PENSACOLA, Fla. – The University of West Alabama women’s basketball team earned its first victory of the season, as UWA (1-5) defeated Livingstone College, 68-64, in the first game of the West Florida Classic. Three Tigers posted double figures in the contest, led by Valerie Harris’ double-double of 15 points and 14 rebounds.

Omeshia Frost and Jenni Thomley rounded out the double digit efforts. Frost tied Harris with 15 points, as Thomley added 10 points.

UWA, which never trailed in the second half, shot 41.5-percent from the floor, on the night, and 43.8 from behind the arc.

The Lady Blue Bears (2-3, 0-1 CIAA) tied the game at 36-36 with 18:33 remaining in the game. UWA answered with an 8-3 dash to take a five point lead with just under 16 minutes to play on a jumper by Harris. LC cut the lead down to one point with 12:30 left to play, but the Tigers again pushed the lead back out to double digits, behind an 18-8 run, that was capped by a trey from Danielle Baldwin. Baldwin finished with eight points. LC narrowed the lead to two with just over a minute to play, but a pair of free throws from Harris ended the comeback attempt.

LC opened the contest with the first four points and held the lead until the 13:11 mark, as Baldwin scored on a layup to give UWA a 12-11 lead. The Tigers increased their lead to eight with 11:06 remaining, behind a 7-0 run. UWA expanded its lead to as many as 11 points, 30-19, with 5:43 remaining in the opening half. A 14-6 LC run to end the half cut UWA’s lead to 36-33.

West Alabama returns to action on Saturday, Dec. 6, as the Tigers face Eckerd College in the second day of the West Florida Classic. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. The game will be available on live stats.