Blossoms Tally GSC Road Win at OBU
January 17, 2008

ARKADELPHIA, Arkansas – Freshman Erika Brown led the University of Arkansas at Monticello Cotton Blossoms with a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds over Ouachita Baptist on the road in Gulf South Conference action with a final score of 62-54.
 
The win also marked the first GSC win for head coach Chris Ratcliff in the Bill Vining Arena at OBU.
 
Brown (Shreveport, La.) led the team in scoring after connecting on 6-of-11 field goal attempts and also led the team with four free throws made. Brown also added one assist and one steal in her 29 minutes of action.
 
Other top scorers for the Blossoms included junior Andrea Dubose (Newton, Miss.), who finished the game with 12 points. Dubose made two three-point baskets and was 5-of-16 from the field.
 
Senior Shakia Sanders (Chester, S.C.) logged productive minutes off the bench with a final total of 11 points. Sanders also pulled down six boards.
 
Dubose and senior Gemma Gibson (Dodd City, Texas) both tied for a game-high in steals with four each. Dubose was ranked fourth in the nation in steals per game prior to this contest.
 
The Blossoms nearly finished with a better three-point percentage than overall field goal percentage. The Blossoms combined to shoot 35 percent from beyond the three-point line, and shot just 36 percent from the field for the entire game. As a team, UAM made seven three-pointers out of 20 attempts.
 
The Lady Tigers were led from efforts of Haley Griffin, who was the game’s high scorer with a final total of 23 points. Griffin was 9-of-16 from the field.
 
The Blossoms have little time to rest. Nationally ranked No. 2 Delta State travels to Monticello Saturday for a GSC game. Delta State is currently undefeated. The game starts at 2 p.m. in the Steelman Fieldhouse.
 
The game can be heard live on the radio at KHBM-FM 93.7, which will be streamed live on the Internet at www.uamsports.com