LIVINGSTON, Ala. – The University of West Alabama women’s basketball team returns to action on Saturday, February 16, as the Tigers (10-12, 5-2 Gulf South Conference) travel to Carrollton, Ga. to face #10 West Georgia. Tip-off is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. The game can be heard on Y-104.9-FM.

UWA, which enters the contest riding a four-game win streak, its longest of the season, turned back North Alabama on Monday evening, 77-49, at Pruitt Hall. The Red and White used a 13-0 run at the end of the first half to spark the 28-point victory. Valerie Harris posted her third consecutive game in double figures with 16 points to lead the Tigers.

Ashton Washington and Jessica Thompson continue to lead the Red and White in scoring, each averaging double figures. Washington, a Lexington, Miss.-product, is leads with 13.5 points a game to go along with her team-leading nine rebounds a contest. Thompson, a Valhermoso Springs, Ala.-native, is averaging 12.5 points an outing, while shooting nearly 40-percent from behind the arc.

West Georgia (21-2, 7-0 GSC) enters the contest winning 12 straight and undefeated in conference play. The Wolves last loss came in a 69-58 setback on December 14 at Tuskegee. In its last outing, UWG escaped with a 55-53 win at #13 Valdosta State on Monday night.

Four players are averaging double figures in scoring for UWG, led by 16 from Tia Jackson. Dominic Cranford is averaging 14 points a contest with Ashley Huff adding 13.9 and LaShandra McCoy tallying 13 points an outing. Huff leads the way on the glass with 8.5 rebounds a game.

The contest at West Georgia is the first of a two-game road swing, as West Alabama travels to the University of Alabama in Huntsville on Monday evening. Tip-off at UAH is set for 5:30 p.m. The game can be heard on Y-104.9-FM.