The Wiley College women's basketball team dominated the second half in a 64-49 victory over Texas College Tuesday at Alumni Gymnasium.

The Lady Wildcats (3-0) open with three consecutive victories for the first time since 2016-17. They outscored the Lady Steers 40-18 in the second half and held them to a 28.6 shooting percentage. Wiley College shot nine for 10 in the fourth quarter and made 14 of 19 free throw attempts.

Wiley College trailed by seven entering the third quarter. Baskets by Kayja Jackson and Diamond Hawthorne trimmed the margin to two. Alaeh Pressley tied the game at 39 with a layup with 1:39 left in the third. She was fouled on a rebound and sank two free throws to put the Lady Wildcats back in front.

Kaitlyn Davis and Jay'lann Myles extended the lead to six in the fourth quarter. Layups by Jackson and Hawthorne increased Wiley College's lead to nine. Pressley, Jackson and Tamia Dolls made layups to up the margin to 13.

Pressley and Jackson each scored 12 points. Pressley contributed eight rebounds, three steals and an assist. Jackson added five rebounds. Myles had her most productive game of the season with 10 points, an assist, rebound and block. Dolls provided nine points, six rebounds and four assists.

The Lady Wildcats will begin a five-game stretch away from Alumni Gymnasium on Thursday at Prairie View A&M University. They will compete in the Dallas Historically Black Colleges and Universities Invitational on Friday and Saturday at Paul Quinn College. On Friday it will face Langston University at 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, it will face Talladega College at 3 p.m.

See the full Lady Wildcats' schedule here: https://www.wileyathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2022-23/schedule

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