JACKSON, Miss. – The Belhaven women's basketball team dropped an 83-47 decision to the Louisiana College Wildcats in American Southwest Conference play on Monday evening.
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INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Louisiana College 83   | Belhaven 47
 
Records: LC 10-7, 6-5 ASC| LETU 3-15, 3-8 ASC
 
Location: Rugg Arena| Jackson, Miss.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- It was a back and forth game early on as the Blazers and Wildcats found themselves knotted up at 7 6:23 remaining in the first quarter.

- After Lauren Brooks' layup and Kelsey Brown's three-pointer, the Green and Gold extended their lead to 12-7.

- The Blazers remained in the lead until Kourtney McGhee hit a three-pointer to give the Wildcats a 15-14 advantage.

- After another clutch bucket from Kelsey Brown from behind the arc, the game was tied up at 17 apiece with 1:40 left in the first quarter.

-  The Wildcats caught a spark and went on a 9-1 run to end the first quarter.

- The Blazers struggled on offense in the second quarter, as the Wildcats outscored the Blazers 23-9 to bring the score to 49-27 at halftime.

- After a sloppy third quarter from both teams, LC ended the quarter going on an 8-2 run to make the score 62-36.

- The Green and Gold would ultimately fall to the Wildcats by the score of 83-47. 
 
 
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KEY STATISTICS
- Kelsey Brown led the Blazers with 14 points, four rebounds, two assists, and two steals. Brown also went 40 percent from behind the arc.

- Lauren Brooks finished the evening with 11 points, four rebounds, one assist and one steal.

- Kimberly Calhoun led the team in the rebound column with six. She also scored nine points and had two steals.

- India Sims tabbed six points and five rebounds. Sims also dished out two assists and finished the night going 2-for-2 from the free throw line.

- Brittany Ford added five points, five assists, two steals, and grabbed three rebounds.

- Susanna Reese chipped in two points and one block in the contest.

- As a team, the Blazers had 14 points in the paint and 10 points off of turnovers. 
 
 
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UP NEXT
The Blazers return to the hardwood on Thursday evening when they travel to Richardson, Texas to face off against UT Dallas. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
 
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