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UNA WOMEN FALL TO CBU IN OPENING ROUND OF
GSC TOURNAMENT |
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FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama women’s
basketball team used a 13-2 run midway through the second half to
grab a 10-point lead and hold on to knock of seventh-ranked West
Georgia 71-56 Tuesday evening at Flowers Hall.
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UNA WOMEN KNOCK OFF SEVENTH RANKED WEST
GEORGIA |
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FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama women’s
basketball team used a 13-2 run midway through the second half to
grab a 10-point lead and hold on to knock of seventh-ranked West
Georgia 71-56 Tuesday evening at Flowers Hall.
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UNA WOMEN PULL OUT 70-63 WIN OVER WEST
FLORIDA |
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FLORENCE – A three-point basket by
Shay Ashford and four free throws in the closing
seconds broke a 63-63 tie and helped the University
of North Alabama women’s basketball team record a
70-63 win over West Florida at Flowers Hall.
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SECOND HALF STRUGGLES SINK UNA WOMEN |
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FLORENCE – A six-minute scoring
drought in the second half proved costly for the University of North
Alabama women’s basketball team Saturday as Valdosta State rallied
for a 52-44 victory at Flowers Hall.
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LION WOMEN STRUGGLE IN GSC LOSS TO WEST
ALABAMA |
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LIVINGSTON --
For the second time in three days and the fourth time this season,
the University of North Alabama men’s basketball team picked up a
Gulf South Conference road win Monday, downing West Alabama 86-68 at
Pruitt Hall.
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UNA WOMEN HOLD OFF MONTEVALLO, 75-69 |
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MONTEVALLO –
After surging to a 13-point
second-half lead, the
University of North Alabama
women’s basketball team held
off a late Montevallo rally
to pick up a 75-69 road
victory Saturday in Gulf
South Conference action.
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UNA WOMEN DOWN CONCORDIA |
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FLORENCE -- North Alabama held
Concordia-Selma to just 10 points in the first half and the Lions
went on to a 71-38 rout of the Hornets in women's basketball action
at Flowers Hall. UNA, now 10-11, led 43-10 at intermission and
held on to win by that 33-point margin.
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WOMEN'S TEAM FALLS SHORT AT WEST GEORGIA |
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CARROLLTON, Ga.,
– The North Alabama women’s
basketball team quickly
found themselves in a
double-digit deficit Tuesday
against 13th-ranked
West Georgia and was never
able to recover during a
71-60 road loss.
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UNA WOMEN GET GSC WIN OVER UAH |
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FLORENCE -- North Alabama built
a 17-point lead in the first half and held off Alabama-Huntsville
over the final 20 minutes as the Lions downed the Lady Chargers
80-69 at Flowers Hall.
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STILLMAN HANDS UNA WOMEN SECOND STRAIGHT
LOSS |
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TUSCALOOSA – The University of
North Alabama women’s basketball team dropped its second straight
game Wednesday evening and third in the last four contests, coming
up on the short end of a 72-53 decision at Stillman College. The
loss
drops the team’s record to 8-10 on the season while Stillman (3-9)
won for just the third time this year.
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COLD SHOOTING DOOMS LIONS IN LOSS TO WEST
ALABAMA |
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FLORENCE -- North Alabama shot
just 23 percent from the floor and could never overcome a 19-point
halftime deficit as the UNA women's basketball team dropped a Gulf
South Conference home contest to West Alabama 72-51. The loss drops
UNA to 8-9 overall and 2-2 in the GSC. West Alabama improved to 6-11
and 2-1.
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UNA WOMEN GET GSC WIN OVER MONTEVALLO |
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FLORENCE -- Shay Ashford scored
17 points and pulled 10 rebounds to lead the University of North
Alabama women's basketball team to a 71-60 Gulf South Conference win
over Montevallo at Flowers Hall.
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UNA WOMEN SUFFER FIRST LOSS IN GSC PLAY |
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VALDOSTA, Ga.
-- The University of North
Alabama women's basketball team fell
behind by eight points at halftime and
couldn't overcome the deficit as the
Lions suffered their first Gulf South
Conference loss of the season to
Valdosta State, 57-48.
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UNA WOMEN RALLY TO TOP WEST FLORIDA, 60-59 |
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PENSACOLA,
Fla., – Amber Rutherford hit a jumper with four seconds
remaining to lift the University of North Alabama women’s basketball
team to a 60-59 road win over West Florida Saturday in the Gulf
South Conference opener for both teams.
