CLEVELAND, Miss. – Josi Saunders scored 15 points to lead Alabama Huntsville  (12-10, 9-9 GSC) to a 57-52 win over Delta State University (16-5, 13-5 GSC) on Thursday at Spragins Hall. Senior Chelsey Rhodes scored 21 points to lead the Lady Statesmen and move into a tie for eighth on DSU's career scoring list with 1,615 points.
 
Inside the Matchup

• Score: Alabama Huntsville 57 | Delta State 52
• Matchup:  Chargers (12-10, 9-9 GSC) | Lady Statesmen (16-5, 13-5 GSC)
• Series: DSU leads series 17-5
• Date:  Thurs, Feb. 11, 2016 | 5:30 p.m. (CST)
• Location: Spragins Hall | Huntsville, Ala.

How It Happened

• Becca Rucks scored the first four points of the game to stake the Lady Statesmen to a 4-0 lead.
• UAH used a 10-2 run build a 10-6 lead following a Chandler Elder 3-point play with 2:54 left in the first quarter.
• Chelsey Rhodes tied the game, 11-11, with 1:39 left but UAH regained a 14-11 lead on an Elder 3-pointer at the 1:05 mark.
• Kaelin Kneeland's layup cut the deficit to 14-13 heading to the second quarter.
• Trailing 21-18, Rhodes made two free throws with 4:07 left and then a jumper to give DSU a 22-21 lead with 3:30 to play in the second quarter.
• Dina Saunders' layup capped a 7-0 run with 23 seconds left to give UAH a 28-22 lead at halftime.
• UAH built a 39-29 lead in the third quarter before the Lady Statesmen went on a 12-2 run, cutting the lead to 41-40 on an Anissa Jackson free throw with 51 seconds left.
• Lauren Foster made a 3-pointer with 36 seconds left to give UAH A 44-40 lead going into the fourth quarter.
• Mary Carol Davis cut the lead to 44-42 to begin the fourth quarter only to see Allie Bolton make back-to-back 3-pointers to extend the lead to 50-42 midway through the quarter.
• The Lady Statesmen climbed within four points three times with the final time coming when Antoinette Riddle cut the lead to 55-50 at the 3:04 mark.
• A Dina Saunders' bucket pushed the lead back to 57-50 before Rhodes scored with three seconds left to close out the scoring.

Notables              

• Rhodes's 21 points moved the senior into a tie for eighth with Carla Holder (1981-84/1,615 pts.) for eighth on the all-time scoring list.
• Rhodes has scored in double figures in all 21 games this season and 78 times during her career.
• Rhodes made three 3-pointers to pass Tanya Redmond (1995-98) for second in 3-pointes made with 188 (562 attempts).
• Ruckes scored eight points and Jackson had a team-high six rebounds along with seven points.
• Josi Saunders scored 15 points and Dina Saunders had 11 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Chargers.
• The Lady Statesmen trailed after all three quarters for the first time this season.
• Delta State had a seven-game series win streak snapped and dropped to 4-2 at UAH's Spragins Hall.

Who's Next?

• Delta State remains on the road against the University of North Alabama on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Florence, Ala.