THIBODAUX, La. – Halie Matthews finished with three blocks off the bench in the University of New Orleans' (14-14, 10-7 Southland) 72-48 loss to Nicholls State University (14-13, 9-7 Southland) Saturday afternoon at Broussard Court at Christopher Stopher Gymnasium.
FIRST QUARTER
Nicholls took a commanding 16-0 lead before
Randi Brown's free throws put New Orleans on the board. The first Privateer field goal came at the 1:42 mark on
Shania Woods' second chance layup.
UNO's defense forced seven turnovers and ended the period with five unanswered but the Colonels led 20-9.
SECOND QUARTER
The run continued in the second with five more for a 10-0 run as the Privateers cut the deficit to six on
Kayla Mundy's corner triple with 9:06 to go.
Nicholls dominated the second chance opportunities (13-2) to take a 34-23 lead into the break. Brown scored 12 points and added six rebounds,
Shania Woods pulled down five boards and
Mariah Wright swatted away a shot.
THIRD QUARTER
The Colonels remained ahead by double figures through three 51-37 despite trading points early in the frame.
FOURTH QUARTER
A 15-0 Nicholls runs propelled the Colonels to a regular season sweep 72-48.
INSIDE THE BOX
Brown finished with 18 points and eight rebounds and Matthews ended with three blocks.
NEXT UP
The Privateers close the regular season at Southeastern Louisiana University Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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