PENSACOLA, Fla. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's basketball team completed an impressive road trip sweep on Tuesday, using a strong defensive effort to defeat host West Florida 48-45. The Chargers improve to 5-4 (3-1 Gulf South Conference), while UWF slips to 3-7 (0-4 GSC).
 
Turning Point
-With UAH clinging to a one-point lead, Selena Pruitt would go to the charity stripe with 17 seconds left and bury two free throws before Holly Harris would strip the ball away from the Argos on the ensuing possession to seal the game for the visitors.
 
Inside the Box Score
-Three Chargers scored in double figures led by Pruitt who scored 12 while also recording four rebounds, two assists, and three steals.
-Harris and Katie Speegle both had 11 to round out the double-figure scorers for UAH.
-On the glass the Chargers were led by Aryn Sanders who had eight.
-For the contest, UWF shot 29.6 percent compared to 28.0 percent for the Chargers, and the Argos also won the battle on the glass by a 50-31 margin.
-UAH forced UWF to turn it over 26 times and converted those miscues into a key 15-7 advantage in points off turnovers.
 
Inside the Flow
- It was a defensive struggle in the game's first quarter, with the Argos opening up a 10-5 lead after the first 10 minutes.
-The Chargers would heat up in the second, especially in the period's closing minutes as the team went 4-for-5 in the final four minutes to outscore West Florida to turn what was at one point a five-point deficit into a 27-18 advantage at the halftime break.
-After UWF scored 10 of the first 11 points of the third quarter to pull into a 28-28 tie at the 7:26 mark, the guests closed the period on a 9-2 run that was punctuated by a Sanders 3-pointer at the buzzer to put UAH ahead 37-30 going into the final period.
-The Chargers would go in front by 10 right out of the gates to start the fourth, but nine straight for UWF made it a 40-39 game at the 6:32 mark of the frame.
-The margin would creep back up to five after a pair of Harris free throws with 1:29 left in the game, and though West Florida closed it to 46-45 with 20 seconds left, the Pruitt free throws and the Harris steal would seal the game for UAH.
 
Noteworthy
-This is the fifth game this season in which Pruitt has reached double figures, and she is one of four Chargers averaging more than 10 points per game with 11.6.
-The 26 turnovers are the most committed by a UAH opponent this year.
-UAH is holding GSC opponents to a scoring average of just 56 points per game through four contests.
 
Next Time Out
-The Chargers will close out the pre-Christmas slate on Friday when the squad returns home to face Union. Tip-off for the special afternoon matinee is slated for 2 p.m. at Kelly Court at Spragins Hall.