PENSACOLA, Florida – Alex Coyne scored 19 points and had seven assists to lead the University of West Florida (6-4, 4-2 GSC) to a 57-54 win over No. 22/16 Delta State University (8-1, 5-1 GSC) on Saturday at the UWF Field House.

Inside the Matchup

• Score:  West Florida 57 | No. 22/16 Delta State 54
• Matchup: Argonauts (6-4, 4-2 GSC) | Lady Statesmen (8-1, 5-1 GSC)
• Series: DSU leads series 13-8
• Date:  Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015 | 2 p.m.
• Location: UWF Field House | Pensacola, Fla.

How It Happened

• Chelsey Rhodes made two free throws to give the Lady Statesmen an 8-4 lead with 5:24 left in the first quarter. West Florida outscored DSU 14-2 to close out the first quarter, taking an 18-10 lead after an Alex Coyne 3-pointer with one second left.
• West Florida opened the second period on an 8-2 run to build a 26-12 lead after a Kelly Preston layup at the 7:08 mark.
• The Lady Statesmen answered with a 12-0 run to trim the deficit to 26-24 on a Rhodes three-point play with 2:15 to go before halftime.
• A Katie Bobos layup with 11 seconds left gave UWF a 32-27 halftime edge.
• The Lady Statesmen climed to within two, 43-41, on a Rhodes basket with 14 seconds remaining in the third quarter.
• A Courtney Meyer jumper with three seconds left gave UWF a 45-41 lead heading into the final quarter.
• An Alondrea Rush basket got the Lady Statesmen to within three points, 51-48, with 2:15 remaining only to see UWF respond with a 5-0 run to stretch the lead to 56-48 at the 1:11 mark.
• Jasmine Wigfall made 1-of-2 free throws with six seconds left to give UWF a 57-52 lead.
• Anissa Jackson hit a shot just before the final buzzer to make the final score 57-54.
• Rhodes led DSU with 16 points along with three assists followed by Aspriona Gilbert with 11 and Jackson with 10. Becca Ruckes and Mary Carol Davis had six rebounds apiece.
• Coyne led UWF with 19 points and seven assists, while Bobos finished with 18 points and nine rebounds. Meyer finished with eight points and nine rebounds.

Notables              

• The Lady Statesmen fell to 4-1 overall and 3-1 in the GSC on the road this season.
• Rhodes remains 19th on the DSU all-time scoring list with 1,375 points and needs two points to pass Anita Robinson (1987-90) for 18^th with 1,376 points. The senior guard went 1-for-1 from beyond the arc and is now 172-of-492 for her career. The Monticello, Ark., native needs three attempts to pass Amber Gean (2001-05) for third in career 3-point field goals attempted.
• West Florida has won three straight games in the series dating back to a 52-41 win on March 1, 2014 in Cleveland, Miss.
• The Argonauts improved to 5-3 against DSU at the UWF Field House.

Who's Next
The Lady Statesmen host the University of North Alabama on Saturday, Jan. 2 at 2 p.m.