HUNTSVILLE | The UAH women's basketball team went down to the wire in a 55-53 victory over visiting Delta State at Kelly Court at Spragins Hall on Friday night in Gulf South Conference action. UAH improves to 4-5 (3-3 GSC), while DSU slides to 4-7 (2-5 GSC).
 
Sophomore Madie Krieger provided the Chargers go-ahead basket with less than a second to play, as part of a three-point play to finish the night with 11 points. Krieger went 5-for-8 from the field in the contest across 27 minutes off the bench to help UAH to the late victory.
 
Fellow sophomore Bellah Machen scored a team-best 12 points, thanks to a 4-for-8 performance on three-pointers. Machen played 33 minutes on the night, which was second-most on Andrea Lemmond's roster.
 
Bellah White pulled down a season-high and team-best 11 rebounds in addition to leading the squad with 34 minutes played and three assists.
 
UAH's defense was strong in the contest, limiting Delta State to 32.2 percent (19-59) from the floor and 2-for-16 on three-pointers.
 
The Chargers have now won back-to-back GSC games for the first time in 2023-24.
 
UAH wraps up the weekend slate on Sunday at 2 p.m. against visiting Mississippi College.