ATLANTA – The ULM women's basketball team put together several rallies in the second half, but just fell short at the end as they fell 65-52 to Georgia State on Thursday evening.
The Warhawks (6-8, 0-5 SBC) made their first second-half threat midway through the third, right as Georgia State posted its biggest lead of the game. Chelsea Tieuel hit a three-pointer that cut the deficit to 35-23, then Alayshia Hunter picked off the pass at half-court from the press. Tieuel got back to the line and hit one of her shots, then Ashley Aune got a steal on the other end of the court that ultimately led to the senior nailing a jumper for a 35-26 margin.
The Panthers (7-7, 2-3 SBC) staved off the ULM push, going up 42-30 on an Erica Norwood three-pointer with under two minutes to go in the third. Andreanna Jackson drew a blocking foul right before she went for the half-court shot and made her two free-throw attempts that sent ULM into the final stanza with a 44-38 deficit, all after an 18-9 run.
Jackson's two free-throws with 3:56 remaining in the game reduced Georgia State's lead to 50-45, but the Panthers ended the night with a 15-7 run.
There were five ties and one lead change in the first quarter, which ULM ended leading 14-13, with most of the production coming from Emery Wilson's five points. Georgia State came back and outscored the Warhawks 14-4 in the second for a 27-18 halftime advantage.
ULM will make its next trek south to Statesboro for a 1:30 p.m. CT tilt with the Georgia Southern Eagles. That game will also air on ESPN3 and 1680 AM.
Inside (and beyond) the Box Score
-Freshman Emery Wilson made her first collegiate start and had a career-high seven rebounds.
-Georgia State was held to 33 percent shooting (12-for-36), including 1-for-5 from behind the arc in the first half.
-ULM had 23 shots at the charity stripe, its most since having 25 against LSUA (Dec. 19).
-Georgia State was 2-for-9 on three-pointers, the second-lowest by a Sun Belt opponent against ULM (Appalachian State, 2-for-10).
-The Panthers edged the Warhawks 45-42 on the boards, snapping a seven-game streak in which ULM out-rebounded the opposition.
-Six different Warhawks had steals.
-Alayshia Hunter scored 14 points, the 12th time in 14 games this year that she has reached that mark.
