LIVINGSTON, Ala. – The University of West Alabama women’s basketball team returns to action after an 11-day holiday break to take part in the University of West Florida Holiday Classic in Pensacola, Fla. on Saturday, December 29^th. The Tigers (3-6) will face the University of Arkansas at Monticello in a 12 p.m. contest.

UWA, which closed out the pre-holiday slate at the Lloyd Clark Classic in Cleveland, Miss., falling to North Georgia 67-57 at Walter Sillers Coliseum, concludes the UWF hosted tournament on Sunday, December 30 against Henderson State in a 12 p.m. tip-off.

The Red and White is led by Ashton Washington, a Pre-Season All-Gulf South Conference East Division selection. The Lexington, Miss.-native is averaging 15.1 points and nine rebounds a contest this season. The 15 points ranks sixth in the conference with the boards placing her in second in the GSC.

Jessica Thompson, a native of Valhermoso Springs, Ala., is the other Tiger in double figures scoring with 13.4 points a night. Thompson is shooting 45.6-percent from behind the arc to pace UWA, which is fourth best in the conference.

Following the trip to Pensacola, Fla., West Alabama returns to Pruitt Hall on Thursday, January 3^rd to host nationally ranked Delta State in a 2 p.m. tip-off.