Fourth Quarter Not Enough; UAB Falls at Old Dominion

Saturday, February 11

Norfolk, Va.

3:00 PM

UAB

Old Dominion

Fourth Quarter Not Enough; UAB Falls at Old Dominion

2/11/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball

Feb. 11, 2017

Final Stats

Score: Old Dominion 73, UAB 61 Final Box (PDF) l Season Stats
Records: UAB (12-12, 5-8 C-USA), Old Dominion (13-11, 8-5)
Location: Norfolk, Va., Ted Constant Center
Series Record: ODU leads 13-4; Norton vs. ODU: 2-2

NORFOLK, Va. –  The UAB women’s basketball team’s fourth quarter comeback fell short as the Blazers fell to Old Dominion, 73-61, at the Ted Constant Center on Saturday afternoon. UAB was led by Rachael Childress’ 13 points and seven rebounds.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Freshman Rachael Childress’ connected on three 3-pointers, totaling 73 made triples this season; her 73 3-pointers ranks seventh in the UAB record books for 3-point field goals made in a single season and needs one more to move into sixth place
Childress netted a team-high 13 points and reeled in seven rebounds; Childress has led the Blazers in scoring 11 times this season and in rebounding six times
Childress’ 13-point outing marks the 16th time she has scored in double figures this season, the most on the team
Junior Keonna Farmer’s 10 points marks her eighth double figure this game this season and 15th of her career
Freshman Miyah Barnes connected on three field goals; Barnes has hit 3 or more field goals in eight of the Blazers 13 league games this season
Sophomore Deanna Kuzmanic dished out five assists for the third time in league play this season
Barnes four assists tied her league high for the fifth time
Junior Whytney Singleton hit three field goals for the fourth time in league play this season and tied her league high of three rebounds for the third time this season
Farmer was perfect from the free throw line (6-of-6); in Farmer’s last two games she is 18-of-18 from the foul line
Sophomore Deanna Kuzmanic made her 55th consecutive start, the longest active streak on the team; Junior Keonna Farmer made 24th career start, a career long; Freshman Miyah Barnes made her 21st consecutive start, the most by a freshman on the roster

TEAM NOTES

UAB moves to 12-11 this season and 5-8 in C-USA play
Head coach Randy Norton drops to 61-56 and 30-33 in conference play
As a team the Blazers hit eight 3-pointers, totaling 177 made triples this season; the team’s combined 177 3-pointers ranks sixth in the UAB record book for 3-point made field goals in a single and season and they need three more to move into fifth place
The starting lineup of Deanna Kuzmanic, Miyah Barnes, Rachael Childress, Keonna Farmer, and Janeka Williams drops to 5-6
UAB outscored Old Dominion by six points in the fourth quarter; the Blazers are outscoring opponents by +61 points in the fourth quarter this season
The Blazer bench was outscored 18-16 marking just the seventh time this season UAB’s bench has been outscored
UAB shot 35 percent (8-of-23) from long range; the Blazers are 10-6 this season when shooting above 30 percent from the 3-point line
UAB’s 15-point halftime deficit is its largest of the season in league play

 BREAKING DOWN THE BOX SCORE

Overall, UAB shot 43.4 percent from the floor, in large part to a 7-of-11 (63.6 percent) showing in the fourth quarter; ODU shot 28-of-57 (49.1 percent) from the floor and 9-of-18 from long range
UAB’s defense was disruptive in the fourth quarter as it forced six turnovers; the Blazers scored 13 points off turnovers in the fourth
ODU dished out 19 assists, while UAB had 12
UAB outscored ODU 24-9 in points off turnovers
UAB outscored ODU 17-10 in the opening seven minutes of the fourth quarter
The 11th-best 3-point shooting team in the nation was held to 34.8 percent (8-of-23) from beyond the arc
ODU out-rebounded UAB, 35-27
ODU’s Jennie Simms paced the Lady Monarch’s offense with 22 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds; it marked her first double-double with points and assists

HOW IT HAPPENED

UAB came out of the gates shooting just 2-of-6 from the floor to Old Dominion’s 6-of-10, allowing the Lady Monarchs to lead 14-7. A 7-0 run earned ODU a 21-9 lead with 1:17 to play in the opening quarter, but a Janeka Williams triple cut the lead to 21-12 at the end of the opening 10.
Shooting 50 percent from the floor (15-of-30) the Lady Monarchs extended their lead over the Blazers to 19, 39-20, with 2:30 to go in the half. UAB and ODU traded buckets to end the half with ODU leading 41-26.
In the third, the Lady Monarchs extended their lead to 20, its largest of the contest, 58-38 with 2:33 to go.
The Blazers fight was relentless as a 16-5 run, spanning from the third to fourth quarter cut the ODU lead to nine, 63-54, with 5:41 on the clock. The burst was too little, too late as UAB fell at ODU, 73-61.

UP NEXT

UAB returns home Thursday night to face Marshall for the first game of its final homestand of the season. Tip between the Blazers and Thundering Herd is slated for 7 p.m. 

The weekend continues Saturday with a game against Western Kentucky and a senior day ceremony honoring Janeka Williams. The Blazers and Lady Toppers are set to tip at 2 p.m.

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