UT Permian Basin Women's Basketball owned the rebound battle Saturday afternoon against Midwestern State.  The Falcons pulled down 36 rebounds to the Mustangs 28.  Ogechi Nwodo came within a point of her first career double-double with nine points and a game high 10 rebounds.
 
The Falcons had it going offensively right from the opening tip.  Kim Best knocked down the first bucket of the game before Holly Hemmeline drained a three.  The Mustangs answered with a run to take the lead.  Avalon Munoz kept things close with a pair of free throws and a buzzer beating jumper to close the quarter. 
 
Hemmeline knotted the score at 18 with an early three.  After the Mustangs retook the lead, Kamari Portalis tied the game with a three-point play.  The Mustangs extended the lead with a 10-2 run in the back half of the quarter.  The Falcons slowly chipped away at the deficit and Ally Haman's three pulled them to within three.  To close the half, the Mustangs hit a three and sent the game into the locker room 36-30.
 
Morgan Helgesen got the offense going in the second half with a layup and foul for a three-point play.  She'd hit a jumper on the next possession and Portalis followed with a bucket of her own to give the Falcons a 37-36 lead.  A 10-0 Mustang run swung the momentum before Ally Haman ended the run.  Kim Best kept the deficit at single digits with a late basket heading into the fourth.
 
The Falcons struggled to find an offensive rhythm in the fourth quarter as the Mustangs pulled away for the 70-58 final.  Munoz led the offense with 14 points along with five assists and four boards.  Best chipped in eight points while Portalis finished with seven and a pair of assists.
 
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