LIVINGSTON, Ala. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's basketball team picked up a win on the road on Thursday night, traveling to West Alabama where the Chargers would win 78-70. UAH improves to 5-17 (4-13 Gulf South Conference), while UWA drops to 6-17 (3-13 GSC).
 
Turning Point
-After the hosts had narrowed the gap to just two at 64-62 with 3:56 left in the ballgame, UAH ripped off a 12-3 run to go in front by its largest lead of the night at 76-65 with just 20 seconds left to seal the contest that the Chargers ultimately led for nearly 36 of the 40 minutes.
 
Inside the Box Score
-Four different players scored in double figures for the Chargers led by freshman Katie Speegle who came off the bench to score 17 on the strength of a 7-for-8 shooting night, and she also grabbed a team-best six rebounds.
-Loren Foster nailed four 3-pointers in the contest to score 17, while Baylee Johnson added 14 and Chandler Elder chipped in with 11.
-UAH shot a strong 61.7 percent overall on the night and was 8-for-16 from 3-point land, while UWA connected on 42.9 percent of its attempts.
-The Chargers dished out 19 assists on 29 made shots, and Elder led the team with five helpers while also turning the ball over just once.
-UWA was led by Ariel Wilson who scored 21.
 
Inside the Flow
-West Alabama start the game with a 4-0 lead, but a 7-2 run punctuated by a pair of 3-pointers from Foster would put the guests up 7-6 at the 7:16 mark of the quarter.
-The lead would then exchange hands twice before the Chargers built up as much as a five-point lead in the period, but UWA scored six straight points in the final 3:52 to take a 17-16 lead into the second.
-UAH, however, would score the first six points of the second frame to go up 22-17 by the 8:08 mark, and the guests would grow their advantage to as many as eight before taking a 39-33 lead into the halftime break.
-The Tigers would be able to narrow their deficit to just three just under three minutes into the third quarter, but UAH's advantage would grow into double figures at 57-47 with West Alabama scoring just before the end of the quarter to make it a 57-49 lead for the Chargers.
-A 12-7 run for UWA allowed the team to narrow the gap to the 64-62 score at the 3:56 mark before the Chargers closed the game on the strong note to secure the victory.
 
Noteworthy
-Speegle's 17-point performance represents a season-high for the freshman, and it is the first time she has scored in double figures since logging 13 points against Christian Brothers in Huntsville on Jan. 9.
-The five assists for Elder match her second-best total of the season as she also logged five against Trevecca Nazarene on Nov. 29 and against Mississippi College on Jan. 28.
 
Next Time Out
-UAH will remain on the road when it returns to action on Saturday, traveling to West Georgia for a 1 p.m. CST contest. UWG was a 63-59 winner earlier this year when the teams met in Huntsville on Dec. 15.