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17 Nov 2009 Women’s basketball opens season with 65-45 loss --
SHERMAN, Texas – Alexis Popelar scored 11 of her game-high 16 points in the first half, but it wasn’t enough as the LeTourneau University women’s basketball team opened the season with a 65-45 loss Tuesday night to Austin...
11 Nov 2009 Women’s basketball falls in exhibition contest --
DENTON, Texas – Colleen Redmond scored a team-high 11 points, but it wasn’t enough as the LeTourneau University women’s basketball team lost 98-50, Wednesday night to Texas Woman’s in an exhibition game at Kitty Magee...
21 Oct 2009 Women’s basketball faces uphill climb --
RICHARDSON, Texas – The LeTourneau University women’s basketball team faces a very tough climb this upcoming 2009-10 season as the YellowJackets were selected Wednesday to place sixth in the American Southwest Conference...
21 Jul 2009 Women’s Basketball adds four for upcoming season --
LONGVIEW 28 Jun 2009
All-East Texas MVP Popelar commits to LeTourneau --
LONGVIEW – LeTourneau University women’s basketball coach Corey Thomaston landed a gem Sunday when the YellowJackets...
4 Mar 2009 Goodwin Earns ASC Honorable Mention/All-Freshman Honors --

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21 Feb 2009 LETU Falls Short On Senior Day -- LONGVIEW, TX – Senior Ashley Shepard scored 16 points to tie her career high and collected 8 rebounds, while fellow senior Brittany ‘BA’ Adams hit a career high four 3-pointers but it wasn’t enough as the LeTourneau University women’s...
19 Feb 2009 Jackets Fight Fatigue To Grab Conference Win -- LONGVIEW, TX – The LeTourneau University women’s basketball team, down to just 8 players due to illness and injuries, fought through fatigue to grab an American Southwest Conference win over the Ozarks. LETU and the Ozarks entered Thursday...
14 Feb 2009 Wildcats Outlast The Jackets --

LONGVIEW, TEXAS – The LeTourneau University women’s basketball team took a hard fought defeat this afternoon from the Solheim Arena as they fell to the Wildcats of Louisiana College 61-47.

The Yellow Jackets could not handle the ball...

14 Feb 2009 YellowJackets Take Part in 'Pink Zone' Initiative --

 LeTourneau University Women's Basketball in conjunction with the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) have geared up for the annual 'Pink Zone' initiative. 

12 Feb 2009 Mississippi College Handles LeTourneau --

LONGVIEW,TX – LeTourneau University women's basketball had three scorers in double figures as they lost to Mississippi College on Thursday night inside the Solheim Arena, 70-51.

Senior Ashley Shepard and freshman Colleen Redmond and...

7 Feb 2009 Patriots Fly Over The Jackets --

TYLER, TEXAS – The UT-Tyler Patriots improved their America Southwest Conference record to 11-5 as they defeated the Jackets 89-60 on Saturday afternoon inside the Herrington Patriot Center. The loss leaves LETU with a 3-13 league...

4 Feb 2009 Second-half Surge Too Late For Jackets --

MARSHALL, TX – A second-half surge proved to be too late, as LeTourneau fell to ETBU, 63-53, in an ASC women’s basketball contest on Tuesday evening inside Ornelas Gymnasium.

ETBU (6-9 ASC) jumped out to an early six point lead, 10-4...

31 Jan 2009 LETU Women Drops Fifth Straight In 79-53 Loss To UT-Tyler --

LONGVIEW, TEXAS – UT-Tyler’s Marci Trogus scored 20 points and Becky Taylor had 18 points as the Patriots defeated the Jackets 79-53 on the campus on LeTourneau University Saturday afternoon. The loss drops LETU to 4-14 overall and 3-11 in...

27 Jan 2009 ETBU Women Pull Away From LETU --

LONGVIEW, TEXAS – LETU women’s basketball hosted old-time rival ETBU this evening, taking a 58-47 loss. ETBU’s Satara Harrell scored a game-high 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the win as the Tigers improve to 5-8 in ASC...

24 Jan 2009 LeTourneau Women Lose Tough One To Louisiana College --

PINEVILLE, LOUISIANA – LETU women finished their two game road trip with a 65-49 loss at LC on Saturday afternoon. The defeat drops LETU to 4-13, 3-9 in ASC play and leaves LC with an 11-5, 7-5 ASC record.

The Jackets, who had only...

22 Jan 2009 Choctaws Too Much For Jackets --

CLINTON, MISSISSIPPI- Mississippi College remains perfect at home as they defeated LETU women’s basketball team 71-35 in a Thursday night match-up behind a 16 point outing by Anna Patterson.

Once again, LETU struggled to put points on the...

20 Jan 2009 Jackets Fall to Comets -- RICHARDSON, TEXAS-The #22 nationally ranked UT-Dallas remains unbeaten in conference play as they easily handled LETU women's basketball team on Saturday inside the UTD Activity Center. The 85-42 win improves UT-Dallas to 10-0 in ASC play and drops...
17 Jan 2009 Jacket Women Pick Up Win Over Lady Eagles -- CLARKSVILLE, ARKANSAS- LETU women’s basketball team opened ASC East Division play with a victory as they out lasted the University of the Ozarks 60-55. The win improves the Jackets to 3-6 in conference play.

LETU’s standout guard,...
12 Jan 2009 Women's Comeback Falls Short, Jackets Fall to Cowgirls -- LONGVIEW, TX – The LETU Women’s Basketball Team took another hard fought loss this afternoon from the Solheim Arena as they fell to the Cowgirls of Hardin-Simmons University 81-59.

