Texas A&M Corpus Christi women's season ends with WNIT opening round loss to Wyoming

The Texas A&M Corpus Christi women's basketball team overcame several hurdles this season by advancing to the program's second Women's National Invitation Tournament and clinching a share of the Southland Conference Championship.

But Friday's WNIT opening round game against Wyoming proved to be a task too tall for the Islanders to overcome as they fell behind late in the first half and never recovered in a 75-41 loss at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming.

The Cowgirls (23-10) pulled away for good in the first half with 3-pointers and outscored A&M Corpus Christi 61-28 in the final three quarters. Wyoming shot 43% from the field, including 10 3-pointers in the victory.

Wyoming had three players finish in double figures with Allyson Fertig scoring a game-best 17 points. Tess Barnes added 11 with three 3-pointers for the Cowgirls.

Alecia Westbrook led the Islanders with 11 points with Paige Allen and Makinna Serrata combining for 12 in the loss.

Wyoming advances to the second round of the WNIT, scheduled for March 18-21. Texas A&M Corpus Christi concludes its season at 19-12.

This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: Texas A&M Corpus Christi women's season ends with WNIT loss