The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's
basketball team fell in a heartbreaker on Saturday afternoon, dropping a 56-55
decision to Shorter on a shot in the final seconds. The Lady Chargers slip to
8-11 (5-4 Gulf South Conference), while Shorter improves to 11-6 (6-3 GSC).
Jasmine
Hammon nailed a pair of free throws with 8.4 seconds remaining to
provide her team with a 55-54 lead, but Shorter's Ieshia Alexander would lay it
in on the other end with just 1.6 seconds on the clock to provide the hosts
with the victory as they prevented UAH from having a clean look on the ensuing
and final possession.
The Lady Hawks controlled play through much of the start of the second stanza,
and Shorter held a nine-point advantage at 46-37 with 8:30 left in the contest.
UAH then ripped off a 14-3 run that included a pair of 3-pointers from Morgan
Duncan and that was punctuated by a Natalie
Kelley layup at the 2:16 mark to produce a 51-49 advantage for the
Lady Chargers – the team's first lead in the game since the 3:54 mark of the
first half.
Duncan finished the night as the game's leading scorer as she hit five of the
team's nine treys en route to totaling 19 points.
Setting up the exciting finish, the lead would exchange hands five times in the
final two minutes.
The first 20 minutes of the contest also featured numerous lead changes – six –
as UAH had an 8-1 run in the middle of the frame that allowed the Lady Chargers
to take their first lead of the game at 14-12 with 11:07 on the clock.
The Lady Hawks would hold a 28-25 advantage at the break.
Joining Duncan in double figures was Hammon who finished with 14 points to go
along with four rebounds. Juanice
Newton led the team on the glass with six rebounds as Shorter
outrebounded the Lady Chargers by a 38-37 margin.
The Lady Hawks – who were led offensively by Kristin Nash's 14 points – shot
36.4 percent for the contest, while UAH shot 34.6 percent.
The Lady Chargers will look to snap their three-game slide on Thursday when
they return to the Peach State to take on West Georgia at 4:30 p.m. CST.
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