PENSACOLA, Fla. – Senior Gabby Brown scored 16 points in her UWF debut to lead four players in double figures as the Argonauts defeated Shorter, 94-67, in the season opener at the UWF Field House Wednesday.
 
UWF (1-0) shot 48 percent overall and made nine 3-pointers in winning its season opener for the fifth-consecutive year. The shooting percentage was the highest for an Argo squad since late in the 2018-19 season against Eckerd in the NCAA Tournament.

The Argos dominated on the boards, outrebounding the Hawks 57-30, which aided in 32 second-chance points off 23 offensive rebounds.
 
Fanny Hulmi and Charlotte Ellmore had 13 apiece, while Danielle Norquest came off the bench to finish with 10 points, seven boards and four assists. Ellmore handed out a game-high seven assists as UWF assisted on 24 of its 34 made baskets.
 
"The energy we had tonight was amazing," UWF head coach Stephanie Lawrence Yelton said. "Our players hadn't had many chances to be on the court together due to a number of factors and tonight the hustle and heart took over and helped us explode in the second half."
 
The Argos used a 19-8 run to close the third quarter and turn a 5-point lead into a 63-48 edge. They never looked back and extended the margin to 86-56 in the closing minutes. UWF shot 50 percent in the second half  and was 5-of-12 from outside.
 
UWF was solid inside all game, scoring 34 points in the paint.
 
UWF had 12 different players score and all 14 on the bench saw playing time, leading to 42 points off the bench.

Shorter (0-1) was held to just 29 percent shooting and 6-of-27 from outside. Freshman Kelly Pickett led the Lady Hawks with 18 points on 5-of-7 from the floor.
 
UWF will return to play on Monday afternoon with a road game at Lee (0-0). Tip-off at Paul Dana Walker Arena in Cleveland, Tenn. is set for 3 p.m. Eastern Time.