DRC on Lady Eagles Win.

[OldTimer]

Blanton leads Lady Eagles to win

11/19/2002

Staff report

Junior forward Kim Blanton connected on seven of eight field goals to lead four Lady Eagles in double figures as the North Texas women?s basketball team topped the Oklahoma Flyers, 83-64, in an exhibition game Monday night at the Super Pit.

Blanton?s 16 points led an offensive attack that included junior Heather Trout, senior Angel Lewis and junior Karolyn Haskin all finishing with 10 points.

North Texas shot 40 percent from the field and 13 of the 14 players in uniform scored at least two points for the Lady Eagles.

"Our first half shots didn?t go down, but we were able to come out in the second half and seize momentum," said North Texas head coach Tina Slinker. "I?m excited about Kim Blanton?s level of improvement. She has been doing that in practice and getting better every day."

In its final tune-up before Friday?s 7 p.m. season opener at home against UT-San Antonio, North Texas took control of the game in the second half after the score was tied at 37-37 at halftime.

Blanton, a 6-1 junior, also had seven rebounds, sharing the team lead with Haskin. Senior center Vilma Grismanauskaite pulled down six while Lewis and freshman Kennethia Wilson each had five rebounds. North Texas dominated on the boards, 62-40.

The Lady Eagles shot just 37 percent from the field in the opening half and never led by more than three points. The score was tied five times and the Flyers led by as many as six points early in the first half.

In the second half, North Texas outscored the Flyers, 16-8, in the first seven minutes to open up its first double-figure lead, 55-45.

[CMJ]

I'm still optimistic about the ladies, even though we had so many stars graduate. I guess we'll see soon enough.