MONROE, La. -
Rachele Monroe scored four crucial points in the final minute of
play as the University of New Orleans snapped an eight-game road losing
streak with a 58-51 victory over ULM at the Fant-Ewing Arena on
Wednesday night.
In a game that saw 12 ties and 10 lead changes, UNO (10-16, 4-11 Sun
Belt) emerged in the second half to win on the road for the first time
since Dec. 1 at Southeastern Louisiana.
Brittany Helm was the leading scorer for the Lady Privateers, scoring
16 points, bolstered by 8 of 10 shooting from the charity stripe.
Nicole Holmes added 12 points while
Candice McGee scored eight points
and grabbed 12 rebounds.
ULM (9-17, 3-13 SBC) fell for the fourth straight game, largely due to
a 28.8 percent shooting performance. Priscilla Mbiandja had 14 points
to pace the Warhawks with Sannisha Williams chipping in 11.
After ULM had gained their largest lead of the game at 31-26 at the start of the second half, the Lady Privateers went to work.
Consecutive three-pointers by Holmes moved UNO ahead 32-31. The teams
would tie twice more, the last time at 37-37, before the Lady
Privateers gained control of the game for good.
The Warhawks did threaten however, getting within one at 50-49 before
Monroe nailed a jumper to push the UNO lead to three with 57 seconds
remaining. On the next possession, Monroe made both ends of a one and
one situation to secure the Lady Privateer win.
ULM took a 29-26 lead into the half after scoring the final seven points of the first 20 minutes.
The hosts maintained the advantage at the break despite a 45 percent
shooting performance by the Lady Privateers, who held the Warhawks to
28.6 percent during the first 20 minutes.
The Lady Privateers will hit the floor this Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
against Denver in the final home game of the regular season. Prior to
tip, UNO will honor their seniors as part of Senior Day festivities.
