Blazers Fall on the Road To Middle Tennessee

Saturday, January 30

Murfeesboro, Tenn.

4:00 p.m. CT

UAB

-77,26 CUSA

Middle Tennessee

-114,91 CUSA

UAB

Middle Tennessee

Blazers Fall on the Road To Middle Tennessee

1/30/2021 6:41:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

MURFREESBORO – The UAB women's basketball team fell on the road to Middle Tennessee 95-68 on Saturday afternoon, its second loss in its two-game series with the Blue Raiders, and its first road loss of the season.

Senior Zakyia Weathersby, who had 10 points and 12 rebounds, posted a seventh straight double-double, shooting 5-of-8 from the field.

Junior Margaret Whitley scored a team-high 12 points, seven from the free throw line, while freshmen Emily Klaczek and Kylee Schneringer each scored career-highs.

Klaczek, who went 3-of-5 from the field, scored seven, while Schneringer tacked on 11 points. They both also each hit their first collegiate 3-point baskets.

It was the second game in a row, four Blazers scored in double digits.

UAB (7-7, 2-6 C-USA) struggled offensively in the game, going a combined 22-of-59 from the field.

In a low-scoring first half for the Blazers, Whitley led the team with eight points. The team went into halftime down 38-27 to the Blue Raiders (11-4, 9-1 C-USA).

Middle Tennessee outscored the Blazers 30-16 in the third, led by Anastasia Hayes who had a game-high 17 points in the period. Hayes finished the game with 35 points.

Despite UAB scoring a team-high 25 points in the final frame, Middle Tennessee managed to score another 27 in the fourth.

Up next for the Blazers is a trip to El Paso for a two-game Conference USA series with UTEP on Feb. 5-6.