WAXAHACHIE - Despite holding another opponent to under 70 points, Texas Wesleyan Women's Basketball (0-2) came up empty this weekend with a 68-56 loss to Baker University, the first-ever meeting between the two schools.

Despite the loss, Nicole Gleason was on the money. Gleason hit four of her seven three-point attempts, scoring 18 points, grabbing nine rebounds. Jordan Brightwell earned a double-double - 14 points and 11 rebounds - in just 22 minutes. Seven of her 11 rebounds were on the offensive end, where the Lady Rams had the edge, 12-10. 

Texas Wesleyan got hot in the fourth quarter, hitting 10-of-18 shots, scoring 23 points, but the Lady Rams didn't have enough answers for Baker, who also found a rhythm and scored 22. With TXWES down  57-52 with 3:22 left, Baker's Jessica Zweifel hit a three, hit six consecutive free throws in the last 90 seconds and then scored another bucket on Baker's final offensive possession. She hadn't scored in the first three quarters. That was Caitlin Modessett's job.

In the first three quarters, Modessett hit six 3s and scored 22 of her 24 points to go with six assists, four rebounds and three steals. 

Kyla Grant had nine points and three boards off the bench Saturday coupled with eight points, three rebounds and three steals from Evie Whorley. The Lady Rams bench outscored Baker's 19-15 and hit 3-of-4 shots from downtown in the second frame, helping Texas Wesleyan to within one point at the half. 

TXWES' largest lead was five - 21-16 - off of a good trey from Gleason with 3:52 to go in the half. After Texas Wesleyan tied the game at 29 early in the third frame, Baker went on a 7-0 run, putting the Lady Rams in catch-up mode the rest of the afternoon.

WHAT'S NEXT
After an exhibition away from home and two road games in Waxahachie, the Lady Rams will finally get to celebrate their home opener Tuesday night against Arlington Baptist at 6 p.m.