UAPB Women Hoops Fall To Alabama A&M On The Road 67-58

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HUNTSVILLE, AL – The UAPB women’s basketball team got a 24-point showing from the bench, but fell 67-58 to the Alabama A&M Bulldogs on the road Monday.

The Lady Lions (2-9, 0-1) had three players score in double figures, led by Maori Davenport, who had 17 points, seven rebounds and two blocks. Coriah Beck added 13 points, eight rebounds and two steals and Maya Peat helped out with 10 points, six rebounds and two steals from the bench.

Led by Beck’s five offensive rebounds, UAPB did a great job crashing the offensive glass, pulling down 22 boards that resulted in 29 second chance points.

The UAPB defense was effective at taking away the basketball in Monday’s game, forcing 22 Alabama A&M turnovers. Those takeaways turned into 22 points on the offensive end of the floor. Peat’s two steals led the way individually for the Lady Lions.

How It Happened

After falling behind 2-0, UAPB went on a 7-0 run with 9:00 left in the first quarter, culminating in a three from Beck, to take a 7-2 lead. The Lady Lions then lost some of that lead, but still entered the quarter break with a 16-14 advantage. UAPB did most of its first quarter damage in the paint, scoring 12 of its 16 points close to the basket.

The Lady Lions could not maintain their lead in the second quarter and entered halftime trailing 36-27.

Alabama A&M continued to increase its lead after halftime, building a 48-33 advantage before UAPB went on a 7-0 run, punctuated by a basket from Beck, to trim its deficit to 48-40 with 2:30 to go in the third. The Lady Lions were unable to cut further into the deficit, but did not cede ground to Alabama A&M either and entered the fourth quarter trailing 50-42. UAPB played well near the basket, scoring 10 of its 15 points in the paint.

Alabama A&M kept widening its lead in the fourth, constructing a 56-44 advantage before UAPB went on a 6-0 run, finished off by Kourtney Rittenberry’s layup, to shrink the deficit to 56-50 with 4:19 to go in the contest. Alabama A&M responded and outscored the Lady Lions the rest of the way, ending the game with a final score of 67-58. UAPB took advantage of its opportunities in the post, scoring 12 of its 16 points in the paint.

Game Notes

» The UAPB bench came alive by scoring 24 points to its scoring output.
» UAPB lost despite a 40-30 rebounding advantage.
» The UAPB defense forced 22 turnovers.
» UAPB cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 22 offensive boards in the game.
» Maori Davenport led the Lady Lions with 17 points.
» UAPB got a team-high eight rebounds from Coriah Beck.