JACKSON, Miss. – The Belhaven Women's Basketball team defeated ASC foe LeTourneau University Yellowjackets, 57-41, on Thursday night inside Rugg Arena.
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INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Belhaven 57   | LeTourneau 41
 
Records: BU 3-13, 3-6 ASC| LETU 1-12, 1-5 ASC
 
Location: Rugg Arena| Jackson, Miss.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Blazers defense held their opponent to a season-low 41 points in the contest

- Brittany Ford scored the first basket for the Blazers when she drained a shot from behind the arc.

- After a layup from Lauren Brooks, the Green and Gold tied the game up at 5 apiece.

- LeTourneau would then go on a 7-0 run, to bring the score to 12-5.

- The Blazers closed the first quarter going on a 5-0 run to give the Yellowjackets a 12-10 advantage.

- After opening the second quarter with back and forth shooting the game was knotted up at 16 with 5:46 remaining in the first half.

- A made free throw from Alexis Caldwell put the Blazers in the lead for the first time since the 8:11 mark in the first quarter.

- Brittany Ford made two clutch free throws to give Belhaven a 19-16 advantage at the 4:28 mark.

- On the following play, Ashley Reed for LETU made a three-pointer to tie the ballgame up at 19.

-  The Blazers would close the half going on a 5-0 run taking a 24-19 advantage at intermission.

- The Blazers held the yellow jackets to only nine points in the third quarter, to bring the score to 41-28 with Belhaven having the 12-point lead.

- With 6:27 remaining in the game, the Blazers found themselves ahead of the yellowjackets by the score of 44-34.

- Over the next five minutes, the Green and Gold went on an 11-0 run to grab a 55-35 advantage with 58 seconds remaining the ball game.

- The Blazers held on for the 57-41 victory over the yellowjackets of LeTourneau.
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KEY STATISTICS
- Every Blazer that entered the game scored at least two points in the contest.

- AaLiyaha Thornton led the Blazers with 14 points, seven assists, five rebounds, and one steal. She also shot 40 percent from the field.

- Brittany Ford chipped in eight points and three rebounds.

- Kimberly Calhoun and India Sims each poured in seven points apiece. Calhoun had four rebounds while Sims had two.

- Kelsey Brown finished the evening with six points and three rebounds. Brown went 2-3 (66.6 percent) from behind the arc.

- Lauren Brooks had five points and five rebounds in the game.

- Kayla Smothers and Alexis Caldwell added three points in the win.

- Susanna Reese and Courtney Harper rounded out the scoring with 2 points apiece. 

- As a team, the Blazers shot 60.7 percent from the charity stripe and 44.4 percent from behind the arc.
 
 
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UP NEXT
The Blazers return to the hardwood on Saturday, Jan 20^th against the East Texas Baptist University Tigers inside Rugg Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
 
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