The Saints basketball team was in action at home against Southwest Texas Junior College on Jan. 30, losing 99-64. The Saints got off to a strong start with good rebounding and defense early.

In fact it wasn’t until 10 minutes left in the first half that the Saints lost the lead. Once the team gave up the lead, they never regained it.

SWTJC kept their pressure defense on, consistently hit their free throws, and went to halftime with a 21-point lead.

“The first half started off strong, but we just let this one slip away, we were making our shots, and they were missing theirs, but we let it slip away from us,” said forward/center Danny Sommers after the game.

In the second half, SWTJC was even more dominant than in the first half, with multiple fast-break chances and even two dunks against the Saints.

SWTJC never took the pressure off a Saints team that was hampered by sloppy passing, multiple fouls and the absence of senior co-captain Anthony Gomez, who received a technical foul in the first half and never returned to the court.

Asked his thoughts on the loss after the game Gomez said, “Defensively we weren’t focused. We tried to leave it all out there on the court, but we just weren’t focused on the defensive side of the ball tonight.”

The Saints next match up against San Antonio College (at SAC) on Feb. 6.