HUNSVILLE | The UAH women's basketball team cruised to a 80-55 Military Appreciation Day victory over visiting West Alabama on Saturday afternoon at Kelly Court at Spragins Hall in Gulf South Conference action. UAH improves to 14-3 (9-2 GSC), while UWA slides to 2-13 (2-9 GSC).
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UAH now boasts an 11-0 home record this season with Saturday's win, which is the first time the Chargers have accrued 11 home wins or more since 2019-20.
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Lili Wilken led the way for the Chargers in Saturday's victory with a team-high 17 points to go along with six rebounds, three assists and three steals across 33 minutes on the floor.
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Two more UAH players joined Wilken in double-digit scoring, including
Bella White at 14 points and
Millie Brown at 12 points. Brown sank a team-high four three-pointers, while White led the Chargers with four assists.
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The Chargers outrebounded the Tigers 41-27 in the GSC matchup, as
Haley Nichols guided the Chargers on the boards with eight rebounds. Nine different Chargers had at least two rebounds in the win.
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UAH shot 53.7 percent (29-54) from the field and 50.0 percent (8-16) on three-pointers, while holding the edge over UWA in points in the paint (40-24), points off turnovers (20-14) and bench points (27-16).
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The Chargers hit the road for two games next week, beginning on Thursday at Valdosta State at 5 p.m. CT.