HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's basketball team started off the 2020-21 home slate with a 62-60 victory over visiting Union on Friday at Kelly Court at Spragins Hall. UAH improves to 2-1, while UU dips to 2-1.
 
Turning Point
-The Chargers took a four-point advantage with 2:24 remaining in the third quarter on back-to-back three-pointers by Emme Willoughby and Sloan Mann, and the squad would not trail for the remainder of the contest en route to the 62-60 win on Friday.
 
Inside the Box Score
-The Chargers offense was led by Alexis Woods with a team-high 18 points, as she added a roster-best 13 rebounds for a double-double.
-Holly Harris also went into double-digit scoring with 16 points on 6-of-12 shooting, while also posting a team-high five assists and two steals to go along with four rebounds.
-Mann played a team-high 36 minutes in the contest, as she was one of four Chargers to play at least 30 minutes in the game.
-Selena Pruitt grabbed six rebounds to rank second on the squad.
-Alaina Taylor rated second on the roster with four assists in 30 minutes on the floor.
-Adrian Grant and Pruitt each had two steals to tie Harris for the team lead, with UAH posting nine steals as a team.
-The Chargers shot 40.4 percent (23-57) from the floor and a remarkable 45.0 percent (9-20) from beyond the arc.
 
Inside the Flow
- The Chargers and Bulldogs stormed out of the gate in the first quarter, as Union took a 20-16 edge at the first break.
-A defensive-heavy second quarter saw the Chargers slim the deficit by two points, outscoring UU 9-7 in the frame with the Bulldogs taking a 27-25 lead into halftime.
-UAH splashed five three-pointers in the third period to help the squad to outpace the visitors 23-15 in the stanza for a 48-42 lead with 10 minutes to play.
-Union chipped away at the Chargers lead to make it a 58-57 UAH advantage with 2:14 remaining, but the Blue and White would hold on for the 62-60 win thanks to a go-ahead layup by Pruitt with 15 seconds remaining.
 
Noteworthy
-Harris and Woods have each scored in double-digits in three consecutive games to start the season.
-Harris has two or more steals in each of the Chargers three games this season, as she leads the roster this season with 12.
-This was UAH's second-ever win over Union, with both of the program's wins over the Bulldogs coming under head coach Andrea Lemmond.
 
Next Time Out
-The Chargers and Bulldogs are back at it for a 3 p.m. tipoff on Saturday at Kelly Court at Spragins Hall.