HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's basketball team dropped a heartbreaker on Saturday, falling on a last-second shot that produced a 59-58 win for visiting Shorter at Kelly Court at Spragins Hall. The Chargers slip to 10-13 (7-10 GSC), while Shorter improves to 10-13 (6-11 GSC).
 
After Chandler Elder made a free throw that put the Chargers up 58-57 with seven seconds left in the contest, Ieshia Alexander drove the lane and was true on her layup attempt with 0.3 seconds on the clock to seal the game for the Hawks.
 
The contest was tight throughout, featuring a total of 13 ties and 15 lead changes.
 
Three players scored in double figures for the Chargers, led by Dina Saunders who scored 18, while sister Josi Saunders poured in 15. Elder rounded out the double-digit scorers as she tallied 11 on the afternoon.
 
Shaundricka Mann led Shorter with 15 points.
 
The biggest lead for either team in the game came at the 5:31 mark of the first half when a Mann layup produced a 28-19 advantage for the Hawks, but the Chargers held the guests without a field goal in the remainder of the period, going on a 9-0 run to tie the contest at 28-28 before Mann hit a free throw just prior to the expiration of the half to make it 29-28 in favor of the Hawks at the break.
 
UAH would go in front in the second half and led 50-45 with 7:20 left in the game, but Shorter outscored UAH 14-8 through the rest of the contest to earn the victory.
 
The final five minutes of the game alone had four ties and five lead changes.
 
For the game, UAH connected on 41.5 percent of its shots while limiting Shorter to a 39.6 percent success rate from the field. The Hawks won the rebounding battle by a 33-30 margin.
 
UAH will now look to snap its three-game slide when it travels to Delta State on Thursday. Tip-off in Cleveland, Mississippi, is slated for 5:30 p.m.