HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Delta State University women's basketball team dropped their fifth road game of the season with a 82-73 loss at the University of Alabama in Huntsville on Saturday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS:
Score:  Delta State 73 | UAH 82
Records: Lady Statesmen 13-8, 8-6 GSC | Chargers 10-9, 8-5 GSC
Series: DSU leads 21-6
Location | Time: Spragins Hall | 2:00 PM
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Chargers jumped out to a fast 11-0 run to start the game. Forcing a timeout from the Lady Statesmen. DSU started the game 0-7 from the field.
• After that DSU responded and scored 10 points in the last five minutes while holding UAH to just 8 points the remainder of the first quarter.
• UAH then went on a 9-0 run to start the second quarter and made it a 19 point lead.
• DSU slowly started cutting into the lead and made it 35-30 with 2:27 left in the first half.
• UAH ended the half on a 6-2 run to lead 41-32.
• The Chargers opened the third quarter on a 9-2 run to extend the lead back to 50-34.
• After having the deficit go back out to 17, DSU made it a ten point game after three quarters.
• DSU cut it down to a three point lead for UAH with 7 minutes to go with buckets from Quantesha Patterson and Frederica Haywood, but UAH then answered on a 7-0 run to take the lead back out to 10.
• After that DSU could never cut the lead below seven points as UAH pulled out the victory.

TURNING POINT

• The 11-0 run to start the game for UAH gave them a lead they never relinquished.

 
STAT OF THE GAME

• The Lady Statesmen never led in the ball game as the Chargers scored one minute in and never looked back.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Nia Johnson has scored more than 20 points five times this season.
• Three Lady Statesmen scored in double figures.

 

UP NEXT

• Delta State returns home to take on CBU on Thursday, February 7 at 5:30 at Walter Sillers Coliseum.