CLARKSVILLE, Ark. – The Belhaven women's basketball team earned a road victory Thursday evening, defeating the University of the Ozarks, 63-58, in American Southwest Conference play.
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INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Belhaven 63  | Ozarks 58

Records: Belhaven 2-12, 2-5 ASC | Ozarks 1-11, 0-7 ASC

Location: Mabee Gym  | Clarksville, Ark.

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HOW IT HAPPENED
- In the first two minutes of action, the Eagles quickly jumped to a 5-0 lead to start the game.

- Alexis Caldwell got the Blazers on the board with a lay-up at the 8:00 mark.

- The Green and Gold did not go down without a fight, as they knotted up the game 9-9, with 6:04 remaining in the first quarter.

- The game went back and forth for the rest of the quarter, with the Ozarks having the slight advantage 20-16.

- The Blazers came out shooting and went on a 7-0 to bring the score to 23-20 with 6:50 remaining in the second frame.

- The Eagles finished the first half on a 13-2 run to bring the score at intermission 33-25 with the Eagles having the lead.

- Lauren Brooks scored the first three points in the second half to cut the Eagles lead to 33-28.

- After a bucket from Kelsey Brown from behind the arc, the Blazers were only down by two.

- With 3:01 remaining in the third quarter, the Ozarks extended their lead to 39-33.

- The Blazers found themselves down by nine points at the end of the third frame.

- In the first five minutes of the fourth quarter, the Eagles still held the advantage with a score of 56-47.

- The Green and Gold started to heat up at the right time and finished the game on a 16-2 run to defeat the University of the Ozarks, 63-58. 
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KEY STATISTICS
- Every Blazer that entered the game scored at least a point in the contest.

- Kelsey Brown led the Blazers with 14 points, four rebounds, four assists, and one steal.

- AaLiyaha Thornton drained 12 points and had a team-high of three steals.

- Lauren Brooks had 11 points and six rebounds.

- Alexis Caldwell chipped in nine points, two rebounds, one assist, and one block.

- Kimberly Calhoun came off the bench and put up seven points and five rebounds.

- Cora Cooley tallied four points, five rebounds, one assist, and one steal.

- Courtney Harper and India Sims had two points apiece.

- Brittany Ford and Kayla Smothers each scored in the match. Smothers had a team high of 10 rebounds.

- As a team, the Blazers shot 22-55 from the field (40%) while the Eagles shot 19-59 (32.2%).

- The Green and Gold also shot 40 percent from behind the arc.
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UP NEXT
The Blazers will remain on the road and will return to the hardwood on Saturday afternoon, facing off against the University of Texas at Tyler. Tip-off is scheduled 2:00 p.m.
 
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