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HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's basketball squad dropped an overtime decision by a score of 53-50 to Gulf South Conference opponent Christian Brothers on Thursday evening at Kelly Court at Spragins Hall. UAH falls to 11-5 (8-12 GSC), while CBU improves to 8-18 (6-14 GSC).
 
Juanice Newton had one of the strongest games of her senior campaign with a game-high 12 rebounds to go along with a team-best two blocks and two steals. Newton also contributed eight points on offense for UAH.
 
The opening minutes of the first half were a battle offensively for both squads, as the game was tied 2-2 with 16:47 left in the period. However, Christian Brothers' offense gained momentum and carried a nine-point lead at the midway point, which was stretched to 10 points as the game went into halftime.
 
Newton paced the offense in the first half collecting all of her eight points in 16 minutes on the floor in the opening period. Josi Saunders contributed six points to the effort, while playing the full 20 minutes.
 
The Chargers were revitalized after the break and were able to cut the Bucs lead to one with 11 to go in the half, before taking a one-point advantage of their own on the tail end of a 9-0 run. The rest of the second half would remain a back and forth affair, and a late jumper by Alysse Bishop sent UAH to overtime for the second time this season.
 
Christian Brothers, however, was able to pull away in the overtime period after holding UAH to just five points in the five-minute period and take the GSC matchup with the 53-50 final.
 
UAH will wrap up the 2014-15 regular season home schedule on Saturday when the Blue and White welcomes Union for a conference matchup. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. at Spragins Hall.