MONTICELLO, Ark.,  – Lacy Lewis hit a three-pointer and a jumper to give North Alabama an early 5-0 lead before Arkansas-Monticello took complete control of the game with a 25-3 run en route to a 63-44 home victory over the visiting Lions Saturday afternoon in women’s basketball action. The Cotton Blossoms forced 11 UNA turnovers in the opening half and turned them into 17 points. The Lions also failed to connect on another three-point basket in the game, falling to 5-8 on the season. With the win, UAM evened its overall record at 6-6.

The Cotton Blossoms led by as many as 23 points in the opening stanza before taking a 39-19 lead at the half. UNA connected on just 20.8 percent of its shots.

In the second half, the Lions went 7-of-24 from the floor, but did not connect from three-point range. UNA would get as close as 12 in the final 20 minutes, but could never get the deficit to single digits.

Sanqueeta Meardith led North Alabama with 12 points for the game while Lewis finished the outing with seven points.

The Lions will stay on the road for another showdown against a Gulf South Conference West Division team on Monday. UNA will play Southern Arkansas with tip-off set for 5:30 p.m.