UL Monroe shot 50 percent from the floor and 60 percent from three-point range in collecting an 83-67 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball victory over visiting Georgia Southern on Thursday evening in Monroe, La.
The Warhawks improved to 5-8 overall and 1-1 in the Sun Belt with the victory, while Georgia Southern falls to 7-7 overall and 0-2 in the league.
All five starters for the Eagles had a field goal, including two threes, as Georgia Southern built a 12-5 lead in the first four and a half minutes. But ULM ended the period on a 19-2 run to take a 21-14 lead.
The Warhawks extended that lead to 10, 33-23, with three minutes left in the second period but the Eagles were able to close the gap to six, 38-32, at the break.
In the third quarter, ULM hit 10-of-18 shots from the floor, including all four three-pointers, to stretch its lead to 15 points, 64-49. Georgia Southern would be unable to close the gap to single digits the rest of the way.
Four Eagles reached double figures on the night, led by Nicole Gwynn's 15 points. Indya Green added 11 points, while Bukky Akinsola and Leah Johnson each added 10 points. Maloney Thames led a trio of Warhawks in double figures with a game-high 22 points.
Eagle of the Game
Akinsola hit 5-of-9 shots from the floor for her second straight night in double figures for the Eagles. She also had three assists and a steal with only one turnover in a season-high 32 minutes of action.
Stat of the Game
ULM is the third straight opponent to shoot 50% or better from the floor against the Eagles, following Grand Canyon (51.6%) and Louisiana (56.0%).
Quotables
Head coach Hana Haden on the defensive struggles for a third straight game
"We have to do a better job of sprinting back in transition, trying to play 5-on-5. You can't guard any team when they're 3-on-2 or 4-on-3. And the field goal percentage, especially the three-point field goal percentage. We've been talking about that a lot, we give up 37.5% from three on the season. We miss scout assignments, we help off on shooters, lose track of people and they made us pay. It was quite the shooting performance for 40 minutes from ULM."
Next Up
The Eagles will complete its Sun Belt western swing on Saturday, playing Arkansas State in Jonesboro at 3 p.m. ET.
