the teams played evenly for the first 12 minutes as UTPB maintained an 11-point, 81-70 lead with eight minutes to play.  Then, Miesha Blackshear led the Lady Falcons on a 14-0 spurt that put the final nail in the coffin as the Lady Pioneers won 99-77.

As a team, both teams converted shots at a fairly even pace as the host shot 47% while the visitors shot 48%.  Both teams attempted 28 free throws as well, but the difference came at the three-point line where UTPB outscored TAMIU 30-3 from long range.

Individually, the Lady Falcons had five in double figures as they were led by Tammy Acosta’s 20-point, six assists effort.  Blackshear added 18 points, six rebounds, and six steals. Andrea Chavez and Missy Jackson added 14 and 12, respectively.  Callie Norris rounded it out with 10 points on the afternoon.

The Lady Falcons will return to action on Thursday evening (January 21) when the host Newman University.  Game time is set for 5:00pm.
 

Lady Falcons Roll Over St. Edwards, 65-51

Jan. 14, 2010
Callie Norris scored 14 points for the UTPB Lady Falcons as the host rolled over struggling St. Edwards, 65-51.  UTPB, who never trailed in the contest, improves to 8-8 on the season and 2-2 in Heartland Conference action.  St. Edward’s falls to 3-14 overall and 1-4 in league play.

The Lady Falcons scored the game’s first six points, but the Lady Hilltoppers held close at 13-11 with eight minutes remaining in the opening half.  UTPB then went on a 20-8 spurt that lasted almost the final eight minutes of the half before a St. Edwards three-point shot at the end of the half made it 33-22 at intermission.

A 9-0 run to start the half by the visitors in just 1:44 cut the UTPB lead to 33-31.  However, the Lady Falcons responded with a 9-0 run to push their lead to 13 as UTPB would go on to win 65-51.

As a team, UTPB converted 52% of their field goal attempts in comparison to just 36% for the visiting Lady Hilltoppers.  The Lady Falcons also forced 24 turnovers in the contest.

Individually, Norris’ 14 points led the Lady Falcons as she converted seven of nine field goal attempts.  Andrea Chavez was the only other Lady Falcon in double digits as she added 12 markers in the contest.

The Lady Falcons will host Texas A&M International on Saturday afternoon at 2:00pm in Heartland Conference action.

UTPB Hands Tarleton Second Loss of the Year, 86-83

Jan. 11, 2010
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin women’s basketball team proved too much for the TexAnns from Tarleton State as the Falcons outlasted Tarleton 86-83.

Tarleton falls to 12-2 while UTPB improves to 7-8 on the season.

UTPB took a slight 45-41 lead into the locker room at halftime and never gave up the lead for the rest of the contest, although, UTPB was outscored in the second half 42-41.

The Falcons held on to the lead