LIVINGSTON, Ala. – The University of West Alabama women’s basketball team had its season concluded on Thursday afternoon in the Gulf South Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament, as the Tigers fall to Arkansas Tech, 76-69, in the DeSoto Civic Center. UWA finishes the season 13-15 on the year and 8-5 in GSC play.

 

Senior Ashton Washington led the Tigers with 20 points, as Valerie Harris and Jessica Thompson each added 11 points to round out the double figure scoring producers. Harris paced UWA with nine rebounds, as Washington grabbed eight.

 

UWA, which forced Arkansas (24-4) into 20 turnovers, was not able to capitalize and overcome an early first half deficit. With UWA trailing 12-9, ATU used an 8-0 run to push out to a 20-9 lead on a pair of free throws from Amana Grappe with 13:22 remaining in the opening stanza.

 

Falling behind by 15 points in the second half, the Red and White cut the lead down to four points, 56-52, on a shot by Danielle Baldwin with 6:48 remaining in the contest. The deficit was the closest UWA had been since the Tigers trailed 34-29 with just over two minutes remaining before the break. The Tigers hung around with the Golden Suns, but couldn’t push past ATU in the closing minutes of the outing.

 

The loss concludes the careers of seniors Washington, Jessica Thompson, Irimar Herandez, and Ayonna Procter.