LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - UALR put together several big runs as
they increased their home win streak to 18 games in a 67-51 victory over the
University of New Orleans on Saturday afternoon.
Kim Sitzmann paced UALR (18-7, 10-4 SBC) with 20 points.
Nikiya Hughes added 17 points while Anshel Cooper scored 16.
UNO (12-13, 6-8 SBC) was led by Brittany Helm, who notched a
season-high with 19 points. Helm shot 7 of 12 from the field and 5 of 6 from
the charity stripe in the game. Le'Della English and Jada Frazier had eight
apiece.
English got things going early for the Lady Privateers,
making two early three-pointers to give the team an 8-6 lead. UALR would score
the next 14 points with Hughes scoring seven points during the stretch for the
Trojans. With UALR up 20-8, Helm would end the run with a lay-up, the first UNO
basket in just over five and a half minutes of play.
The Lady Privateers would have another scoring drought going
another five and a half minutes without a basket from the field as the Trojans
would go on a 12-2 run to push their lead up to 17 points at 32-15.
UALR would close out the half with a 38-21 lead as Sitzmann
and Cooper had 13 and 10 points, respectively at the break. Helm and English
had eight apiece for UNO heading into the half.
The Trojans took off right where they left off, scoring the
first six points of the second half before Helm made two shots from the charity
stripe to end the run. UALR kept the scoring up following the Helm free throws
increasing their lead to 25 at 57-32.
Frazier got the Lady Privateer offense going in the final 15
minutes. Frazier after starting the game 0 for 5 from the field in the first
half began to produce in the second half.
The guard from Columbus,
Ga. made 3 of 5 from the field
and both shots from the free throw line to get eight second half points for the
Lady Privateers.
The Lady Privateers play Louisiana-Lafayette on Thursday
night at 7 p.m at the Human
Performance Center.
Mike Wagenheim will bring fans the action on UNOPrivateers.com with live video
and stats also available exclusively through the home of UNO athletics.
