CLEVELAND, Miss. – The University of West Alabama women’s basketball team fell to second ranked Delta State 67-45 in the Lloyd Clark Classic at Walter Sillers Coliseum on Monday evening. The Tigers (3-5) had a tough night shooting, connecting on only 25-percent of their shots, as DSU shot 54.9 on the night.

Ashton Washington led the way for the Red and White with 16 points and seven rebounds. Irimar Hernandez added seven points for UWA with Jenni Thomley supplying six points on the night.

Lakira Boyd paced the Lady Statesmen with 14 points. Jessica Boyd tallied 13 while Jennifer Rushing supplied 11 points. Lamaesha McAdory pulled down seven boards to lead DSU.

Trailing 34-20 at the break, UWA managed to cut into the DSU lead in the opening minutes of the second stanza. A three-point play by Danielle Baldwin at the 13:42 mark narrowed the Lady Statesmen margin to nine points. It was the first time that UWA had been within single digits since the final 1:10 of the first half.

DSU answered with an 8-0 run, pushing the lead out to 17 points. The Green and White never looked back, holding the double digit lead the remainder of the contest.

UWA had almost 10 minutes of scoreless basketball in the first half, as the Lady Statesmen pushed out to a 14 point advantage at the break.

West Alabama returns to action on Tuesday, December 18^th, as the Tigers face North Georgia on the second day of the Lloyd Clark Classic. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m.