Tigerettes notch first 2016 win, 71-65 over UA-Huntsville
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) — The Tuskegee University Tigerettes pulled away from the Chargers of the University of Alabama-Huntsville over the final two minutes to record their first victory of the season, 71-65, at Chappie James Arena Saturday night.
After a Loren Foster three-pointer tied the game at 59-all for UAH with 2:32 to play, the Tigerettes took over. Jade Wilson connected on a pair of free throws to give Tuskegee a 60-59 lead, before Rachel Brownlee scored four consecutive points to put Tuskegee ahead 64-59 with just 64 seconds to play. The lead was cut to a pair when Baylee Johnson knocked down a three-pointer with 45.6 seconds remaining.
But that is as close as UAH (0-2) could get as Cheyanne Williams scored on a putback and a free throw to push the lead to 67-62 with 26.6 seconds remaining, and the Chargers used 13 seconds on their next possession before getting a shot off, which allowed Williams to grab a rebound and drain a pair of free throws. Tuskegee (1-1) hit a pair of free throws down the stretch for the final margin.
Brownlee lead all scoreres with 28 points, including connecting on all nine of her free throws. With her output, she extended her consecutive game streak of double figure games to 27, while Taylor Miller scored in double figures with 17 on the night. Williams finished with eight points and nine rebounds for the Tigerettes, who shot 34.4 (21-of-61) percent from the floor and 50 (8-of-16) percent from beyond the arc on the night. They also shot 84 (21-of-25) percent from the free throw line while grabbing 30 rebounds.
UAH was led by Foster with 16 points, while Aryn Sanders added 13.
Tuskegee returns to action Tuesday night against the University of Montevallo on the road. The game tips at 5:30 pm and can be heard on the Tuskegee Digital Network.
