DENTON, Texas – Senior transfer Marie Benson scored her 1,000th career point as the UTA women's basketball team led wire-to-wire and earned its first road win of the season on Friday night, defeating UNT 68-49, inside The Super Pit.

With the win, UTA improves to 2-0 overall, while North Texas falls to 1-2 on the season.

Benson finished with a game-high 17 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the field. She also added 12 boards to register her 28th career double-double. Claire Chastain added 12 points, six rebounds and 4 steals, while Bre Wickware chipped in with 10 points, 4 rebounds and four assists. Misty Dossey nearly recorded a double-double with 9 points and 9 rebounds, while Camryn Hawkins finished with 8 points.

UTA finished the evening shooting 40.3 percent from the floor (27-of-67), while holding North Texas to just 25.4 percent from the field (15-of-39).

The Lady Mavs started the game on a 12-4 run and never looked back, as they increased their lead to as many as 28 points, before cruising to the 68-49 win.

The Lady Mavs will now be back in action on Monday, Nov. 18, when they head to Louisiana. to battle Grambling. Tip-off for the matchup is 7:00 p.m.

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UTA STAT LEADERS AT UNT
Points: Marie Benson (17)
Rebounds: Marie Benson (12)
Assists: Terryn Milton, Claire Chastain (4)
Steals: Aysia Evans (3)
Blocks – 4 Players (1)