BROWNWOOD, Texas - The UT Dallas women's basketball defeated Howard Payne for the second time this season, picking up a 70-48 victory at Brownwood Coliseum Saturday afternoon in American Southwest Conference competition.

The Lady Jackets (2-16, 0-11 ASC) led 12-11 after the first quarter, but the Comets (12-6, 8-3 ASC) made the first basket in the second and would lead the rest of the game. UTD led by as many as 25 in the fourth quarter.

For the game, the Comets shot 38.2 percent (29-for-76) from the field, 3-for-15 from three-point range and 9-of-15 at the charity stripe. They also recorded 51 rebounds, 10 assists, one block, a season-best 16 steals and 19 turnovers.

HPU shot 30.2 percent (16-for-53) overall, 6-for-18 from outside and 10-for-17 from the line with 39 boards, seven assists, two blocks, 11 steals and 28 turnovers.

UT Dallas Notes
- The Comet bench was responsible for 52 of the 70 points.
- Freshman point guard Amanda Crowninshield came off the bench to score 17 points on 8-of-19 shooting to go with three steals. 
- Junior guard Kaylee Boykin had nine points and six rebounds, five of which were on the offensive side.
- Cierra Trigg added eight points and seven boards.
- Senior forward Diane Hurst scored seven points.
- Trystan Clark and Maddie Edler each added six points. 
- Center Jordyn Hofmann added four points and a career-high five rebounds.

Howard Payne Notes
- Anna Baemesderfer led the Lady Jackets with 14 points and had five rebounds.
- Brenna Welsh recorded eight points and three steals.
- Asia Mitchell and Catlyn Ward each scored seven points.
- Taliyah Bates led HPU with six rebounds.

Up Next
The Comets will travel to Clarksville, Ark. to face Ozarks on Saturday, January 28 at 1 p.m.