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UA Fort Smith Athletics

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - FORT SMITH ATHLETICS
UAFS-SWB
71
Southwest Baptist SWB 2-5
94
Winner UAFS UAFS 3-6
Southwest Baptist SWB
2-5
71
Final
94
UAFS UAFS
3-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Southwest Baptist SWB 15 13 24 19 71
UAFS UAFS 29 21 24 20 94

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | UAFS Sports Information

Lady Lions Rout Bearcats

UAFS didn't waste any time asserting its dominance against Southwest Baptist during Saturday's nonconference game.

One quarter to be exact.

UAFS scored 29 points and shot 71-percent from the field in the first 10-minute quarter, building a 14-point lead, and it was all Lady Lions the rest of way as they cruised to a 94-71 win at the Stubblefield Center.

It was the second-consecutive win for the Lady Lions (3-6), who on Wednesday night beat Northeastern State 75-62 to begin the four-game home stand.

It also was the Lady Lions' highest-scoring performance of the season – they were averaging 61 points per game –and it was the most points scored by the Lady Lions since beating the Oklahoma Christian Eagles 95-83 on Feb. 22 last season.

UAFS scored 20 or more points in every quarter and finished the game shooting 57 percent from the field (37 of 65) – its seventh-best shooting performance from the field during the NCAA Division II era. The Lady Lions' 37 field goals made is tied for seventh-most in a game during the NCAA Division II era.

The Lady Lions shot 33-percent from 3-point range (5 of 15) and just 56 percent from the free-throw line (15 of 27).

Every player scored for UAFS, which led 50-28 at halftime, and five players scored in double-figures – senior guard Daijah Brown (17 points), senior guard Mariah Green (16 points), junior guard Alexsis Brown (13 points), sophomore guard Dachelle Terry (11 points) and senior forward Ellie Lehne (10 points).

Alexsis Brown dished out 10 assists, tying the mark for third-most in a game during the NCAA Division II era, and the Lady Lions had 23 assists as a team, tying the mark for 10th-most in a game. Brown also had a team-high five steals.

All but two players had at least one rebound, helping UAFS out-rebound Southwest Baptist by 10 rebounds (41-31). The Lady Lions had 10 offensive rebounds that led to 15 second-chance points.

UAFS held Southwest Baptist (2-5) to 42-percent shooting from the field (27 of 64), including a paltry 20 percent from 3-point range (4 of 20). Southwest Baptist shot just 65 percent from the free-throw line (13 of 20).

The Lady Lions forced 17 Bearcat turnovers that led to 21 points.

Three Bearcats scored in double-figures – junior forward Zahria White (16 points), senior guard Morgan Henderson (15 points) and sophomore forward Sydney Bandy (10 points). White had a team-high six rebounds.
           
WOMEN
UAFS 94, SOUTHWEST BAPTIST 71
Southwest Baptist          15     13    24    19    --     71
UAFS                             29     21    24    20    --     94
Southwest Baptist (2-5): White 16, Henderson 15, Bandy 10, Kidd 8, Rezabek 6, Vierkant 6, Smith 5, Worthington 3, Strong 2
UAFS (3-6): D. Brown 17, Green 16,  A. Brown 13, Terry 11, Lehne 10, Culley 9, Elkins 6, Gulley 6, McDonald 2, Nelson 2, Richardson 2
 
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