ALEXANDRIA, La. – The Belhaven University women's basketball team fell by a score of 85-81 to the Louisiana College Wildcats on Monday evening in American Southwest Conference play. Five Blazers scored double-digit figures.
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INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Louisiana College 85   | Belhaven 81 (OT)
 
Records: LC 11-9, 7-7 ASC| BU 3-18, 3-11 ASC
 
Location: Rapides Parish Coliseum| Alexandria, La.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Alexis Caldwell got the Blazers on the board first with a layup in the opening 1:13 of the game.

- After being tied 6-6 early on, AaLiyaha Thornton drilled a three-pointer to give the Green and Gold a 9-6 advantage.

- The Wildcats would push ahead 14-11 with 1:47 remaining in the first quarter.

- The Blazers would end the first quarter going on a 9-0 run to bring the score to 20-14.

- Brittany Ford drained two three-point baskets to open the second frame to extend the lead by 12 points.

- After a free throw by Kimberly Calhoun, the Blazers extended their lead to 18 points with 5:30 remaining until halftime.

- LC would then go on a 7-0 run to cut the lead to 10 points to make the score 38-28.

- The Green and Gold and the Wildcats would exchange basket to bring the score to 41-29 at halftime.

- The Wildcats would come out of the locker room going on a 10-2 run to bring the score to 43-40 with the Blazers having the three-point advantage.

- It was a back and forth contest for the remaining of the third quarter to make the score 55-53 with the Blazers having a slight advantage.

- At the 7:25 mark, the Green and Gold and the Wildcats were all tied up at 60.

- It was a one point contest until the 3:35 mark when LC pushed ahead to have a three-point lead.

- After a layup by Jonika Walton, LC extended their lead to 8 points to bring the score to 75-68.

-  The Blazers did not go down without a fight, going on 7-0 run to end regulation and head into overtime. At the end of regulation, the score was tied 75-75.

- In the overtime period, the Blazers failed to get ahead of the Wildcats to make the final score 85-81. 
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KEY STATISTICS
- Alexis Caldwell led the Blazers with 17 points, seven rebounds, and a team-high six blocks.

- AaLiyaha Thornton accumulated 14 points with six assists and three rebounds.

- Brittany Ford and Kimberly Calhoun had 13 points respectively. Ford added two rebounds, one assist, and one steal. She also shot a team-high 4-6 from three-point range.

- Lauren Brooks tallied 10 points and nine rebounds, one rebound shy of a double-double. She also shot 50 percent from the floor.

- Kayla Smothers had six points in the contest to go along with seven rebounds and one assist.

- India Sims and Kelsey Brown rounded out the scoring for the Blazers with four points apiece.

- As a team, the Blazers shot 53.8 percent from behind the arc and 56.4 percent from the free throw line.

- Belhaven had 32 points in the paint and 23 points from the bench.
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UP NEXT
The Blazers will remain on the road to travel to Marshall, Texas to take on East Texas Baptist University Tigers on Thursday, Feb. 8^th. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
 
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