The YellowJackets missed early opportunities to...
9 Jan 2009 McMurry Women Rolls Past LeTourneau, 85-54 --

LONGVIEW, TEXAS – LeTourneau University women’s basketball team opened the new year with an 85-54 loss to McMurry University on Thursday night inside Solheim Arena. The loss puts the Jackets at 3-9, 2-5.

McMurry got off to a quick...

16 Dec 2008 Poor Shooting Hampers Yellow Jackets In 72-48 Loss At Texas Lutheran --

SEGUIN, TEXAS- The LeTourneau University women’s basketball team shot a season low 20.5 percent in an excruciating 72-48 road loss against the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs inside Memorial Gymnasium.

In the first half of play, LETU only shot 18.8...

14 Dec 2008 Jacket Women Edge Schreiner 70-69 In ASC Clash --

KERRVILLE, TEXAS – Three LETU players reached double-digits as the Jackets clinched a much needed road win in conference play against Schreiner University on Saturday inside the Edington Center by a score of 70-69.

It was all...

8 Dec 2008 Jacket’s Get Swarmed By The Cru --

LONGVIEW, TEXAS – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor got an all around effort from their team as they handed LETU a 71-56 loss inside the Solheim Arena in a Monday night contest. The Cru had ten players contribute more than one basket for...

6 Dec 2008 Tornadoes Top Jackets, 80-55 --

LONGVIEW, TEXAS - LeTourneau University freshman guard Jamiliah Tyson scored a career high 12 points, but the Concordia Tornadoes defeated the Jackets 80-55 Saturday afternoon in the Solheim Arena.

Concordia jumped out to an 6-0 lead in the...

2 Dec 2008 Women’s Basketball Gets First Conference Win -- ALPINE, TEXAS - LeTourneau University women’s basketball team earned it’s first conference win with a 58-56 victory over Sul Ross State University Monday night at the Gallego Center.

Freshman Colleen Redmond led the Jackets with 21...
30 Nov 2008 Howard Payne University Downs LeTourneau University --

BROWNWOOD, TEXAS – Defending NCAA Champions Howard Payne University held LeTourneau University to a 19.6 field goal percentage as they handed a 72-36 loss to the Jackets in their first game of conference play on Saturday.

The...

26 Nov 2008 Jackets Get Overwhelmed By Henderson State --

ARKADELPHIA, ARKANSAS – HSU’s Chanlee Bottoms hit a 3-pointer to spark an early 24-0 run that put the Reddies firmly in control on the way to a 91-49 victory over LeTourneau University on Tuesday night.

Bottom’s 3-pointer gave HSU a...

22 Nov 2008 Lady Blazers Prove To Be Too Much For the Jackets --

MARSHALL, TEXAS - Belhaven’s Jaelyn Stringer scored a game high 21 points as the Blazer’s handed LETU a 66-47 loss in the ETBU Classic on Saturday afternoon.

Belhaven (5-1) was up15-5 before LETU was able to get something going on offense...

21 Nov 2008 Jacket’s Drop First Game Of ETBU Classic --

MARSHALL, TEXAS - LSU-Shreveport’s Whitney Hollins hit 16 points in the second half going 6-6 from the field, including 4-4 from the 3-point line to give LETU it’s second loss of the season on Friday night with a score of 74-52.

Once...

18 Nov 2008 LETU Women Fall To JCC --

HAWKINS, TEXAS – Jarvis Christian College’s pressure defense and aggressiveness on the offensive boards proved to be too much for LeTourneau University women’s basketball team as they fell 64-50 to JCC on Tuesday night.

JCC went up...

15 Nov 2008 LETU Women’s Basketball Steals Home Opener -- LONGVIEW, TEXAS – The LETU women’s basketball started their 2008-09 season with a 2 point victory over the University of Dallas on Saturday. The Yellow Jackets had 3 players score in double figures, led by freshman Ali Goodwin with 16 points....
13 Nov 2008 Yellow Jackets Open Hoops Season On Saturday -- LONGVIEW, TEXAS – The Jacket’s open their 2008-09 season by hosting the University of Dallas in a 3 p.m. show-down at the Solheim Arena.

The last time the two teams met on January 18th of 2008, UD proved to be victorious with...
3 Nov 2008 Lady Jackets Fall In Preseason Opener --

KILGORE, TEXAS – The LeTourneau University women’s basketball team lost its preseason opener on Monday night, falling to Kilgore College 62-37.

Despite a poor shooting performance in the 1st half, LETU found themselves down 31-20...

3 Nov 2008 Lady Jacket Hoops Open Exhibition Play -- KILGORE, TEXAS – The Yellow Jackets come into their first game of the 2008-09 season with an exhibition game against Kilgore College tonight at 5 p.m.

LETU returns 3 starters from last years 6-19 squad, which include senior Ashley...
16 Oct 2008 Lady Jackets Tapped To Finish 6th In the ASC East Division --

RICHARDSON, TEXAS - The LeTourneau University women’s basketball team, coming off the 2007-2008 season with an overall record of 6-19 and a conference record of 4-16, was picked to finish sixth this upcoming season in the East Division of the...

21 Jul 2008 Women's Basketball Earns Team Sportsmanship Award -- RICHARDSON, TEXAS – The Howard Payne University and Louisiana College men’s basketball teams, and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and LeTourneau University women’s basketball teams are the winners of American Southwest Conference...
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