CARROLLTON, Ga. – Turnovers plagued the University of West Alabama women’s basketball team, as UWA (5-10, 0-2) fell 62-38 in Gulf South Conference action to West Georgia on Saturday afternoon. The 38 points tied a season-low for the Tigers.

Valerie Harris led UWA with her third double-double of the season and fourth of her career with 17 points and 12 rebounds. The Lake, Miss.-native has now scored in double figures 14 times this season with 27 career double digit efforts.

UWG (11-4, 2-0), which capitalized on the 33 Tiger miscues with 30 points, opened the game with the first five points of the contest. A Valerie Harris free throw put UWA on the scoreboard at the 15:51 mark, but the Wolves rattled off 11 unanswered points to take a 16-1 lead at the 13:30 left in the first half. The Tigers began to chip away at the lead, putting together a 9-2 run to pull within eight points with 6:49 remaining in the period. UWG regained its double digit lead on a layup by Ashley Huff, who recorded a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds, with 5:54 left before the half.

UWA started the second half with a 5-2 run to cut into the UWG lead, pulling with seven points. The Wolves answered with a 5-0 run, pushing the lead back out to double digits at 34-22 and never looked back in the contest. UWG reached its largest lead of the game, 29 points, at the 5:22 mark.

Dominic Cranford led UWG with 19 points in the game. Tia Jackson added 13 points.

West Alabama returns to action on Wednesday, Jan. 14, as UWA hosts Concordia College. The contest marks the first of a three-game homestand for the Tigers. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.