Jan. 26, 2008
Box Score
ARLINGTON, Texas - Sophomore Meghan Nelson led the Mavericks with 14-points off the bench as UT Arlington won, 54-41, over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Texas Hall on Saturday.
"I really didn't want us to lose two in row," said Nelson. "I knew I was going to need to come off the bench with energy and be ready to contribute, and that is just what I did."
Senior Tiffeny Riles added 12 points as the Mavs improve to 10-7 on the season and 5-1 in Southland Conference action. Elisa Beagle led the Islander's with nine points and 15 rebounds as they fall to 6-12 overall and 3-2 in league play.
The Mavericks used a 17-0 run late in the game to secure the win, after the Islanders had taken a brief five-point lead midway through the second half. Eight of Nelson's ten second half points came during the Mavs go ahead run.
"Our transition offense and pressure defense really came together for us in the final minutes of the game," said Mavericks head coach Samantha Morrow.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi jumped out to a 9-2 lead early in the game, but a put back from junior Erin Dixon brought UTA even at 12-all with 11:16 left in the half. For the remainder of the first half the Mavericks and Islanders matched each other point-for-point with UTA taking the two-point advantage (24-22) into the locker room.
UT Arlington will be back in action at Texas Hall on Thursday against Sam Houston State at 7 p.m.
