Feb. 22, 2014

Final Stats

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - UT Arlington women's basketball could not hold on to an 11-point lead in Saturday evening's 69-60 loss to UALR at Jack Stephens Center.

The Mavericks dropped to 3-22 overall and 2-12 in Sun Belt action.

Senior guard Laila Suleiman scored in double figures after a two-game single-digit scoring stint. Suleiman led the team with 18 points.

"This was a really tough loss for us today because I thought we were in control in the first half," UT Arlington coach Krista Gerlich said. "I liked the pace we were playing at, we were moving the ball well and we were following our game plan."

Suleiman was hot early shooting 3-for-3 from beyond the arc, leading UTA to an early 11-5 lead at the first media timeout. The Mavericks had their largest lead of the game after a pair of free-throws from Chauntandra Williams, 27-16.

UT Arlington finished the half shooting 52.4 percent from the floor, 71.4 percent from beyond the arc and a perfect 10-for-10 from the foul line to lead 37-30.

UALR started the second half with back-to-back buckets, closing the gap 37-34. The Trojans took their first lead since the opening basket after a three-point play. UALR kept the momentum going during a 15-2 run that was too much for the Mavericks to overcome.

The Trojan's Taylor Gault lead both teams with 29 points.

UT Arlington returns to College Park Center to face Georgia State Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. to being its last homestand of the season.