HOUSTON, TX --The Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers survived the Texas Southern Lady Tigers and earned a victory by the score of 4-3 on Wednesday.

Freshman B. Reyna (1-3) got the win for Prairie View A&M (7-15, 6-0). The right-hander went seven innings, giving up three runs, two earned, on six hits, allowing one walk, and striking out three.

At the plate, the Lady Panthers were paced by freshman M. Nunez, who went 1-for-4 on the day with a home run and two RBI. Freshman C. Massey put together a noteworthy performance as well, going 1-for-1 with two RBI.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Lady Panthers put runs on the scoreboard first, starting the scoring in the fifth inning. Prairie View A&M plated two runs when Nunez left the yard with freshman M. Barnes aboard.

The Lady Tigers then gained ground, narrowing the lead to 2-1 until the Lady Panthers expanded their advantage in the seventh. Prairie View A&M picked up two runs when a single from Massey brought home freshman K. Brown and freshman A. Garcia, which brought the score to 4-1 in favor of the Lady Panthers. Texas Southern put two runs on the scoreboard before the game was over, but Prairie View A&M still held on for the 4-3 win.

GAME NOTES

» Prairie View A&M's highest-scoring inning was the seventh when it pushed two runs across.
» Prairie View A&M pitchers faced 31 Texas Southern hitters in the game, allowing 10 ground balls and eight fly balls while striking out three.
» The Lady Panthers drew four walks from Texas Southern pitching.
» Nunez led the Lady Panthers at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
» Texas Southern was led offensively by senior Daryn Haslam, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
» Freshman Melonie Guardiola led the Lady Tigers pitching staff, throwing seven innings of four-run ball.