LIVINGSTON, Ala. – The University of West Alabama women’s basketball team picked up its second consecutive win, by toppling Georgia Southwestern 76-45 at Pruitt Hall on Wednesday evening, closing out the 2007 home slate.

Ashton Washington led the Tigers (3-4) with 17 points, while Danielle Baldwin tallied 12 and Dominique Whitfield added 10 points. Jessica Thompson, Amber Walker and Jenni Thomley each paced the Red and White on the board with seven rebounds each.

Georgia Southwestern (1-5) was led by Brittany Reynolds with 11 points and five rebounds on the night for the Hurricanes.

UWA, which never trailed in the contest, led by 22 points at the break, but GSU opened the second half on a 5-2 run to cut the lead to 44-27 one minute into the second stanza. The Tigers answered with an 8-2 run, capped by five points from Washington and three from Thompson, swinging the lead to 23 points, 52-29 with 15:57 remaining in the contest.

The Red and White continued to add to its lead the remainder of the contest, never looking back. The Tigers reached their largest lead of the night, 31 points, on a layup by Valerie Harris at the 10:39 mark.

GSU nibbled at the deficit, getting within 24 points with 3:16 remaining, but UWA finished the contest on a 6-0 run to clinch a 31 point victory over the Hurricanes.

West Alabama concludes the pre-holiday slate, as the Tigers travel to the Lloyd Clark Classic in Cleveland, Miss. UWA will face host Delta State on Monday, December 17^th at 6 p.m. The Tigers wrap up the tournament on Tuesday, December 18^th against North Georgia. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m.