Nov. 11, 2007

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ROCK HILL, S.C. - North Texas overcame a six-point halftime deficit by starting the second half on a 17-4 run in an eventual 56-45 victory over the Navy women's basketball team, Sunday afternoon at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, S.C. The Mean Green picked up their first victory of the season (1-2) with the win while the Mids fell to 0-3 with the loss.

"Turnovers were difference in the second half," said Navy head coach Tom Marryott. "We turned the ball over 13 times and forced only four turnovers after halftime. We struggled with out shots this weekend, but when you turn the ball over that many times you lose so many opportunities to score, opportunities we cannot afford to miss."

Navy started the game very well on both ends of the floor and built a 23-11 lead with just under four minutes left to play and went into halftime holding a 27-21 advantage.

As the second half began, however, the Mids turned the ball over seven times and made 2-of-9 shots from the field over the opening eight minutes, while North Texas was 6-of-15 from the field, converted all three free throw attempts and turned the ball over just once in taking a 38-31 lead. From there, Navy could pull no closer then five points.

Navy totaled 26 turnovers in the game while shooting 32 percent from the field and sinking just 2-of-16 three-point field goal attempts. In contrast, North Texas turned the ball over 21 times, shot 35 percent from the field and made 2-of-9 three-point attempts on the afternoon. The Mean Green also held a 45-36 advantage in rebounds and a 14-9 lead in steals.

"We can feel very good about our defense this weekend," said Marryott, as the Mids allowed an average of just 55 points a game in losses to Rice, Winthrop and North Texas. "We played three very athletic teams and were able to have success on the defensive end of the floor. We just need to take much better care of the basketball and start looking for our shots on offense."

Whitney Davidson (Jr., New Oxford, Pa.) led Navy in scoring with 10 points, but she was the lone Mid to reach double figures in points. Cassie Consedine (Fr., Bartlesville, N.C.) and Kelly Altschul (So., Highland Village, Texas) both grabbed a Navy-best seven boards.

Amber Jackson and Brittney James both scored 16 points to lead North Texas.

Navy will open the home portion of its season Wednesday night when the Mids play host to Howard in a 5 p.m. game in Alumni Hall.