Women's Basketball

Buggs Receives Program’s First All-Region Honor
March 19, 2008

STERLING, Va., -- Senior forward Kasey Buggs (Lake Dallas, Texas) was named to the D3hoops.com All-South Region 3rd Women’s Basketball Team on Wednesday morning. Buggs is the first UT Tyler women’s basketball player to receive All-Region honors. More>>>

Six Patriots Receive Winter Academic Honors
March 12, 2008

RICHARDSON, Texas – Six University of Texas at Tyler basketball players have received All-Academic honors from the American Southwest Conference.

Seniors Kasey Buggs (Lake Dallas, Texas) and Matt Riccardi (Plano, Texas), junior Alyse Bell (Soldotna, Alaska), and sophomores Erica Aguilar (Plainveiw, Texas), Alyssa Ploof (Plano, Texas), and Becky Taylor (New Caney, Texas) were the six UT Tyler players to receive the honor. More>>>

Buggs, Thomas Lead Patriots in ASC Basketball Honors
March 4, 2008

RICHARDSON, Texas--The University of Texas at Tyler women’s basketball players, senior Kasey Buggs (Lake Dallas, Texas) and freshman Melissa Thomas (Austin, Texas), have received two of the top East Division honors in this year’s American Southwest Conference women’s basketball post-season awards. More>>>

Women's Basketball Falls in Quarterfinals
February 29, 2008

Cheered on by over 1,300 fans, the UT Tyler women’s basketball team battled back from a 14-point deficit but couldn’t overcome their shooting woes and dropped a 75-74 heartbreaker to Mary Hardin-Baylor in the quarterfinal round of the American Southwest Conference Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament at the Herrington Patriot Center. More>>>

Women’s Basketball Win Streak Ends At Ten
February 23, 2008

CLINTON, Miss.--The University of Texas at Tyler women’s basketball team ended their ten game winning streak on Saturday afternoon by falling at Mississippi College, 60-56.

The game went back and forth from beginning to end, as the Patriots looked to extend their win streak to a record 11 games. Late in the second half, senior Kasey Buggs (Lake Dallas, Texas) hit a jumper for the game's fifteenth lead change and put UT Tyler up by two.More>>>

Women’s Basketball Wins East Division, Will Host Tourney
February 21, 2008

PINEVILLE, La. -- The University of Texas at Tyler women’s basketball team won its third American Southwest Conference East Division Championship Thursday, scoring a 74-64 victory over Louisiana College at H.O. West Fieldhouse.

The victory avenged UT Tyler’s only ASC East loss of the season and, more importantly, means the Patriots will host the eight-team ASC Women’s Championship Tournament next weekend at the Herrington Patriot Center. By virtue of winning the division, the Patriots will be the No. 1 seed from the East and face the West’s No. 4 seed, either Concordia or Mary Hardin-Baylor, in the quarterfinal round. More>>>

Women’s Basketball Rolls By ETBU
February 16, 2008

The University of Texas at Tyler women’s basketball team picked up its ninth straight win on Saturday afternoon by downing East Texas Baptist, 101-80, at the Herrington Patriot Center. This year’s team has now tied the second longest winning streak in program history. More>>>

Women’s Basketball Wins Eighth Straight
February 14, 2008

LONGVIEW, Texas--The University of Texas at Tyler women’s basketball team won their eighth straight game on Thursday night by beating LeTourneau, 78-60, in Longview in an American Southwest Conference East matchup. More>>>

Buggs Earns Player of the Week Honors
February 12, 2008

UT Tyler forward Kasey Buggs earned her second American Southwest Conference East Division player of the week honor after leading the Patriots to two key victories in conference play last week.

The senior, a Lake Dallas, Texas native, averaged 25.5 points and nine rebounds to pace the wins over UT Dallas and Ozarks that kept the Patriots (14-7, 11-5 ASC) atop the ASC East standings. More>>>

Patriot Women Survive Pesky Ozarks Squad
February 7, 2008

CLARKSVILLE, Ark.--The University of Texas at Tyler women’s basketball team won its seventh straight game on Thursday night by defeating Ozarks, 83-80, in Clarksville, Ark in a pivotal American Southwest Conference East Division macthup. Ozarks senior Erica Eneks (Mountainburg, Ark.) kept the Lady Eagles in the game by scoring a career-high 44 points which accounted for 55 percent of Ozarks total offense. More>>>

