LIVINGSTON, Ala. -- The University of West Alabama women’s basketball fell 67-51 to Gulf South Conference East Division leader West Georgia on Thursday evening at Pruitt Hall. The Wolves improve to 18-5 overall and 8-1 in the GSC. UWA falls to 8-15 this season and 2-6 in the conference.

Jessie Clark paced a trio of Tigers in double figures with 13 points, all in the second half. Erin Courington added 11 with Valerie Harris applying 10 points. Harris also tied with Jenni Thomley for the team lead in rebounds with seven each.

UWG saw a nine point halftime lead grow to 18 points over the first five and a half minutes of the second half. UWA trimmed the Wolves lead to 13 points with 5:58 remaining to play. A trey from Tia Jackson at the 3:46 mark pushed the UWG margin back out to 16 points. Behind a 7-1 run, the Tigers pulled within 10 points with 2:21 to play in the game. Clark, a New Market, Ala.-native, scored five of the Tigers points during the run. The Wolves quickly pushed the lead back out to 16 points and hit key free throws down the stretch to secure the win.

The Tigers found themselves down 10-4 in the first seven minutes of the game and trailed by as many as 15 with under two minutes to play in the opening half. A 6-0 run by the Red and White pulled UWA within nine at the half, 30-21.

West Alabama returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 14 as the UWA hosts North Alabama in the Pink Zone Game. Tip-off is set for 2:00 p.m. The game will be streamed over the internet on the B2 Network and live stats will be available at athletics.uwa.edu.