FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The UT Arlington women's basketball team fought hard but fell on the road to Arkansas by a final score of 93-65.
Koi Love led the charge with her first double double in a Lady Mavs uniform, finishing with 16 points and 10 rebounds. She also added five assists, two blocks and two steals in a team high 31 minutes of action.
Avery Brittingham was the only other Lady Mav in double figures with 16 points on 7-of-13 from the floor. Brittingham also chipped in with six rebounds, two blocks and two steals in 22 minutes of play.
Zoe Nelson finished with nine points on 4-for-7 shooting from the field while grabbing a rebound and dishing out one assist in 22 minutes.
Miraya Perkins finished with eight points, six rebounds, two assists and a steal in 18 minutes off the bench.
Taliyah Clark rounded out the top scorers for the Lady Mavs, finishing with seven points and grabbing a rebound in 19 minutes of action.
UTA came out hot in the first quarter, winning the opening tip and recording the first two buckets of the game. There would be four lead changes and two ties for the remainder of the quarter, with the Lady Mavs going into the second up three, 21-18.
In the second quarter, the Lady Mavs went on a cold streak that only saw them record nine points, their lowest scoring point total in a quarter for the game. Meanwhile, Arkansas got red hot in the second, putting up 36 points in the second quarter. The Lady Mavs entered the locker room for halftime down 54-30.
The Lady Mavs came out the half and much like in the first quarter, hit the first three shots to start the third. UTA matched their best scoring output in a quarter for the game with 21 points yet headed into the fourth quarter still trailing the Razorbacks 75-51.
UTA managed to end the game on a 9-3 run while holding the Razorbacks scoreless for the last 2:23 of the game.
NEXT UP
The Lady Mavs continue their five game road swing with their third stop at Texas A&M – Commerce. Tipoff is slated for 6:30 p.m. from inside The Field House in Commerce, Texas.
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