PHOTOS
HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's basketball team fell on Saturday to West Alabama, dropping a 77-65 decision at Kelly Court at Spragins Hall. The Chargers slip to 1-7 (0-3 Gulf South Conference), while UWA improves to 4-5 (1-2 GSC).
 
Turning Point
-West Alabama went on a 9-2 run late in the fourth quarter to turn what was just a five-point advantage in a 12-point lead at 69-57 with just 1:35 left in the game.
 
Inside the Box Score
­-Katie Speegle led a group of four Chargers who scored in double figures as she had seven successful attempts and scored 15, and she also added six rebounds and three blocks.
-Joining her in double figures was Baylee Johnson who scored 14 and grabbed a team-best eight rebounds, while Chandler Elder and Loren Foster both scored 10.
-The Chargers finished the day shooting 34.3 percent, while West Alabama connected on 41.5 percent of its attempts.
-The Tigers also won the battle on the glass as they grabbed 48 to UAH's 40.
-UAH turned the ball over just three times in the contest.
 
Inside the Flow
-West Alabama scored the game's first four points, but UAH would use a 9-0 run to erase that deficit on the way to eventually leading by as many as six in the quarter before ending the period with a 15-11 advantage.
-UWA then started the second quarter strong, scoring eight of the period's first 10 points to go back in front, and the Tigers would push the lead out to six on three separate occasions before UAH cut the deficit to 35-31 at the half.
-The strong play for the Tigers continued with an 8-0 run in the third quarter that allowed them to go in front 43-32 by the 6:51 mark, and though UAH would narrow the gap to just four on a Speegle triple late in the quarter, UWA hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to take a 56-48 advantage into the fourth.
-The Chargers were able to pull within five at 60-55 after an Elder layup with 4:02 left in the game, but the 9-2 run over the next 2:27 pushed UWA's lead back out to double figures and eventually to as many as 14 in the game's waning moments.
 
Noteworthy
-The three turnovers for UAH marks just the seventh time in the past four seasons that the Chargers have held their turnovers in the single digits.
-Speegle has now scored in double figures in consecutive games, and her scoring average is now 7.6 points per game.
-The eight rebounds are a season-best for Johnson, and her performance marks the first time this season she's led the team on the glass.
 
­Next Time Out
-UAH will now be off for the Christmas break and will return to action on the road on New Year's Eve when the team travels to Pensacola to take on West Florida. Tip-off is slated for noon.