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WOMEN'S TEAM AVENGES LOSS TO HARDING WITH
77-74 HOME WIN |
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FLORENCE
– Five players reached double digits
in scoring as the University of North
Alabama women’s basketball team knocked
off Harding 77-74 Thursday evening at
Flowers Hall. The three-point win broke
the Lady Bisons’ six-game winning streak
and avenged an 84-81 road overtime loss
on Dec. 15.
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SECOND HALF DROUGHT PLAGUES LIONS |
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FLORENCE
-- Holding an 11-point lead at the half, the University of North
Alabama women's basketball team managed just two-for-25 shooting
over the final 20 minutes and came out on the short end of a 50-39
score to Kentucky Wesleyan in the final game of the Marriott Shoals
Holiday Classic.
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UNA WOMEN RIP SAINT LEO IN HOLIDAY CLASSIC |
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FLORENCE -- The University of
North Alabama women's basketball team hit 13 three-point baskets and
held its opponent to 28 percent shooting from the floor as the Lions
downed Saint Leo 76-44 in the Marriott Shoals Holiday Classic at
Flowers Hall.
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RUTHERFORD GARNERS GSC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
HONORS |
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BIRMINGHAM
— Officials with the Gulf South
Conference have named a pair of North
Alabama basketball players as the men’s
and women’s East Division Players of the
Week. Kenny Johnson and Amber Rutherford
took home the conference honor in the
final weekly session of 2007. |
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WOMEN'S TEAM RALLIES TO DEFEAT OUACHITA
BAPTIST |
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ARKADELPHIA,
Ark., – The University of
North Alabama women’s basketball team
rallied from a four-point half-time
deficit to post a 63-52 road win over
Ouachita Baptist Monday evening at the
Bill Vining Arena on the OBU campus. |
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UNA WOMEN DROP 84-81 OVERTIME DECISION AT
HARDING |
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SEARCY, Ark.
— Amber Rutherford’s game-high 39 points
was not enough Saturday evening as the
University of North Alabama women’s
basketball team dropped an 84-81
overtime game at Harding. |
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM RECEIVES FOUR EARLY
SIGNEES |
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FLORENCE
– Four players have signed national
letters of intent during the NCAA early
signing period for the University of
North Alabama women’s basketball team.
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CHRISTIAN BROTHERS DOWNS UNA WOMEN 57-54 |
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MEMPHIS, Tenn., –
Amber Rutherford’s game-high
18 points and 10 rebounds
was not enough as the
University of North Alabama
women’s basketball team
dropped a 57-54 road
decision to Christian
Brothers Saturday afternoon.
Neither team held a
double-digit lead in the
contest. |
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UNA WOMEN GET 71-51 VICTORY OVER
MID-CONTINENT |
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FLORENCE – Three
players reached double
digits in scoring as the
University of North Alabama
women’s basketball team
overcame 32 turnovers to
defeat Mid-Continent 71-51
Wednesday evening at Flowers
Hall. |
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LIONS SWEEP GSC PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARDS |
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BIRMINGHAM
–Officials with the Gulf
South Conference Wednesday
recognized a pair of North
Alabama basketball players
as the league’s men’s and
women’s players of the week.
Thomas Fraise and
Amber Rutherford each
received the conference
honor, giving the Lions the
sweep for the week |
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LION COMEBACK FALLS SHORT AGAINST ATU WOMEN |
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FLORENCE – For the second
consecutive game, the University of North Alabama women’s basketball
team was unable to overcome a double-digit half-time deficit,
falling to Arkansas Tech 78-66 Monday evening at Flowers Hall. |
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LADY STATESMEN ESCAPE FLOWERS HALL WITH
61-60 WIN |
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FLORENCE – A last-second shot by
Shay Ashford was waved off by the officials, sealing a 61-60 victory
by second-ranked Delta State Saturday afternoon at Flowers Hall.