Patriot Women Rally For Sixth Straight Win
February 4, 2008

The University of Texas at Tyler women’s basketball team overcame a 16 point halftime deficit and outscored UT Dallas by 20 in the second half to pick up the 86-82 win on Monday night at the Herrington Patriot Center. The Patriots have now won their last six games. More>>>

Patriots Roll On With Win Over Ozarks
January 31, 2008

The University of Texas at Tyler women’s basketball team won its fifth straight game on Thursday night defeating Ozarks at the Herrington Patriot Center, 100-72. The victory marked the longest win streak of the season for the Patriots and just the fifth time in program history that it reached 100 points in a contest.More>>>

Patriots Roll On With Win Over Ozarks
January 31, 2008

The University of Texas at Tyler women’s basketball team won its fifth straight game on Thursday night defeating Ozarks at the Herrington Patriot Center, 100-72. The victory marked the longest win streak of the season for the Patriots and just the fifth time in program history that it reached 100 points in a contest.More>>>

Patriots Pick Up Key Road Win in Richardson
January 28, 2008

RICHARDSON, Texas -- The University of Texas at Tyler women’s basketball team picked up a key road win on Monday night in Richardson by defeating Texas-Dallas, 75-68. The win keeps the Patriots atop the standings in the East Division of the American Southwest Conference by two games. More>>>

Trogus Nabs ASC Honor
January 28, 2008

UT Tyler freshman Marci Trogus was named the American Southwest Conference East Division Player of the Week after helping the Patriots pickup two key wins last week.

Trogus, a forward from Houston, Texas, averaged a double-double for the week with 11.5 points and 10.5 rebounds over two wins that kept the Patriots in first place in the ASC East. More>>>

Red Hot Patriots Too Much for LeTourneau
January 26, 2008

The University of Texas at Tyler women’s team outscored LeTourneau by 19 points in the second half en route to its 72-52 win on Saturday afternoon at the Herrington Patriot Center. The Patriots have now won three games in a row and remain atop the standings in East Division of the American Southwest Conference. More>>>

Patriots Cruise Past Tigers; Take Over First Place
January 24, 2008

MARSHALL, Texas---The University of Texas at Tyler women’s basketball team took over sole possession of first place the East Division of the American Southwest Conference by beating East Texas Baptist, 90-67, on Thursday night in Marshall. More>>>

Patriots Put Away Choctaws; Snap Four Game Skid
January 19, 2008

The University of Texas at Tyler women’s basketball ended their four game losing streak on Saturday afternoon by defeating Mississippi College, 85-57, at the Herrington Patriot Center in an American Southwest Conference East Division contest. More>>>

Wildcats Win as Patriots Lose Fourth Straight
January 17, 2008

The University of Texas at Tyler women’s basketball team fell to Louisiana College on Thursday night at the Herrington Patriot Center, 77-66. It was UT Tyler’s fourth straight loss, both overall and at home. More>>>

Cold Shooting Ices Patriots Against Cowgirls
January 12, 2008

The University of Texas at Tyler women’s basketball team shot just 29 percent from the floor on Saturday, as they fell to Hardin-Simmons at the Herrington Patriot Center, 75-53. More>>>

#8 McMurry Slips by Patriot Women
January 10, 2008

Despite trailing for the majority of the second half, the eighth-ranked McMurry women’s basketball team squeaked by the University of Texas at Tyler on Thursday night at the Herrington Patriot Center, 81-78. More>>>

Patriots Down Lobos on the Road
January 3, 2008

ALPINE, Texas---The University of Texas at Tyler women’s basketball team exploited a cold shooting night by Sul Ross St. on Thursday in its 73-55 routing of the Lobos in Alpine. More>>>

Women’s Basketball Drops Heartbreaker to Concordia
December 17, 2007

The University of Texas at Tyler women’s basketball team let a 15 point halftime lead slip away as they fell to Concordia (Tex.), 84-80 on Monday night at the Herrington Patriot Center. More>>>

Women's Basketball Survives Late UMHB Rally for Win
December 15, 2007

The University of Texas at Tyler women’s basketball staved off a late rally by Mary Hardin Baylor (2-2, 2-1 ASC) on Saturday afternoon to get the 79-72 home victory. The Patriots (6-1, 4-0 ASC) are off to the best start in program history. More>>>

Buggs Named ASC East Player of the Week
December 10, 2007

RICHARDSON, Texas --- Senior forward Kasey Buggs (Lake Dallas, Texas) has been named the American Southwest Conference East Division women’s basketball Player of the Week for games played December 3 through December 8. More>>>