Box Score MONTICELLO, Ark. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello Women's Basketball team hosted in-state, Great American Conference member Arkansas Tech University at Steelman Field House on Thursday afternoon. The Blossoms came out of their fifteenth contest of the year with a 67-60 win over the Golden Suns.

Returning Sophomore Bailey Harris yet again led the way for Arkansas-Monticello (7-8, 4-5 GAC) with a solid 16 point performance on the evening. Harris shot 7-16 on field goals, 1-3 from the beyond-the-arc and 1-2 on free throws hit against the Golden Suns. As a team player, she also contributed four rebounds, four assists, and a block.

Newcomer Cyarah Kensmil  had another great night, scoring 13 points of her own. She went 5-11 on field goals and 3-4 from the free throw line with six rebounds. She also contributed three blocks and a steal.

Joi Montgomery was the final Blossom to put up double-digit points, posting 12 on the night. She went 5-12 on field goals and 2-2 on free throws, with a team leading eight rebounds, three assists and two steals.
 
Arkansas Tech (8-5, 6-3 GAC) was led by Jalei Oglesby with a 22 point, 13 rebound performance.

Arkansas Tech was the first team on the board, opening the first quarter with a 7-0 run to claim an early lead. Bailey Harris would get the Blossoms on the board with a driving layup. UAM would claw their way back, fighting it out with Tech until Harris put the Blossoms up 16-15 with a late jumper. UAM would eventually finish out the half going 8-20 on field goals and 1-2 on three-pointers. The two teams would head into the second quarter with Arkansas-Monticello on top 18-15.

The second quarter began with the Golden Suns striking first with a layup (17-18 UAM). It was a well fought quarter by Tech but they were no match for the might of the Blossoms. UAM shot for only 33.3% of their field goals throughout the quarter, while Tech would shoot for 18.2% in their performance. The teams would head to their locker rooms with the Blossoms on top, 29-23.

The third quarter was another back-and-forth match-up as the teams would fight it out for the full 10 minutes. ATU would outscore UAM 18-16 in the third ten minute period of the game. The Golden Suns would go 8-17 on field goals, compared to Arkansas-Monticello's 7-15.

The final quarter of the game was a fast and hard fought 10 minutes. Tech would find the first points of the quarter going 6-0 run to start the quarter (47-45 Tech). The Blossoms wouldn't take this laying down, as Montgomery would score a jumper to tie up the game at 47 all. UAM would then go to continually build their lead up until the end of the game. Arkansas-Monticello would out score Tech 22-19 in the quarter, with UAM coming out on top of the match with a final score of 67-60.

Arkansas-Monticello committed 15 turnovers in the entirety of the match.
 

UP NEXT
The Blossoms return to action on Saturday, January 21 when they head to Arkadelphia to face Great American Conference foe Henderson State University. The match is set to begin at 1:00 p.m.

All live streams and live stats will be available as clickable links on the UAM Women's basketball schedule.

UAM would like to give a thank you to today's game day sponsors, SEARK Eye Care. Thank you for your continued support of UAM Athletics!

How to follow the Blossoms: For more information on Arkansas-Monticello Women's Basketball, visit www.uamsports.com and follow the team's social media channels on Twitter and Instagram.

Check out the home schedule below for the next opportunity to catch the Blossoms at Steelman Field House! STUDENTS! Be sure to come out to the remaining home games of the 2022-23 basketball season and enter for your chance to win $10,000 in the Union Bank Half-Court Challenge. The winner will be selected for a chance to shoot a $10K half-court shot at the final home game of the season.

Because the $300 three-pointer was missed at tonight's game, a student will have the opportunity at Monday night's UAM-SAU rival match-up to shoot a three-pointer for $400. Be sure to show your support and enter for your chance to win!

For official rules and regulations, please click here: https://www.uamsports.com/news/2022/11/21/mens-basketball-the-10-000-union-bank-half-court-challenge-returns-for-the-2022-23-basketball-season.aspx

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