The Lady Panthers were involved in two road contests to begin their fifth year under the leadership of head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke. The team has been preped and is ready to extend their SWAC reign through a fourth year.
Prairie View battled Long Beach State and Cal State Northridge, respectively.
On Nov. 13, Gatti Werema made her presence known with her 25 points and 12 rebounds against Long Beach State in California. Senior Candice Thomas also provided solid scoring as she added 18 points for the night.
Whitney Fields also gave the home team another threat to account, while she attributed in not letting Long Beach State run away with the win. She scored 23 points and dished out 10 assists. However, Prairie View would lose the hard fought game 76-68.
The Lady Panthers would bounce back from their disappointing lose with a win against Cal State Northridge, 85-70. It proved to be an outstanding game played by Prairie View. Werema had another huge game, leading the team in scoring with 23 points. Her leadership will be important during the conference run as she again makes the Lady Panthers a dangerous team. Cal State Northridge’s Bridgette Coney stood out among her teammates in this game with a total of 20 points, but the Lady Panthers closed out the first half on a run to take a 37-27 lead into intermission.
Thomas once again had a stellar performance, scoring 20 points with two assists. Latia Williams and Robin Jones also contributed, both scoring 10 points.
The Lady Panthers are 1-1 on the young season, their next match-up will be against Texas-Arlington on Nov. 27 in Lubbock, Texas. The game will be their first contest in the BTI Tip-Off Classic.