COMMERCE, Texas – The UT Arlington women's basketball team picked up their first road win of the season, defeating East Texas A&M 73-71 Monday night inside The Field House.
 
The Lady Mavs posted their first come from behind win on the young year, trailing by as many as 12 in the third quarter and taking their first lead of the second half at the five-and-a-half-minute mark in the fourth quarter thanks to a step back three from Koi Love. 
 
In the final five minutes there were four lead changes and two ties. UTA took the final lead with a little over three minutes to go on an Avery Brittingham second chance layup while drawing a foul. She hit her free throw to put the Lady Mavs up two and secure the victory.
 
Love led all scorers with 24 points on an 8-for-12 night from the field, hitting seven of her nine free throws and drilling the lone three pointer of the game for the Lady Mavs, a crucial triple that gave UTA their first lead since the first quarter. Love also had a game high three steals while adding in four rebounds and an assist.
 
Brittingham was the second leading scorer, finishing with a season high 18 points while hitting a career high 10 free throws. She grabbed a game high 17 rebounds which is also the most she's had donning a Lady Mavs jersey, falling three short of tying her career high. She fell three assists short of her second triple double of the season, finishing with a game high seven. Brittingham also added two blocks and a steal to her stat line.
 
Starters Zoe Nelson and Nya Threatt both finished with nine points apiece. Nelson fell one point shy of her first double double of the year, grabbing a season high 11 rebounds to go along with one steal. Threatt grabbed a season high four boards and had two steals on the night. Aspen Thornton chipped in with seven points and four assists.
 
As a team, the Lady Mavs outrebounded the Lions 48 to 41. Both teams shot 37-percent from the floor on the night.
 
NEXT UP
The Lady Mavs continue their five-game road swing with game four on Sunday, Nov. 24, when they travel to Indiana for the first time in program history to take on head coach Shereka Wright's alma mater, Purdue, from inside the Mackey arena for a noon CT tipoff.
   
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