In Durango this Saturday, Mesa State's women's basketball team played the Angelo State Belles and both teams were looking for their first win of the season. Mesa, coming off a near win over Oklahoma Panhandle on Friday, had high hopes of defeating the Belles. Angelo State built a double digit lead early and maintained it on their way to a 92-70 victory.

Angelo State came out strong at the start of the game and quickly built a large lead while the Mavericks were still trying to get organized. Halfway through the first period, the score was 26-12 and the Belles just kept going like a storm until the period was over. By that time, Angelo State had built a 47-28 halftime lead.

The Belles came out and opened the second half with an 8-0 run. MSC was unable to break a double digit deficit. Angelo shot 52.2 percent (36-69) from the floor while the Mavs shot 37.3 percent (25-67).

Alaina Brennan had a team high 16 points off the bench and was the only Maverick player to be named to the All-Tournament Team. Erin Richardson finished with 12 points and six rebounds.

MSC will host the Holiday Inn Thanksgiving Classic on November 28-29 at Brownson Arena. The Mavericks will play Johnson & Wales and Dominican in the two day event.