DALLAS – The Prairie View A&M University women's basketball team fell late to SMU Tuesday night at Moody Coliseum.
 
Alexus Parker scored 15 points, Jeronia Allen 13, and Tori Carter 12 for the Lady Panthers (2-2), who led by as many as 13 in the first half. LaSha Haynes had a season-high 11 rebounds.
 
"I thought my team came out and fought," said Prairie View A&M women's basketball coach Ravon Justice. "They played hard.  We were right there in the game all the way. We just didn't do enough to win tonight."
 
There were 12 times and eight lead changes in the game, as both teams played tough defense. The Lady Panthers took a double-figure lead in the second quarter, outscoring SMU (2-2) 18-4. A jumper by Kendra Hicks gave Prairie View A&M its largest lead of the night, 28-15 with 1:00 to play. PVAMU led 28-16 at halftime.
 
The Lady Mustangs made their run in the third quarter, but the Lady Panthers took a 39-32 lead into the final 10 minutes.
 
The game was tied five times with three lead changes in the fourth quarter. PVAMU last led 54-52 on a jumper by Parker with 1:40 remaining.
 
"We have to make sure we don't put ourselves in those type of situations of not being able to finish," Justice said. "Having a lead like that, sometimes it's hard to play with a lead without an experienced team. We just have to learn to play with a lead."
 
The Lady Panthers return to action this weekend in the Texas-Rio Grande Valley Tournament, facing the host school Friday at 7 p.m. and Marshall Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
 
 

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