Six Queens hit double figures in 102-41 win

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As a new head coach still trying to learn the nuances of her team, Alesha Robertson was torn Thursday night. She wanted to do the types of things to strengthen her own program, while at the same time not do anything that would diminish the team on the other side of the Hutcherson Center floor.
 
"In games like that, the thing we try to stress is when they let up, we don't. We need to keep going. We need to get better," Robertson said after the Wayland Baptist Flying Queens eased to a 102-41 win over University of the Southwest.
 
Still, the young coach admitted, there's a fine line between getting better and rubbing your opponent's nose in it.
 
"They're starting to buy into the things we want them to do," including an up-tempo pace, Robertson said of her squad. "So it's a hard call when to tell them to back off just a bit. Toward the end we were trying to set up offenses and execute those."
 
The Flying Queens (2-0), who scored 51 points in each half, did a good job of spreading the wealth as six players scored in double figures, led by Iesha Greer with 17 points and 15 rebounds.
 
"Iesha will be a big factor for us," Robertson said.
 
Two other Flying Queens had double-doubles as Aubrey Pedigo recorded 14 points and 12 rebounds and Sydney Hearn 14 points and 11 boards. Rounding out the double-digit scorers for Wayland, Angeleigh Davis had 15 points while Laura Castillo and Christie Mooney had 10 each.
 
"I felt like we played good together as a team. I thought we played hard," Robertson said. "We still missed too many layups and free throws. We have to work on that. In a close game, those will really matter."
 
The 102 points were the most scored by the Flying Queens since a 117-19 victory over Dallas Christian in the second game of the 2009-10 season, and the 62-point margin of victory was the program's largest since last year's 96-14 win over Arlington Baptist.
 
USW (1-2), of Hobbs, N.M., was led by Anika Hostos' 19 points.
 
Wayland ended with 83 rebounds after having 48 in the first half, when the Flying Queens led, 51-15. The Lady Mustangs shot just 9 percent (3-of-33) from the field in the first 20 minutes and wound up shooting 18 percent (11-of-60) for the game. All but two of USW's 11 field goals were 3-pointers as the Lady Mustangs were 9-of-41 (22 percent) from long range.
 
The Flying Queens shot 42 percent (39-of-93) from the field as Wayland once again showed off its up-tempo, running offense. The Queens struggled from the 3-point line where Castillo hit their only 3-pointer in 15 team attempts.
 
"We have to get Laura shooting the ball more. It's there, she just needs to take it," Robertson said. "Ashlee De La Cruz had a cold night (1-of-13 FG, 0-of-8 3-PT), but she can shoot it."
 
De La Cruz did have a team-high six assists and five steals. Wayland committed just 12 turnovers compared to 21 for the Lady Mustangs.
 
Wayland plays its next four games on the road, starting at noon Saturday in San Antonio against University of the Incarnate Word. The Flying Queens then play Abilene Christian on Monday, Trinity University in San Antonio on Nov. 19 and a rematch against University of the Southwest on Nov. 23 before turning home to face Our Lady of the Lake on Nov. 30.
 
Robertson said Wayland's next two games will be "good tests.
 
"Those two teams (Incarnate Word and Abilene Christian) can play," she said. "We're excited for that."