BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's basketball team wrapped up its exhibition slate and the 2018 calendar year on Sunday, dropping an 83-58 decision at UAB. The game counted as a regular season contest for the Blazers who move to 12-1 on the season.
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Inside the Box Score
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Aryn Sanders and
Baylee Johnson scored 15 for the Chargers to lead UAH, and they were joined in double figures by
Katie Speegle who chipped in with 11.
-Helping UAH outrebound the Division I opponent by a 40-38 margin, the Chargers featured four players – Sanders, Johnson, Speegle, and
Morgan Tipton – who all grabbed a team-best seven rebounds.
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Emiline Payne handed out a team-high three assists for the Chargers.
-The Chargers led for more than seven minutes in the first quarter, and UAH matched UAB in points in the second frame in which both teams scored 18.
-For the contest, UAH shot 36.8 percent, while the Blazers connected on 47.8 percent of its attempts.
-The 40 rebounds registered by the Chargers mark the highest against UAB since the second game of the season for the Blazers, and UAB's streak of outrebounding the opponent ended at five games.
-A key difference in the game was UAB's 21-5 edge in points off turnovers.
-Second-chance points were even at 9-9.
-UAH earned 15 shots at the free throw line compared to 10 for the hosts.
-UAB was led by Rachael Childress who scored 14.
-UAB's lone loss on the season came in overtime to perennial power Tennessee.
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Next Time Out
-UAH will return to action next weekend when the squad starts a two-game road swing at Union in Jackson, Tennessee. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. on Saturday.
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