ARLINGTON – Arkansas State used a 10-0 scoring run late in the fourth quarter to come-from-behind and stun the UT Arlington women's basketball team on its Senior Day, defeating the Lady Mavs 82-75 on Saturday afternoon inside the College Park Center.
Despite the loss, the Lady Mavs maintained the No. 2 seed at the upcoming Sun Belt Conference Tournament in Pensacola, Florida.
Starr Jacobs scored 25 points to go with 12 rebounds, four steals, and two blocks, while
Terryn Milton added 16 points, 11 assists, seven rebounds, and three steals.
Claire Chastain scored 16 points with nine rebounds and three blocks, while
De'Sha Benjamin scored 11 points off the bench.
Shyia Smith scored four points with six rebounds, while
Katie Ferrell scored three points with three rebounds.
A pair of A-State players were unreal on this afternoon as Jireh Washington scored 26 points with eight boards, five assists, and three steals, while Lauryn Pendleton added 23 points on five made 3-pointers. Jade Upshaw scored 16 points off the bench for the Red Wolves.
Prior to the contest, UTA honored six seniors in Chastain, Milton, Smith, Ferrell,
Emma Halverson, and
Camryn Hawkins.
From there, it was a ton of firepower on the offensive ends throughout the afternoon.
Arkansas State was the team on fire in the first quarter as they knocked down 10 field goals in the opening period to go with four 3-pointers to open up a lead as big as 10 in the early going. Both Jacobs and Milton got started early and often, scoring 14 of the 17 points in the first, but the Red Wolves held a 26-17 lead after one.
UTA settled in for the second quarter and stifled the Red Wolves, holding them to eight points and 23 percent shooting from the field throughout the quarter. On the other end, UTA began to heat up as Milton and Smith combined to score the first eight points to cut the deficit to one at 26-25. A-State held on to their first half lead as UTA stayed within striking range. A-State maintained its lead and took a 34-33 lead into the break.
After the Red Wolves scored the opening basket, UTA went on a 7-0 run behind five points from Chastain to retake the lead at 40-36. A-State battled back to move back ahead by one, but Jacobs scored the next four points followed by a 3-pointer from Ferrell to lead it 47-42. UTA maintained a 50-44 lead late in the third, but some minor contact and jawing between Ferrell and Trinitee Jackson caused a major uproar according to the officials. The officials' controversy ejected both players with a pair of double technicals.
UTA pushed its lead to eight at 52-44, but A-State put together a 9-2 run to close the quarter to make it a 54-53 game going to the fourth.
The Lady Mavs maintained the lead through the quarter, building the lead back to six thanks to a Milton 3-pointer. However, the persistent A-State kept pushing and got a huge 10-0 run to turn their 70-64 deficit into a 74-70 lead with two minutes to play.
UTA could never recover, only getting it as close as two as A-State used free throws down the stretch to earn the road victory.
BOX SCORE NUGGETS
- UTA got to the free throw line 10 times in the first half, but only 16 times the rest of the way, including five in the fourth quarter.
- On the other end, A-State got to the line 19 times, including 12 in the fourth quarter.
- UTA was 2 of 8 down the stretch after taking a 70-64 lead with 4:56 to play.
- The Lady Mavs outrebounded A-State, 44-35, including 16 offensive boards. Jacobs had eight offensive rebounds of her own.
- Milton was a perfect 3 of 3 from beyond the arc, the best from a shooter from deep this season.
- UTA was dominant in the paint, holding a 46-32 advantage.
- Arkansas State scored 29 points in the fourth quarter, a season-high for an opponent.
NOTABLES
- Both Starr Jacobs and Terryn Milton had double-doubles, the second time they've done that together this season (App State, Feb. 6).
- It is Milton's third double-double this season.
- Claire Chastain had a season-high 16 points.
- The A-State win snaps a nine-game losing streak to the Lady Mavs.
- It is also the Red Wolves first win in the CPC since the 2015-16 season.
- Milton is now seven assists away from becoming the fourth player to reach 400 career assists.
- Jacobs finishes the regular season with 20.3 points per game, the first player to average over 20 points per game in a season.
- Jacobs also notched her 14th 20+ point game of the season.
QUOTABLES
"So proud of these seniors and the marks they've left on this program and what they've done for me. Give full credit to Arkansas State. Tough ball game. Any team that can knock down shots like that and stay in rhythm is tough. I still know what type of team I have and I know what type of team I want to have in Pensacola." -
Shereka Wright
"it's tough (managing emotions). You can tell everyone is there to celebrate us. It was definitely really challenging to switch from the emotional side to playing a game." - Claire Chastain
"It's been a great four years. Lot of emotions today. We know when the ball is tipped off though, it's go time." -
Terryn Milton
Gallery: (2-26-2022) Women's Basketball vs. Arkansas State
NEXT UP
UTA will take on the winner of No. 7 Georgia Southern and No. 10 Georgia State at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 4th inside the Pensacola Convention Center.
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