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UTSA Shoots Past UAB, 82-67
2/4/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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Score: UTSA 81, UAB 67 Final Box (PDF) l Season Stats
Records: UAB (11-11, 4-7 C-USA), UTSA (11-10, 7-4 C-USA)
Location: Birmingham, Ala. at Bartow Arena (8,500)
UAB Highlights l Postgame Press Conference
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The UAB women's basketball team couldn't slow down UTSA's offense as the Blazers fell to the Roadrunners 82-67 at Bartow Arena Saturday afternoon. Rachael Childress and T'erra Lewis paced the Blazers offense with 16 and 12 points, respectively.
UAB HIGHLIGHTS
- Freshman Rachael Childress' connected on five 3-pointers, totaling 68 made triples this season; her 68 3-pointers ranks eighth in the UAB record books for 3-point field goals made in a single season
- Junior T'erra Lewis' 12 points marks a career high and the second double figure game of her career
- Lewis hit three field goals for the seventh time in her career, hit a career high six free throws for the second time and swiped three steals in just 13 minutes of play
- Juniors Kara Rawls and Keonna Farmer led the Blazers on the boards with five apiece; it marks Farmer's 15th time leading team in rebounds and Rawls' fifth time which have all come this season
- Childress netted 16 points, the 14th double-figure scoring game of her career
- Childress led the Blazers in scoring for the 10th time this season, a team-best this season
- Farmer swiped a career-best four steals for the fourth time in her career
- Freshman Miyah Barnes has reeled in three or more rebounds in the last four games
- Junior Whytney Singleton reeled in three rebounds for the second time this season in league play
- Freshman Katelynn Thomas' four rebounds marks her highest inside Bartow Arena
- Sophomore Deanna Kuzmanic made her 53rd consecutive start, the longest active streak on the team; Farmer made 22nd career start, a career long; Barnes made her 19th consecutive start, the most by a freshman on the roster
TEAM NOTES
- UAB moves to 11-11 this season and 4-7 in C-USA play
- Head coach Randy Norton drops to 60-55 and 29-32 in conference play
- The starting lineup of Deanna Kuzmanic, Miyah Barnes, Rachael Childress, Keonna Farmer, and Janeka Williams drops to 4-5 and suffered its first home loss
- The Blazers fell at home in league play for the first time since a 59-58 overtime loss to North Texas on January 5
- UAB shot 85.7 percent (12-of-14) from the free throw line, a season-high; in the previous two games the Blazers are shooting 83.3 percent (20-of-24) as a team
- UAB outscored the UTSA bench 25-11 marking the 16th time UAB has outscored its opponent's bench
- UAB gave up 82 points, the most scored on UAB in league play this season
- The Blazers lost by 15 points, its largest loss in C-USA action this season
- UAB drops its first league game this season when outscoring its opponent in the paint
- UAB drops to 2-7 this season and 2-3 in league play when trailing at the half
- UAB gave up 22 points in the first quarter, the most in league play
- The Blazers gave up 26 points in the third quarter and 22 points in the fourth quarter, a season high
BREAKING DOWN THE BOX SCORE
- UAB shot 41.7 percent in the game (25-of-60) while UTSA shot 30-of-60 (50 percent) from the floor; In the second half, the Roadrunners shot 17-of-25 from the floor (68.0 percent)
- UAB, who ranked No. 12 in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage shot just 27.8 percent (5-of-18) from long range; all five makes from Childress
- UAB shot a season-high 85.7 percent (12-of-14) from the free throw line
- UAB had two players score in double figures (Childress, 16; Lewis, 12), while UTSA had four played notch double figures, led by Tesha Smith's game-best 20 points
- UAB dished out 13 assists and commited 12 turnovers
- The Blazers outscored UTSA 38-24 in the paint, 13-11 in points off turnovers and 25-11 in bench points; UTSA led 16-8 in points off turnovers
- UAB led for just 46 seconds, while UTSA led for 36:49; the Roadrunners led by as many as 18 (4:13, 4Q)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- UAB opened the contest with a 6-4 lead thanks to play by Janeka Williams and Keonna Farmer, but that was the last and largest lead the Blazers would hold. The Roadrunners responded with a 10-0 run to take a 14-6 lead, which they would never relinquish. At the end of the opening 10 minutes, UTSA led UAB 22-16.
- UAB chipped away at the UTSA lead in the second quarter as the Blazers used a 13-3 run to cut the lead to one, 30-29, with 3:16 to play in the half. However, the Roadrunners scored back-to-back buckets to lead 34-29 heading into the locker room.
- UAB and UTSA traded buckets to start the third, but a 12-2 run allowed the Roadrunners to lead by 16, 51-35, with 4:39 to go. Kara Rawls and T'erra Lewis squashed the run, but the damage had been done as UTSA led 60-47 with 10 minutes to play.
- The Blazers fight never faltered, but UTSA outscored UAB 22-20 in the fourth to win, 82-67.
QUOTABLE
Head Coach Randy Norton
Opening Statement...
First of all, I credit UTSA today. I thought they played outstanding. I watched a lot of tape on them and they've had an outstanding season and today they shot lights out. I'm looking at the stats sheet and they were 71 percent in the third quarter and 64 percent in the fourth from the field. I thought our kids were really guarding them hard and UTSA made shots with a hand in their face. This is one of those days where it wasn't for lack of effort on our players. They have a veteran squad and played well today, they deserved that win.
On T'erra Lewis...
It's all about when kids get an opportunity and stepping up and producing. That's been a spot that's kind of gone back and forth between a few girls. Life and sports is about when you get an opportunity can you take advantage of it and I thought T'erra did an outstanding job coming off the bench for us today.
On keeping a high level of play going forward...
We have such a high character group. This team is going to continue to play hard and in this game our kids never quit and fought to the end. As a coach that makes me proud and good things are going to happen for this team Today's game, unlike most of the other games we've played in the conference, this team just flat out outplayed us on this particular day.
Deanna Kuzmanic | Sophomore | Guard
On the hardest part of guarding UTSA today...
Like coach said they had a lot of weapons, they had 3-point shooters as well as post inside and it was a matter of balancing it out and maintaining both of those.
On getting ready for Charlotte...
Also like coach said, come Monday everybody has to bring it with the best that we have and get better. We'll think about Charlotte in the upcoming days.
On getting today behind you...
I just have to get back in the gym. You'll have good days and bad days and that's part of basketball, I just have to keep working.
As the captain, on what you say to the team about the tough slate ahead...
We all know as a team that we are capable of winning games and everybody on our team can play and contribute. We're just trying to stay together and know that we can beat anyone we play.
UP NEXT
UAB hits the road for C-USA leader Charlotte on Thurs., February 9, before concluding its road swing at Old Dominion on February 11.
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