THE BASICS
Score: ULM 72, Georgia State 63
Teams: ULM (4-12, 1-4 SBC)
Ga. State (5-11, 1-4 SBC)
Location: Monroe, La. (Fant-Ewing Coliseum)
Monroe, La. - The ULM women's basketball team grabbed a 72-63 win over Georgia State for the team's fist Sun Belt Conference win of the season inside Fant-Ewing Coliseum Saturday afternoon, coming back from a 12-point deficit to secure the victory.
TURNING POINT
Down by as many as 12 points in the third quarter, ULM closed the gap to four before starting the final quarter of action. The Warhawks found their rhythm in the fourth quarter and closed the game with an 11-4 run to grab the win.
NOTABLES
-Alexis Collins led the charge with 19 points and went 7-of-24 from the floor. Collins also knocked down 5-of-6 from the charity stripe and filled the rest of her stat line out with three defensive rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal.
-Carissa Moody matched her career-high with 17 points, shooting 7-of-13 from the floor and 3-of-6 from the three-point range. Moody also grabbed four rebounds, three assists, one block and two steals.
-Also in double-digits was Gabriella Cortez with 14 points, shooting 4-of-11 from the floor and 4-of-7 from behind the arch. Cortez also sunk 2-of-4 from the charity stripe. The junior grabbed six rebounds (4 defensive), five assists, one block, two steals and recorded only two turnovers in 40 minutes of play.
-The Warhawks finished the game shooting 40.6 percent (26-of-64) compared to Georgia State's 40.3 percent (25-of-62). ULM posted its highest percentage of the game in the fourth quarter shooting at a 55.6 percent clip (10-of-18).
- ULM defended the three point in such a way throughout the contest that the Panthers were only able to get off seven shots, four of which were in the first quarter alone. Georgia State as a team did not make any of those three-point shots.
-ULM forced 21 turnovers and turn that into 28 points off of those turnovers. The Warhawks also led the way in second chance points with nine compared to Georgia State's seven.
FROM COACH DOW
About the game: We knew that they would be changing up defenses on us today and they did. I think everything that we prepared for we saw and I thought we did a good job of handling it with some poise. Some of the presses and traps that they got into, we did better than just break it and got some layups out of it as well. Another point that we focused on was defending the three-point line. Makeba Ponder is arguably one of the best three-point shooters in the league and not only did she not make a three, but the whole team did not make a three-point shot. Finally, our rebounding effort was so much better than it has been.
About the team: We had a lot of kids step up throughout the game including all of our freshman. Logan Oestreich made a lot of hustle plays down the stretch, London Archer did a lot of good things even though it doesn't necessarily show up in the stat sheet and Carissa Moody gave us a lot of energy. Dani Anderson also did a good job tonight and is really a glue-type player. She doesn't always fill out the stat sheet, but she makes some hustle plays and keeps the mistakes to a minimum. It was a great team win and hopefully something that we can build on.
UP NEXT
-The Warhawks will take this momentum on the road next week to face Texas State Thursday night before facing UTA next Saturday.
