JONESBORO, Ark. – The ULM women's basketball program ran into a hot shooting Arkansas State squad on Thursday, as the first-place team in the Sun Belt Conference standings took a 107-57 result at the Convocation Center.
Despite the outcome, ULM (11-18, 7-10 SBC) clinched a spot in the SBC Championships as South Alabama (5-12 SBC) dropped a 64-60 tilt to Texas State (11-6 SBC).
Ashleigh Simmons led the Warhawks offensively with 12 points.
Tyler Holley grabbed a team-high six rebounds and
Jasmine Shaw dished out four assists.
Christina Gray and
Jade Wharton registered nine points apiece, as 10 different ULM student-athletes scored in the contest.
ASU (19-10, 13-4 SBC) was paced by Aundrea Gamble's 30 points, seven assists and five rebounds. Jane Morrill recorded 19 points, Jalen O'Bannon 12 points and Hanna Qedan 11 points.
The Red Wolves shot 55.7 percent from the field, including a 60.0 mark in the first half. They converted on 7-of-15 three-pointers (.467).
ULM held leads of 2-0, 4-3, 9-7 and 11-9 as the teams exchanged baskets early in the first half.
The Warhawks trailed 17-15 when the Red Wolves used a 15-0 run to go up 32-15 at the 9:27 mark. ASU went into the intermission leading 58-31. The Red Wolves outscored ULM 49-26 in the second half.
ULM will close out the regular season on the road against UALR at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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