MOBILE, Ala. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's basketball team cruised to a 75-53 victory at Spring Hill in a non-conference matchup on Monday evening. The Chargers improve to 4-3, while SHC slips to 4-5.
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Turning Point
-The Chargers turned a one-point deficit at the end of the first quarter into a 12-point advantage at the halftime break after outscoring the hosts 19-6 in the second stanza to take firm control of the contest.
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Inside the Box Score
-Three different Chargers scored in double figures led by
Aryn Sanders and
Holly Harris who both scored 17, while
Baylee Johnson added 16.
-Harris was especially strong from long-range as she knocked down four 3-pointers, and Sanders finished the game just two rebounds shy of a double-double as she snagged eight boards in the contest.
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Emiline Payne led the guests with five of the team's 18 assists.
-UAH connected on 46.6 percent of its shots in the game while holding the Badgers to a 37.9 percent shooting mark, and the Chargers also won the battle on the glass by holding a 40-32 margin in rebounds.
-The Chargers turned the ball over just 10 times in the game including giving it away only four times in the contest's opening 20 minutes.
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Inside the Flow
-After the teams traded baskets in the game's opening moments, the hosts would eventually lay claim to an eight-point advantage twice in the opening quarter, including leading 15-7 with 3:58 left in the period, but the Chargers would outscore SHC 9-2 thanks in part to a pair of treys from Harris to go into the second down just one at 17-16.
-UAH would go up by one after a
Katie Speegle shot fell at the 8:07 mark to make it 20-19, and the guests then scored 15 of the next 19 points to take a 35-23 lead at the half.
-The Chargers then had their best offensive output of the game in the third, scoring 24 points to go up by that same amount at 59-35 heading into the final stanza, and though the home team would narrow the gap to 13 in the fourth, UAH held Spring Hill off the scoreboard in the final five minutes to create the 75-53 final.
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Noteworthy
-Harris has scored in double figures in three of the team's last four games, and the four made 3-pointers mark a season-best mark for the freshman.
-Sanders now has scored in double digits in four of her five outings on the season, and she is leading the Chargers with a 16.4 points per game scoring average.
-Payne's five assists are a career-high for the sophomore, and she leads the Chargers with 19 on the year.
-The 18 assists are the most registered by the Chargers this season, and the turnovers match the season-low recorded in the team's contest at Auburn Montgomery.Â
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Next Time Out
-UAH will be back in action on Wednesday when the squad welcomes Anderson to Kelly Court at Spragins Hall. Tip-off is slated for 5:30 p.m.
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