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UNA WOMEN FINISH STRONG, KNOCK OFF LANE
66-53 |
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JACKSON, Tenn., – After leading
by only a single point at the half, the University of North Alabama
women’s basketball team outscored Lane College 35-23 over the final
20 minutes to secure a 66-53 road victory Thursday evening. |
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UNA WOMEN DOMINATE BLUE MOUNTAIN, PICK UP
FIRST VICTORY |
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FLORENCE – Amber
Rutherford scored 22 points
and pulled down 12 rebounds
to lead the University of
North Alabama women’s
basketball team to a 90-57
win over Blue Mountain
Tuesday evening at Flowers
Hall. The 33-point victory
in the Lions’ home opener
gives the team a 1-2 record
on the year. UNA took
control early in the
contest, racing out to a
51-25 lead at the half. |
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SEATTLE PACIFIC PICKS UP 65-44 VICTORY OVER
LIONS |
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SEATTLE, Wash.,
- Seattle Pacific opened the
second half with a 16-0 run to break
open a close game and cruise to a 65-44
victory over North Alabama Saturday
evening in the final game of the Sodexho
Tip-Off Classic on the SPU campus. |
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CENTRAL WASHINGTON DOWNS LIONS 75-57 |
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SEATTLE, Wash., - A 15-2 run to end the first
half put Central Washington ahead 34-18
and North Alabama was never able to get
the lead under double digits during the
final 20 minutes of a 75-57
season-opening defeat Friday afternoon
at Seattle Washington’s Sodexho Tip-Off
Classic. |
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS IN EXHIBITION |
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MURFREESBORO,
Tenn. -- After turning in a
solid first half, the University of
North Alabama women's basketball team
could only muster 15 points over the
final 20 minutes and dropped an
exhibition game 82-36 at Middle
Tennessee State. |
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RUTHERFORD IS NATIONAL FREE THROW CHAMPION |
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FLORENCE
– The recent release of the final
women’s basketball statistics at the
NCAA Division II level revealed that
University of North Alabama sophomore
Amber Rutherford is the national
champion in free throw percentage during
the 2006-07 season. |
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UNA WOMEN COME UP SHORT AT GSC TOURNAMENT |
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SOUTHAVEN, Miss., –
The University of North Alabama women’s
basketball team got out to a slow start
and never recovered during a 79-60 loss
to Southern Arkansas Thursday in the
first round of the Gulf South Conference
tournament at Southaven’s DeSoto Civic
Center. |
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RUTHERFORD NAMED GSC EAST PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
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BIRMINGHAM -
North Alabama forward Amber Rutherford
has been named the Player of the Year in
the Gulf South Conference East Division. |
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UNA WOMEN CLOSE REGULAR SEASON WITH 87-71
WIN OVER UAH |
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FLORENCE
– Leah Roberts’ three-pointer with 18
seconds remaining in regulation didn’t
affect the outcome of North Alabama’s
Gulf South Conference match-up against
Alabama-Huntsville on Saturday. It
did, however, turn out to be a very big shot for the
senior from Red Bay. |
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RUTHERFORD NAMED GSC EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK |
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BIRMINGHAM –
For the second straight week, officials
with the Gulf South Conference have
named North Alabama forward Amber
Rutherford as the East Division’s Player
of the Week.
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UNA WOMEN GET 52-49 GSC VICTORY OVER WEST
GEORGIA |
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FLORENCE – The University of North
Alabama women’s basketball team overcame a
poor shooting effort Tuesday evening to pick
up a key Gulf South Conference win over West
Georgia, downing the Wolves 52-49 at Flowers
Hall. |
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UNA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL DROPS GSC BATTLE
67-66 |
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FLORENCE
– The University of North Alabama
women’s basketball team was able to cut
a 10-point deficit with less than three
minutes remaining to a single point in
the closing seconds, but could not get
the final shot to fall, dropping a 67-66
home decision to Montevallo Monday
evening. |
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UNA WOMEN DUMP WEST ALABAMA |
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FLORENCE
-- Chelsey Malone hit six three-point
baskets and Amber Rutherford
added 22 points inside as
the North Alabama women's
basketball team dumped West
Alabama 78-61 in a key Gulf
South Conference game at
Flowers Hall.
