Arkansas State women’s basketball falls at ULM in SBC opener

Arkansas State’s ladies’s basketball crew couldn’t overcome a double-digit halftime deficit in its Solar Belt Convention opener, dropping an 81-66 determination at ULM Thursday inside Fant-Ewing Coliseum.

A-State (5-7, 0-1 SBC) trailed by a dozen on the half and pulled inside 5 within the second half, however the Warhawks (5-7, 1-0) hit clutch free throws down the stretch to increase the lead and declare the win in each groups’ league opener.

Lauryn Pendleton recorded her second double-double of the 12 months – the third of her profession – with a game-high 22 factors and 11 rebounds as one in every of three Purple Wolves in double figures. Keya Patton added 14 factors, 5 boards and three assists, whereas Anna Griffin notched 13 factors and eight rebounds.

The Purple Wolves shot 36.8 p.c on 25 of 68 from the sphere, whereas the Warhawks shot 42.2 p.c on 27 of 64 and transformed 24 of 29 from the free-throw line for an 82.8-percent clip. ULM out-rebounded the Scarlet and Black 47-38.

Olivia Knight led 5 Warhawks in double-figures with 17 factors and 7 rebounds, with Aasia Sam scoring 15 factors. Bre Sutton added 13 factors with 9 rebounds and a game-high eight assists. Kierra Brimzy and Katlyn Manuel rounded out ULM’s double-digit scorers with 12 factors and 10 factors, respectively.

Arkansas State surged out to an early six-point lead, however ULM closed the primary quarter on a 23-5 run en path to holding a 29-17 lead after the primary 10 minutes.

The Purple Wolves pulled inside seven within the second quarter on an inside jumper by Griffin earlier than the hosts expanded their lead out to 13 on a basket by Sutton. ULM led 47-35 at intermission.

A-State scored 11 of the primary 15 factors of the second half to drag inside 5 on quick break layup by Jade Upshaw on the 5:04 mark. ULM restricted the Purple Wolves to only one discipline objective the remainder of the interval and led 61-49 after three following a buzzer-beating jumper by Sam.

Knight opened the fourth quarter with a jumper to push ULM’s lead out to 14 earlier than A-State clawed again to inside 9 on a rating by Pendleton. The Warhawks closed by making eight of their final 10 on the charity stripe to shut out the competition.

NEXT UP

The Purple Wolves conclude their highway journey to open convention play Saturday at Georgia Southern. Tip-off in opposition to the Eagles inside Hanner Fieldhouse is about for 1 p.m. CT on ESPN+. The radio broadcast might be heard stay through the EAB Purple Wolves Sports activities Community station 95.3 and 96.9 The Ticket Radio Community.

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