LIVINGSTON, Ala. – The University of West Alabama women’s basketball team snapped a two-game losing skid, while scoring a season-high 79 points in a 79-45 win over Concordia College of Selma on Wednesday evening in Pruitt Hall. UWA improved to 6-10 on the season, while the Hornets fell to 10-11 on the year.

The Tigers held CC to an opponent low in points in the first half with 19 points and 45 points for the game.

Valerie Harris led UWA in scoring for the 15th time this season, posting 15 points to go along with her team leading nine rebounds. Jessie Clark and Danielle Baldwin rounded out the double digit scoring efforts with 10 points each in the contest. Baldwin tied a career-high with six assists in the game.

After UWA jumped out to 7-3 lead in the early going of the game, the Hornets rallied to take a 14-13 lead with 12:38 to play before the break. The Tigers put together a 12-1 run over the next six minutes to earn a double digit lead at 25-15. The Tigers held the double digit lead the remainder of the half and held CC scoreless for nearly five minutes to close the half at 37-19.

UWA opened with first six points of the second half, claiming a 43-19 advantage. The Hornets first basket of the second stanza came at 16:23 mark, snapping an eight minute drought that carried over from the first half. The Tigers expanded their lead to as many as 30 points with 9:06 left to play in the game, before reaching their largest margin of the contest, 34 points, with 10 seconds to play.

Santana Seay led the Hornets with 19 points, while Shenice Price added 10 points.

West Alabama returns to Gulf South Conference play on Saturday, Jan. 17, as UWA hosts UAH at Pruitt Hall. Tip-off is slated for 3:00 p.m. The game will be streamed over the internet on the B2 Network.