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MOBILE, Ala. – Behind three double-digit scores, the University of South Alabama women's basketball team (16-10, 9-6 SBC) triumphed over ULM (4-22, 1-14 SBC), 72-55, to end a five-game losing streak at the Mitchell Center on Thursday.
 
Sophomore Shaforia Kines led the way with 16 points on a 6-for-9 shooting night as she made half of the Jags' three-point field-goals with three on six attempts. The sophomore brought down seven rebounds, assisted on a game-high six baskets and tied for the game-high in steals with two.
 
Chyna Ellis collected her 10th double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds in the victory. The senior shot 50 percent from the field, blocked a game-high three shots and recorded a pair of takeaways to finish off her stat line.
 
Antoinette Lewis rounded out the trio of South Alabama student-athletes in double-figure points with 15 on a 7-for-11 effort from the field. Lewis grabbed nine rebounds, one shy of recording her second double-double of the season, while she rejected two Warhawk shots, collected an assist and a steal.
 
ULM had two players score 10 or more points in the contest with Carissa Moody scoring 15 and Destini Lunsford finished with 11 shooting an efficient 5-for-8 and 4-for-6 respectively.
 
Arsula Clark tied Ellis for the game-high in rebounds with 11. The Warhawks' leading scorer Gabriella Cortez managed just five points on a 1-for-11 shooting night, making both of her free-throw attempts. Cortez came into the contest averaging just over 16 points per contest.
 
GAME FACTS
- ULM scored five of the first seven points in the game.
- USA captured the lead after trailing for the first 5:19 of the opening frame at 6-5.
- After the Warhawks opened the second quarter on a 5-0 run, the Jags answered with a 15-0 run of their own.
- South Alabama outscored ULM 22-15 in the second quarter to take a 36-26 lead into the half.
- ULM started to roll in the third as it shot 8-of-18 from the field, including 4-for-8 from three-point range, to jut the Jag lead to two as the teams headed to the fourth.
- USA pulled away in the final frame as it shot 9-of-15 from the field, including 4-for-5 from beyond the arc, for 23 points while holding the Warhawks to just eight to pull away.
- The Jags only turned the ball over nine times to ULM's 14 giveaways and turned those 14 turnovers into 14 points.
- South Alabama outrebounded the Warhawks 43-33, including 15-9 on the offensive glass.
- USA dominated paint outscoring ULM 46-16.
- The Jags converted 16 second-chance points off their 15 offensive boards.
- South Alabama assisted on over half of its baskets with 16 helpers on 30 made attempts.

NOTES
- Kines and Lewis each recorded double-figure points for the second-time in their last three games.
- Ellis scored 10 or more points for sixth time in her last seven games.
- The Jags are 10-4 at home.
- Tonight marked the third time this season South Alabama turned the ball over less than 10 times, tying the season low with nine.
- Lewis set a career-high with seven made field goals.
- USA is 9-1 when scoring 70 or more points this season.
- Head coach Terry Fowler collected his 262nd win of his career.
- South Alabama is two wins from reaching 600 in program history.
 
THEY SAID IT
USA head coach Terry Fowler
USA head coach Terry Fowler
Opening statement: "I thought we came out early and played pretty well, and then went stagnant a little bit and got happy with the three. We felt like our advantage was on the inside, and in the third and fourth quarter we took advantage of that; we tried to get the ball inside, then we were able to make some threes as well. It's been a long time since we had a win, it feels good so hopefully we got that monkey off our back and we can just keep playing for the next three ball games."
 
On ending the team's losing streak: "Once you start having success expectations change not only from within but from the outside as well. I feel like as the losses kept coming we kept putting more and more pressure on us, so this is a big sigh of relief and we just have to move forward now. To see the ball go through the basket is always something that is good for our confidence. I thought we did a pretty good job defensively, we didn't defend the three as well but otherwise we did a good job.  We have to keep moving forward and prepare for Louisiana on Saturday."
 
On breaking the game open in the fourth quarter: "We just wanted to get the ball inside, I thought our forwards were posting strong and we were able to go high-low, throw the ball inside and get some good angles to score. From that point we were able to pass the ball back out and get some open threes, just get the ball moving which I thought helped us get some easy buckets."
 
Senior C Chyna Ellis
On ending the team's losing streak: "It feels good to just end the streak and get our confidence back.  Now we realize that the season is almost over so we have to start getting back to what we were doing at the beginning of the season, which was playing with each other and for each other, having fun and moving the ball; just having the will and the desire to win."
 
Freshman F/C Antoinette Lewis
On her performance in the fourth quarter: "Like coach said, we had the advantage in the paint and in my head I wasn't losing again, I was sick of it.  They were our last win before we went on this losing streak, I was ready to win so I did what I had to do for the team."
 
UP NEXT
The Jaguars close out the home portion of the 2017-18 campaign as they play host to Louisiana on Saturday for Senior Day. Opening tip is scheduled for 5:05 p.m.
 
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