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HUNTSVILLE | Jasmine Hammon notched the first 30-point game of her career, helping guide the University of Alabama in Huntsville women's basketball team to an 88-76 victory over visiting Christian Brothers on Thursday night at Kelly Court at Spragins Hall. The Lady Chargers improve to 7-1 (2-0 Gulf South Conference) with the win, while CBU slips to 4-4 (0-2 GSC).
 
With the win, the 2013-14 team becomes just the fourth in program history to reach the 7-1 mark. The 2011-12 squad also accomplished the feat, while the 1988-89 and 1990-91 teams both reached 8-1.
 
Trailing 29-26 with 7:45 left in the opening half, the Lady Chargers would go on a 23-10 run to close out the period and take a 49-37 lead into the halftime break, and Hammon would proceed to score 16 of her points in the second half to send UAH to the victory.
 
Christian Brothers turned in a strong shooting performance in the contest, hitting 50 percent of its attempts as the team was led by Breanna Ridgell as she scored 30 and grabbed 11 rebounds, but a 32-22 differential in points off turnovers helped UAH overcome the CBU showing from the floor.
 
Hammon also had a double-double as she grabbed 12 rebounds to go along with her career-best night in scoring, and she was joined in double figures in scoring by the nation's sixth-best scorer Jordan Smith who poured in 20 on the night.
 
For the contest, UAH shot just 38.1 percent, and the rebounding battle was uncharacteristically tight for the Lady Chargers as they held just a 47-45 edge on the glass.
 
UAH returns to conference action on Saturday when No. 11 Delta State visits for a 3 p.m. contest.