MOUNT VERNON, Ga. - The University of Mobile Women's Basketball team continues to put the NAIA voters on notice following the team's 22nd victory of the season on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 10, defeating Brewton-Parker College (Ga.) 70-61 to advance to 22-4 overall on the year. Mobile has yet to receive votes for entry in the NAIA Women's Basketball Top 25 this year, despite wins over three different teams who have earned votes this season, including a regular season sweep over Brewton-Parker.
Mobile continues to sit in second overall in the current SSAC Women's Basketball standings, a half game back from front runner Loyola University (La.). Mobile has more conference wins than any other SSAC team this season with a 14-3 conference record and has matched the win total of the 2016-17 team at Mobile who finished 22-13 overall.
Rams Roll the Barons
Despite trailing for much of the first quarter, Mobile held the lead across the final three quarters of the game, taking the lead for good with 1:20 left on the clock in the first quarter. Mobile outscored Brewton-Parker 17-14 in the first, ending the quarter with a 7-0 run. The Rams made seven shots from the field, three coming from behind the arch for three. In the second quarter, Mobile added seven more made shots from the floor, recording two more three-pointers. The Rams finished the second quarter with 19 points, holding the Barons to just 12 second-quarter points, and took a 36-26 lead to halftime.
Coming out of halftime, Brewton-Parker managed to outscore Mobile 18-15 in the third, trailing by just seven points entering the fourth and final quarter of the game. However, Mobile's offense picked up the slack from the third quarter and finished the final 10 minutes with 19 points, while recording the largest lead of the day at 13 points with under a minute left in regulation. The Barons recorded a pair of late shots with seconds remaining, but saw Mobile eventually come away with the nine-point win.
As a team, Mobile finished the game shooting 40%. The Rams added a 7-for-13 showing from the free throw line, and recorded five three-pointers. Both Alanna Donaldson and Miya Kimber led the game by scoring 18 points each, with Kimber tallying a double-double after matching a career-high 16 rebounds in the victory. Erica Jones, coming off a career-high 36 points two days prior, was held to 11 points and five rebounds. As a team, Mobile out-rebound Brewton-Parker, 55-47.
Back Home for Three
Mobile is scheduled to conclude the regular season with three-straight home games, starting with a 5:30 p.m. CT game on Thursday, Feb. 15 against Life University (Ga.). Mobile knocked off the Running Eagles 68-56 back on Jan. 10 of this season.
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About the University of Mobile
The University of Mobile is a Christ-centered liberal arts and sciences institution with a vision of higher education for a higher purpose, founded to honor God by equipping students for their future professions through rigorous academic preparation and spiritual transformation. Core values are: Christ-Centered, Academically-Focused, Student-Devoted and Distinctively-Driven. The university offers on-campus and online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in over 75 academic programs. Founded in 1961, the University of Mobile is affiliated with the Alabama Baptist State Convention and is located 10 miles north of Mobile, Alabama on a campus of over 880 acres.
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