Blazers Fall to Hot Shooting Lady Raiders in Murfreesboro

Sunday, February 26

Murfreesboro, Tenn.

4:00 PM

UAB

Middle Tennessee

Blazers Fall to Hot Shooting Lady Raiders in Murfreesboro

2/26/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball

Final Stats

Score: Middle Tennessee 87, UAB 56 Final Box (PDF) l Season Stats
Records: UAB (13-14, 6-10 C-USA), Middle Tennessee (18-9, 13-3)
Location: Murfreesboro, Tenn., The Murphy Center
Series Record: MT leads 10-5; at Murphy Center MT leads 4-2; Norton vs. MT 1-7 

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. –  The UAB women’s basketball team couldn’t slow down the Middle Tennessee offense Sunday afternoon as the Blazers fell to the Lady Raiders 87-56. The Blazers had a trio of players in double figures led by Miyah Barnes and Janeka Williams’ 12 points.  

UAB NOTES

UAB drops to 13-14 this season and 6-10 in C-USA play
Head coach Randy Norton drops to 62-58 and 31-35 in conference play
The Blazers hit four 3-pointers, totaling 201 made triples this season; the team’s 201 3-pointers ranks third in the UAB record book for 3-point made field goals in a single season and season and they need 15 more to move into second place
UAB shot 44.0 percent (22-of-50) from the floor marking the 20th game this season the Blazers have shot over 40 percent from the floor
The starting lineup of Deanna Kuzmanic, Miyah Barnes, Rachael Childress, Keonna Farmer, and Janeka Williams moves to 6-8 with six losses coming on the road
UAB’s 44 points given up in the first half ties the most given up this season in conference play this season
All 13 of the Blazers active players made an appearance in today’s game marking the seventh time this season every player has seen action
Freshman Miyah Barnes and senior Janeka Williams netted a team-best 12 points; for Barnes it was her third time leading the Blazers in scoring and Williams’ second
Barnes’ 12 points is the ninth double-figure game of her career and fourth in conference play; she swiped a career-high two steals for the third time in her career
Williams’ two three-pointers tied her season high and she scored in double figures for the ninth time in her career and seventh time this season; she also reeled in a season high four rebounds
Junior Keonna Farmer’s 10 points is the ninth double figure game of the season and 16th of her career; Farmer’s five made field goals tied her league play high for the third time this season
Freshman Rachael Childress’ connected on one 3-pointers, totaling 85 made triples this season; her 85 3-pointers ranks second in the UAB record books for 3-point field goals made in a single season and she needs 18more to move into first place
Sophomore Deanna Kuzmanic made her 58th consecutive start, the longest active streak on the team; junior Keonna Farmer made 27th career start, a career long; freshman Miyah Barnes made her 24th consecutive start, the most by a freshman on the roster

BREAKING DOWN THE BOX SCORE

Overall, the Blazers shot 44.0 percent (22-of-50) from the floor while MT shot 55.8 percent overall (29-of-52)
UAB, the fifth-best 3-point shooting team in the country connected on just 4-of-17 attempts from beyond the arc, while MT was 12-of-19 (63.2 percent) from 3-point range.
UAB dished out seven assists to 18 turnovers while the Lady Raiders tallied 25 assists and 12 turnovers
From the charity stripe, UAB shot 8-of-18 (44 percent) while MT shot 17-of-23 (74 percent)
Miyah Barnes and Janeka Williams both totaled 12 points apiece while Keonna Farmer chipped in 10
MT held a slight 26-24 edge in points in the paint; the Lady Raiders also led in points off turnovers 15-7; second chance points 11-8; bench points 23-11
The game was tied twice and there were 12 lead changes
UAB led for 3:23 while MT led for 35:06
MT had three players in double figures; Abbey Sissom shot 8-of-9 from long range for a game-best 25 points
MT out-rebounded UAB 29-28

HOW IT HAPPENED

UAB and Middle Tennessee came out of the gates hot as the Blazers were 5-of-8 (62.5 percent) from the floor, but the Lady Raiders held an early 13-12 lead midway through the first quarter. MT was able to hold a 10-point lead at the end of the opening 10 as the Lady Raiders held UAB to just two points in the final four minutes of the quarter.
In the second quarter, seven turnovers proved to be costly as UAB scored just 10 points to MT’s 20, allowing the Blue Raiders to lead 44-24 at the break.
The Blazers battled in the third quarter, but MT’s 8-of-14 showing gave the Lady Raiders a 69-41 lead with 10 minutes to play.
UAB and MT went shot-for-shot in the fourth and final quarter, but the Blazers were unable to chip away at the defect as they fell on the road, 87-56.

UP NEXT
The Blazers conclude their regular season later this week as UAB hits the road for Florida to play FAU and FIU on Thursday and Saturday, respectively.

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