Despite a furious fourth quarter rally, Utah Tech women's basketball dropped its second-straight road game, 84-75, at Texas A&M-Commerce on Monday afternoon at the TAMU-C Field House.  

How it happened 
Utah Tech (2-2) raced out to a quick 16-5 advantage less than four minutes into the game as the Trailblazers hit five of their first six shots, including four 3-pointers. 
 
TAMU-Commerce (3-2) weathered the early Blazer barrage and countered with a 15-3 run of its own to take its first lead of the day at 20-18 with less than a minute to go in the opening frame. 

The Trailblazers were also dealt a big blow late in the Lions' run when leading scorer Breaunna Gillen went down with an apparent leg injury with 1:21 to play in the period. 
 
Macie Warren and Nicole Willardson helped get the 'Blazers off the deck with consecutive 3-pointers to put the Utah Tech back up by four and clung to a slim 24-22 lead at the quarter break.
 
The lead changed hands three times early in the second quarter, but the Lions would go on to outscore UT 11-2 over the final six-plus minutes of the stanza to take a 44-35 lead into the halftime break.
 
The Lions led by as many as 12 points in the second half and enjoyed a 69-59 cushion after a Mia Deck 3-pointer with 6:36 remaining in the game.
 
Utah Tech methodically chipped away at the deficit, beginning with a Warren lay-up and free throw on the Blazers' next trip down the court.
 
Alyson Deaver would swat away a Lion shot on TAMU-C's ensuing possession, then drew a foul on the other end and hit two free throws to make a 69-64 game with under six minutes to go.
 
TAMU-C followed with a 3-pointer to push the lead back to eight, but the Trailblazers would go on to score nine of the game's next 11 points to pull to within a single point at 74-73 after a Warren free throw with 1:46 left.
 
However that would be as close as Utah Tech would get as Lion guard Ahmya Boyce drilled a dagger 3-pointer, while TAMU-C went 7-of-8 at the foul line in the closing seconds to salt away the home victory.
 
Numbers to know
Maddie Warren led all scorers with a season-high 21 points on 8-of-15 shooting, including a 5-of-8 clip from the perimeter. It marked the third-straight game overall that the redshirt-sophomore guard has scored at least 20 points. 
 
Maddie Warren also pulled down seven rebounds and picked off a career-high four steals, two of which came in the fourth quarter. 
 
Macie Warren added 15 points to go with six boards, five assists and two blocks in a game-high 38 minutes of action. 
 
Maggie McCord poured in a season-high 14 points, 10 of which came after halftime to help spur on the Trailblazer rally. McCord went 5-of-9 from the floor with three 3-pointers and finished with four rebounds.
 
Gillen, who sat out the remainder of the game after suffering the injury, was off to a solid start in the first quarter with three points, two assists and two steals.
 
All nine players who were in uniform for Utah Tech on Monday scored at least one point. 
 
Utah Tech shot 42.6 percent (26-of-61) from the floor, and went 14-of-35 (.400) from beyond the arc. 

However the Trailblazers were outrebounded 50-33, which included a lopsided 18-2 count on the offensive glass that led 21 second-chance Lion points (21-0).
 
Boyce and Mary Delgado led four Lady Rebels in double figures with 19 points apiece, while Deck finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds.
 
TAMU-C went 29-of-78 (.372) from the floor, 14-of-32 (.438) from the perimeter.  
 
Utah Tech continues its five-game road swing with a Thanksgiving Eve match-up at New Hampshire this Wednesday afternoon. Tip-off inside Lundholm Gymnasium in Durham is set for 2 p.m. (EST).