Box Score

PENSACOLA, Fla.  –  The UWF women's basketball team used a dominating performance in the third quarter to open up a 19-point lead en route to a 81-51 victory over Spring Hill in the home-opener at the UWF Field House Tuesday.
 
Courtney Meyer and Toni Brewer each collected double-doubles as UWF improved to 4-0 for the first time in 11 years. Meyer finished with a game-highs of 16 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks, while Brewer had 10 and 12.
 
Alex Coyne scored a season-high 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting to go along with seven assists and two steals. She surpassed the 200 assist plateau in the game. Katie Bobos had eight rebounds and 12 points to give the Argonauts four players in double figure scoring for the fourth time.
 
UWF shot 48 percent and used a 6-for-9 second-half effort from outside to finish 7-for-13. The Argos also outrebounded the Badgers 50-32, pulling down at least 50 boards in their third-consecutive contest.
 
Spring Hill (2-2) got 10 points off the bench from Jewel Hill while shooting a season-low 29.7 percent.
 
SHC started the contest by jumping out to a 6-2 lead, but a pair of successful free throws from Meyer and an Imani Mulmore lay up tied the score at 6-6. UWF added some breathing room with an 8-4 run, with four different players scoring a basket during the run. The Argos took a 31-26 lead into halftime behind Meyer's 10 points, six rebounds and three blocks.
 
Coming back from halftime, UWF built a 19-point lead at 54-35 on the heels of 7-0 and 10-1 runs. The Argonauts outscored the Badgers 23-9 in the third frame.
 
UWF will play at Auburn-Montgomery (1-4) Sunday afternoon. Tip-off at the AUM Basketball Complex is set for 3 p.m.