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UNA SWEEPS GSC EASTS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
AWARDS |
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BIRMINGHAM – The University of
North Alabama was well represented Wednesday
when the Gulf South Conference released its
men’s and women’s basketball players of the
week. |
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LAST-SECOND SHOT SINKS UNA WOMEN AGAINST
BLAZERS |
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VALDOSTA, Ga., - Valdosta
State’s Carley Peterson grabbed an offensive rebound with three
seconds remaining and put it back in for the winning basket as the
Blazers edged North Alabama 53-52 Monday evening in Gulf South
Conference women’s basketball action. |
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INMON'S 25 POINTS PACES UNA WOMEN TO 71-65
WIN |
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PENSACOLA, Fla., - Tandra Inmon
scored a career-high 25 points as the University of North Alabama
women’s basketball team picked up a Gulf South Conference road win
with a 71-65 victory over West Florida Saturday afternoon. |
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THREE POINTERS LIFT UNA TO 55-52 WIN |
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CARROLLTON, Ga., –
The North Alabama women’s basketball team shot 62 percent from
three-point range in a key Gulf South Conference road game and
picked up a 55-52 victory over West Georgia Saturday evening in
Carrollton, Ga. |
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RUTHERFORD NAMED GSC EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK |
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BIRMINGHAM – Officials with the Gulf South Conference
have named North Alabama forward Amber Rutherford the GSC East
Division Player of the Week.
The sophomore from Hatton had a big week leading the Lions to a 2-0
mark in conference play. UNA defeated Valdosta State on Saturday,
then knocked off West Florida on Monday to improve to 9-10 overall
with a 2-2 record in the conference. In the two games,
Rutherford averaged 22.5 points and seven rebounds.
Against VSU, she shot 80 percent from the field and connected on
five of six shots from the charity stripe as UNA posted the 55-52
victory. She then exploded against UWF, scoring 29 points while
adding a steal in the 71-64 win. |
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UNA WOMEN EVEN GSC RECORD WITH 71-64 WIN
OVER WEST FLORIDA |
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FLORENCE
– Amber Rutherford scored 29 points to lead
North Alabama to a
71-64 home win over West Florida Monday
evening in Gulf South Conference women’s
basketball action. The Lions used a
late run to pull away in a close game and
improve to 9-10 overall, and even their
conference record at 2-2 on the year.
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FOWLER GETS FIRST GSC WIN AT UNA; DEFEAT VSU,
55-52 |
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FLORENCE -- The North
Alabama women's basketball team snapped a
six-game losing streak to Valdosta State and
handed first-year head coach Terry Fowler
his first Gulf South Conference victory with
a hard-fought 55-52 win over the Lady
Blazers. The game was tied at 52-52
with 45 seconds left when Tandra Inmon drove
in for a go- ahead basket. VSU then missed
two free throws and UNA added a free throw
from Jameica York for a three-point
advantage. Valdosta State's Carley Peterson
missed on a three-point attempt at the
buzzer and UNA had the victory. |
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WEST ALABAMA HANDS UNA WOMEN SECOND STRAIGHT
GSC LOSS |
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LIVINGSTON–
A 12-point half-time deficit proved to be
too much for the University of North Alabama
women’s basketball team to overcome as the
Lions dropped a 75-65 road decision to West
Alabama Monday evening in Gulf South
Conference play.
UNA trailed 39-27 at the half, and managed
to outscore the Lady Tigers
38-36 over the final 20 minutes. Four UNA
players reached double figures in scoring,
including Amber Rutherford’s game-high 16
points. |
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THREE-POINTER BY ASHFORD GIVES UNA WOMEN
VICTORY |
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FLORENCE –
Shay Ashford hit a three-point
shot with 1.7 seconds remaining to give the University of North
Alabama women’s basketball team an 80-77 victory over Ouachita
Baptist Wednesday afternoon at Flowers Hall. The winning shot capped
a game-high 23-point effort for the junior from Tupelo, Miss., who
went 7-of-11 from beyond the arc.
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SAU USES BIG SECOND HALF TO DROP UNA WOMEN
67-52 |
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PENSACOLA, Fla., –
Southern Arkansas used a second-half offensive surge to break open a
close game and coast to a 67-52 victory over the University of North
Alabama women’s basketball team Saturday afternoon at the UWF Surf
Burger Holiday Classic. |
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LIONS GET 77-72 OVERTIME WIN AT UWF TOURNEY |
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PENSACOLA, Fla., –
The University of North Alabama
women’s basketball team erased a 15-point second-half deficit
against Harding Friday afternoon to pull out a 77-72 overtime
victory at the UWF Surf Burger Holiday Classic. |
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SECOND HALF COMEBACK FALLS SHORT FOR UNA |
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. --
The University of North Alabama
women's basketball team made a furious comeback in the second half
but the Lions came up short in a 64-59 loss at Christian Brothers.
