Lemmond notches 100th career victory in UAH win at CBU
MEMPHIS – The University of Alabama in Huntsville women’s basketball head coach Andrea Lemmond achieved her 100th career victory in an 80-78 win over Christian Brothers on Saturday afternoon in Gulf South Conference action. UAH improves to 8-18 (8-14 GSC), while CBU slides to 11-15 (8-14 GSC).
Lemmond is the first coach to reach 100 wins in UAH women’s basketball program history.
The Chargers offense featured four players with 10 points or more in the victory, led by Jesse Jennings with 20 points on the day to go along with six rebounds and two assists. She went 6-for-8 from the field and 8-of-10 from the free-throw line.
Alaina Taylor rated second on the team with 18 points as she sank a team-high four three-pointers, followed by Andie Flatgard with 16 points and Olivia Howard with 10 to round out the Chargers in double-digit scoring.
Haley Nichols nearly achieved a double-double with a team-high 13 rebounds to go along with nine points on the day.
UAH shot 45.8 percent from the field (27-59) for the game including a 33.3 three-point percentage (9-27), while holding CBU to 44.4 percent on field goals (28-63).
The Chargers additionally held the edge over the Bucs in rebounds (39-32), bench points (31-20), and second-chance points (13-7).
UAH returns home for the final two games of the regular season next week starting on Thursday with a visit from West Florida.
