Box Score LAKELAND, Fla. – As the University of Alabama in Huntsville defeated Saint Leo, 86-59, Sunday at the FSC/Terrace Hotel Classic, the Lady Chargers accomplished something that has only been done twice before in program history – carry a 7-1 record to open a season. The victory moves UAH to 7-1 on the year while Saint Leo picks up just its second loss of the season, falling to 6-2.
 
The last time a UAH women's basketball team was 7-1, many of the student-athlete's were not even yet born. The 1982-82 and 1990-91 Lady Charger squads both started its campaigns 8-1.
 
UAH was led by four players scoring in double digits, including sophomore Jasmine Hammon pouring in a game-high 20 points. Shannon Steinert, Bailee Robinson and Jordan Smith joined Hammon with 14, 13 and 11 points, respectively.
 
Never trailing in the game, UAH held as much as a 10-point advantage in the first half before heading to the break with a 31-26 lead. Saint Leo cut the deficit to three with the first points of the second half, but UAH used a 10-0 run to lead by 13 with 17:39 remaining.
 
The Lions were able to chew away over the next seven minutes to cut the lead again to just five points at the 10-minute mark. However, UAH closed the game on a dominating 32-10 run en route to a 27-point victory, 86-59.
 
In the victory, the Lady Chargers turned in their best-shooting of the season, connecting on a season-best 12-of-30 from beyond the arc which is also a season-high .40 percent from 3-point land. As a team from the field, UAH shot 46.2 percent (30-of-65) while holding Saint Leo to 44.8 percent (26-of-58) shooting.
 
The UAH defense continues to be a factor as well as the Lady Chargers forced the Lions into 34 turnovers by which UAH scored 38 points.
 
The Lady Chargers return to Jenkins Field House for its second contest of the weekend, facing host No. 20 Florida Southern at 4 p.m. CST. There will be live stats and live video coverage of the game.