Feb. 24, 2010

BEAUMONT, Texas - Jenna Plumley's career-high 30 points powered the Lamar University women's basketball team to a 79-73 come-from-behind win over visiting UT Arlington in a Southland Conference game at the Montagne Center on Wednesday night.

Plumley handed out 10 assists as she recorded her sixth double-double of the season for Lamar (21-6, 11-2), as the Lady Cardinals maintained a one-game advantage for first place overall in the conference with three games remaining.

Plumley drained six 3-pointers on the day, giving her 90 for the season, one off the Southland Conference record set by Lamar's Shawnta Vanzant in the 2000-01 season.

Brittney Williams added 20 points for Lamar, which outscored UT Arlington 23-7 over the final 4:28 of the game. The Lady Cardinals took the lead for good when Plumley drained a pair of free throws with 1:57 remaining to give Lamar a 69-68 edge.

Darika Hill added 10 points for Lamar, which posted its second come-from-behind win over UT Arlington this season. Lamar, which trailed 40-37 at intermission, is 6-6 when behind heading into the locker room.

Tamara Simmons led UT Arlington (12-14, 7-6) with 23 points. Meghan Nelson had 21 points and Shalyn Martin finished with 16 points for the Mavericks.

Lamar has a pair of crucial road contests coming up. The Lady Cardinals are at UTSA at 4 p.m. Saturday and at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at 7 p.m. March 3. The Corpus Christi contest will be televised live on the Southland Conference network.

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