MONROE, La. – Jasmine Shaw led a trio of Warhawks in double figures, but it was not enough as ULM fell to visiting Arkansas State, 80-68, Wednesday night inside Fant-Ewing Coliseum.
Midway through the second half Arkansas State (13-7, 7-1) pushed its lead to 18 (60-42) before ULM (7-13, 3-5) began to climb back into the game.
The Warhawks closed to within 12 points (68-56), but the squad was unable to get any closer as the Red Wolves eventually regained momentum and pushed its lead to a game-high 20 points down the stretch.
Both teams shot above 50 percent for the game as the Warhawks finished at 50.9% (29-57), while the Red Wolves shot 51.6% (32-62). Arkansas State outscored ULM in the paint (44-42) and held a 32-23 advantage in points off of turnovers. ULM's bench outscored Arkansas State's, 23-22.
Shaw led ULM with a game-high 17 points, while Alexar Tugler added 12 and Ashleigh Simmons tallied 10.
Hanna Qedan and Jane Morrill led Arkansas State with 15 points a piece.
Sharnice Brooks got the Warhawks on the board first with a jumper from the right side with 19:22 on the clock. The Red Wolves responded with a 10-0 spurt, including a pair of triples, to take a 10-2 lead with 17:10 to play in the first half.
The Warhawks answered with a run of their own as they used an 11-0 run to take a 13-10 lead just four minutes later. Five different Warhawks scored during the run that gave them a three-point advantage.
The two teams continued to battle and ULM held a 25-24 lead with 6:36 to play in the first half, but Arkansas State used a 10-0 run to take a 34-25 lead with 4:22 showing on the clock.
The Red Wolves were able to extend their lead to 13 points as they scored the final seven points of the opening half.
ULM will return to action Saturday when it battles in-state rival UL-Lafayette with tip-off slated for 5 p.m.
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