LIVINGSTON, Ala. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's basketball team dropped a road contest on Thursday, falling 68-55 to host West Alabama. The Chargers slip to 7-8 (4-5 Gulf South Conference), while UWA improves to 8-6 (3-5 GSC).
 
Turning Point
-West Alabama scored 10 of the game's 11 points in a 6:30 stretch to open the fourth quarter, turning a two-point lead into an 11-point margin that would prove to be too much for UAH to overcome.
 
Inside the Box Score
-Aryn Sanders ended the game as the lone Charger in double figures as she scored 20 to go along with seven rebounds and three steals.
-Alexis Woods turned in another strong shooting performance, going 4-for-5 from the floor to score eight.
-The Chargers were led on the glass by Katie Speegle who had eight boards to go with two assists.
-For the contest, the Tigers outshot UAH by a 43.3 percent to 31.7 percent clip.
-UWA also won the rebounding battle by a 47-37 margin, and with 15 boards on the offensive end, the Tigers built up a key 16-4 margin in second chance points.
 
Inside the Flow
-West Alabama grabbed an early 10-4 lead at the 7:32 mark of the opening quarter, but a 9-2 push for the Chargers capped off by a Sloan Mann 3-pointer gave UAH its first lead of the night at 13-12 with 4:28 remaining in the period.
-The lead then exchanged hands five times the rest of the quarter with UWA taking a 20-19 margin into the second.
-The first four minutes of the second saw UAH go on an 11-3 run with a Sander trey making it a 30-23 cushion for the Chargers, and after outscoring UWA 17-10 in the period, the guests took a 36-30 lead into the break at the half.
-UAH's advantage would once again reach seven two minutes into the third after a pair of Speegle free throws made it 40-33, but the Tigers then closed the period on a 15-6 run to go up 48-46 heading into the final frame.
-The hosts then scored 20 in the fourth while holding UAH to just nine to secure the victory.
 
Noteworthy
-This is the fourth time this season that Sanders has scored at least 20 points, and it marks the 10th time that UAH's leading scorer has reached double figures.
-This is the eighth time this year that Sanders – who leads the GSC in steals per game – has recorded at least three steals in a contest.
-Woods is now shooting 52.0 percent on the season.
 
Next Time Out
-The Chargers will have the weekend off before returning home to Kelly Court at Spragins Hall to take on Delta State on Thursday, Jan. 23. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.