MARSHALL, Texas - Belhaven Women's Basketball opened the 2026-27 season with a 92-53 loss to East Texas Baptist on Friday night at Ornelas Gymnasium in the ETBU Tipoff Classic.
ETBU scored the first nine points, but Belhaven answered with a 7-0 run. A three-pointer from
Amari Barnes later pulled the Blazers within 12-10 before the Tigers took a 26-17 lead after one quarter.
Teeale Wells scored Belhaven's first five points of the second quarter, cutting the deficit to 26-22. ETBU's Dana Barnett hit four three-pointers in the period, and the Tigers led 43-33 at halftime.
ETBU opened the second half with 13 unanswered points to stretch its lead to 56-33. Consecutive threes from
Stella Havard and Barnes gave Belhaven a brief response, but the Tigers followed with a 10-0 run and carried a 71-44 advantage into the fourth.
Wells led Belhaven with 18 points and three assists. Barnes and
Kamren Edwards added nine points apiece. Barnett scored a game-high 20 points for ETBU, while Macey Jones had 18. The Tigers held a 65-23 rebounding advantage and scored 26 second-chance points to Belhaven's seven.
Belhaven returns to action tomorrow against Schreiner in the second game of the ETBU Tipoff Classic. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. in Marshall.
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