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LIONS HOLD OFF GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN |
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FLORENCE -- North Alabama missed a
free throw with six seconds left but Georgia
Southwestern couldn't get off a shot before
the buzzer as the Lions held on for a 58-57
win over the Hurricanes at Flowers Hall.
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UNA WOMEN GET 65-57 VICTORY OVER MILES |
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FAIRFIELD, Ala., –
The University of North Alabama
women’s basketball team got back on the winning track Tuesday
evening with a 65-57 road win over Miles College. The eight-point
win broke a three-game losing streak and improved the Lions’ overall
record to 4-5 on the season. |
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LIONS HANG TOUGH, FALL 78-70 TO #4 HENDERSON
STATE |
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ARKADELPHIA, Ark., -
The University of North Alabama women’s basketball team matched the
No. 4 team in the county shot for shot and rebound for rebound
before falling 78-70 Saturday evening at Henderson State’s Duke
Wells Center. |
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DELTA STATE WOMEN USE SECOND-HALF SURGE TO
DOWN LIONS |
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CLEVELAND, Miss., –
Delta State used a
dominating second-half performance to deliver the knock out blow
against North Alabama and claim a 70-43 victory Wednesday evening in
women’s college basketball action. A 22-2 Lady Statesmen run midway
through the second half ended any chances of a comeback for the
Lions at Walter Sillers Coliseum. |
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UNA WOMEN FALL TO CLARK ATLANTA |
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ATLANTA, Ga., –
Clark Atlanta used a late scoring run to turn a six-point halftime
lead into a 79-65 win over North Alabama Saturday evening in women’s
college basketball action at the CAU Black Cat Classic. |
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UNA WOMEN
GET 82-64 WIN OVER PAINE COLLEGE |
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ATLANTA, Ga., – Four players
reached double digits in scoring as the University of North Alabama
women’s basketball team defeated Paine College 82-64 Friday evening
at the Clark Atlanta Black Cat Classic. |
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UNA WOMEN DOWN CHRISTIAN BROTHERS |
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FLORENCE –
The University of North
Alabama women’s basketball team picked up its second win of the
season Tuesday night at Flowers Hall, topping Christian Brothers
62-52.
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WOMENS
BASKETBALL TEAM FALLS AT OBU |
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ARKADELPHIA, Ark. -- A one-point halftime lead turned into an 11-point loss as the North
Alabama women's basketball team dropped an 80-69 decision at
Ouachita Baptist. |
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM FALLS IN OVERTIME |
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ARKADELPHIA, Ark. --
North Alabama fought back from a six-point halftime deficit and a
large deficit in the second half to force overtime but came out on
the short end of a 106-98 score to Harding in the Ouachita Baptist
Tournament. |
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UNA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL DOWNS LANE
IN OPENER
|
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FLORENCE --
The University of North Alabama women's basketball team gave new
head coach Terry Fowler a victory in his first game at the school
with a 92-64 rout of Lane College at Flowers Hall.
UNA made eight three-pointers in the first half to build a 55-29
lead at intermission and managed to hold off a Lane threat early in
the second half to preserve the win. |
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UNA WOMEN DROP EXHIBITION AT BELMONT |
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NASHVILLE,
Tenn. -- Taking to the court for the first time under new
coach Terry Fowler, the University of North Alabama women's
basketball team came out on the short end of a 75-50 score at
Division I Belmont. |
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PRESEL NAMED ASSISTANT WOMEN’S
BASKETBALL COACH AT UNA |
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FLORENCE, Ala., – University of North Alabama
athletic director Joel Erdmann has announced the hiring of Dan
Presel as assistant women’s basketball coach.
Presel will rejoin current Lions head coach Terry Fowler, who
took over head coaching duties in March. The two previously
coached together at Spring Hill College, where Presel spent a
total of six seasons. |
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FOWLER
HIRED AS UNA HEAD WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH |
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FLORENCE
-- Terry Fowler has been hired as the seventh head women's
basketball coach in University of North Alabama history, according
to UNA Athletic Director Dr. Joel Erdmann. Fowler comes to
UNA after four seasons as head coach at Spring Hill College in
Mobile where he led the school to a 19-13 record in 2006,
including a Top 25 national ranking in the NAIA.
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