Utah Tech could not overcome a decisive Tarleton State first half run as the Trailblazers saw their WAC conference winless streak reach six games after a 63-45 home loss on Saturday afternoon in the Burns Arena.

How it happened 
Utah Tech (6-14/1-9 WAC) enjoyed its only lead of the day at 8-4 midway through the first quarter thanks to back-to-back 3-pointers from Lauren Crocker and Brie Crittendon.
 
Tarleton State (11-9/5-4 WAC) quickly erased the Blazer lead with 12-straight points as part of an 18-3 run that helped the Texans race out to a commanding 22-11 advantage in the early moments of the second period.
 
Crittendon finally ended the Texan rally with a 3-pointer, and the two sides traded scores for the rest of the first half as Utah Tech retreated into the halftime break down 30-21. 
 
Utah Tech managed to make it a two-possession game at 35-29 after a Rose Boisnel trifecta with seven-plus minutes to play in the third quarter, but Tarleton kept the Blazers at bay for entire second half and pulled away late to earn the road victory.   
 
Numbers to know
Crittendon was the lone Blazer to score in double figures, finishing with a WAC season-high 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting with four 3-pointers.
 
Boisnel chipped in nine points off the bench, while Crocker and Kaylee Borden tallied nine points apiece. 
 
Crocker also pulled down a game and career-high 12 rebounds, and tied her career high with four blocked shots, which helped vault her from 10^th place into fifth place on Utah Tech's single-season list (34).  
 
Utah Tech was limited to 29.6 percent shooting from the floor (16-of-54), which included an 8-of-37 clip (.216) from the perimeter. 
 
Jakoriah Long led three Texans in double figures with 20 points, 11 of which came in the third quarter that helped quell a potential Utah Tech rally.
 
Tarleton shot 37.5 percent (24-of-64) in the game and went 9-of-23 (.391) from beyond the arc. The Texans also outrebounded the Trailblazers by a 51-31 count, including a 16-5 edge on the offensive glass. 

Up Next
Utah Tech will embark on its longest road stretch of the season, a three-game swing that begins with a return trip to "The Lone Star State" for a WAC match-up at UT Arlington next Thursday, Feb. 5.