HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's basketball team cruised to a 78-46 nonconference victory over visiting Oakland City on Saturday afternoon at Kelly Court at Spragins Hall to finalize the squad's schedule for the 2017 calendar year. UAH rises to 8-3, while OCU dips to 4-7.
 
Inside the Box Score
- The Chargers offense boasted three players in double-digit scoring, headlined by sophomore Aryn Sanders with a game-high 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the floor. Sanders additionally registered seven rebounds, two assists and two steals.
- Fellow sophomore Katie Speegle followed Sanders in scoring for the Chargers with 15 points while notching three rebounds and tying Sanders with a team-high two steals. Speegle shot 6-for-7 from the floor and was 2-for-2 on 3-pointers.
-  Baylee Johnson rounded out UAH's double-digit scorers with 12 points and just missed out on a double-double as she finished second on the roster with nine total rebounds.
- Senior Chandler Elder led the roster with 12 rebounds and five assists while chipping in six points on offense.
- Defensively, freshman Emme Willoughby had a team-best three blocks.
- UAH shot 44.4 percent (28-63) from the floor while holding OCU to a 28.8 percent (19-66) on field goal attempts.
- The Chargers outrebounded the Lady Oaks 58-28.
 
Noteworthy
- Sanders has registered a career-high in scoring now in back-to-back games as her previous career-best of 16 was set against Shorter on Dec. 18.
- The Chargers 32-point win is the largest margin of victory this season and the biggest win margin since the 103-55 win over Lane on Nov. 23, 2015.
 
Inside the Flow
- Despite the Chargers opening the initial three minutes of the contest on an 8-4 run, Oakland City would lead 15-11 after the first quarter.
- The UAH offense kicked into gear in the second quarter as the squad outscored the visiting Lady Oaks 23-6 in the entirety of the frame to lead 34-21 after one half of play, highlighted by 10 points by Speegle in the second period.
- The Chargers carried a high-octane attack into the second half as they outscored Oakland City 24-15 in the third quarter to push the lead past 20 points at 58-36 heading into the fourth.
- UAH capped off the victory in the fourth quarter by outscoring the visitors 18-10 to bring the game to its 78-46 final.
 
Next Time Out
- The Chargers head out on the road to the Magnolia State next week with Gulf South Conference matchups at Delta State on Tuesday and Mississippi College on Thursday.