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UAH Falls in GSC Tournament Action at Lee

3/5/2019 7:51:00 PM

Box Score CLEVELAND, Tenn. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's basketball team's 2018-19 campaign came to an end on Tuesday night in the opening round of the 2019 Gulf South Conference Women's Basketball Championship presented by VisitSpaceCoast.com, as the sixth-seeded Chargers fell to third-seeded Lee by a final score of 90-64. UAH ends the season at 14-13, while LU rises to 23-6.
 
Turning Point
- Lee took a 21-17 edge over UAH in the first quarter, and the Flames would not relinquish the lead for the rest of the contest on the way to the 90-64 win over the Chargers on Tuesday.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Baylee Johnson led the UAH offense with a game-high 28 points on an 11-for-22 mark from the field including going 3-for-6 from beyond the arc.
- Johnson additionally played a team-high 38 minutes and added two rebounds to the effort.
- Aryn Sanders finished second to Johnson with 13 points in the contest, while posting a team-high eight rebounds and tying for the team lead in steals with two.
- Holly Harris and Morgan Tipton rated tied for third on the roster with eight points apiece.
- Emiline Payne totaled a team-high two assists and two blocks while also picking up one steal.
- Harris tied Sanders with two steals in the loss.
- UAH shots 43.3 percent from the field overall in the game.
 
Inside the Flow
- Both teams started strong offensively, as Lee held a 21-17 edge in the first quarter by outscoring UAH 11-7 in the final 3:30 of the frame.
- Lee pushed its lead to nine points at the half as the Flames turned in a 24-19 advantage in the second for the 45-36 lead through 20 minutes on Tuesday.
- The Flames owned a 66-47 lead entering the fourth quarter after outscoring UAH 12-2 in the last 3:24 of the contest.
- UAH was outpaced 24-17 in the fourth quarter as Lee went on to win the GSC tournament matchup 90-64.
 
Noteworthy
- UAH finishes the season with a winning overall record for the first time since 2015-16.
- Johnson's 28 points tie the senior's career-high, which was previously set on Nov. 11, 2017 against Kentucky State.
- This was UAH's first GSC tournament appearance since 2015-16.
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