MOBILE, Ala. – South Alabama women's basketball defeated ULM in a thriller today at the Mitchell Center, winning 73-67. Seven lead changes and a fourth-quarter Warhawk run made for the nail-biter.

KEY MOMENTS:

• After ULM got off to a 4-0 start within the first minute of the game, the Jaguars responded with an 8-0 run in the last three minutes of the quarter. South Alabama would finish the quarter with a six-point lead.
• The Warhawks exploded in the second quarter, earning 22 points – their best quarter in the game.
• The Jags entered the third quarter with a one-point deficit to the Warhawks, 37-36. However, two back-to-back three-point sequences from Diawna Carter-Hartley and Tamara Ortiz helped give the Jaguars the lead at the end of the quarter, 57-50.
• With just over seven minutes in the fourth quarter, the Warhawks went on a 9-0 run, giving them the lead at 62-60.
• Following the Warhawks' late run, Amyah Sutton and Tamara Ortiz each drilled three-pointers, giving the Jaguars a four-point lead.

KEY STATS:

• The Jaguars shot 41.7% from beyond the arc, their best performance since Dec. 7, 2025 (at Florida).
• South Alabama had five players score in double-figures today for the first time since Nov. 30, 2025 (vs. Florida A&M). Three of those five repeated the feat today: Amyah Sutton (14), Cordasia Harris (13) and Tamara Ortiz (13).
• Cordasia Harris notched her ninth double-double of the season with 13 points and 15 rebounds. Harris's 15 rebounds marked a single-game high for the Jaguars this season.
• Ronaltha Marc had a breakout performance, recording 12 points, five rebounds and two steals – the latter two tying her season-highs.
• Tamara Ortiz made an impression, recording five assists – a career-high. Ortiz also scored 13 points – a season-high – and grabbed three steals, tying her career-high.
• Daniela Gonzalez recorded six assists, one shy of her career record.

QUOTED:
Yolisha Jackson, Head Coach:

• "Today is huge because of our performance on Thursday night. This team could have done one of two things. They could have said that they're bad and not prepare for Saturday's game, or we could have moved on, and that's exactly what we did…The team has so much love for each other. They don't care who gets to shine and they don't care who gets the ball, and we're really successful when we share the ball."

Ronaltha Marc, Guard:

• "We're home. We've got to defend the court. We play for the people of Mobile, so it was very simple…It's about resilience. We're a very capable team, no matter what the polls say, and we have each other's backs. There's going to be a game where we're down 10 or more, but it doesn't matter. It's how we fight back and how we play for each other."

UP NEXT:
The Jaguars will return to the road to face Coastal Carolina at 1 p.m. EST on Saturday (1/17) at the HTC Center in Conway, S.C.

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