PENSACOLA, Fla. – Haylee Luttrell made her first four 3-point attempts in the first half to help UWF build a large lead on its way to a 71-57 win over West Georgia in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Gulf South Conference Championship at the UWF Field House on Tuesday.


Third-seeded UWF (22-6) advances to the semifinals where it will meet second-seeded and No. 13/17 Union (24-3) on Saturday at 2:15 p.m. at the Pete Hanna Center in Birmingham, Alabama.

UWF improved to 13-17 all-time in GSC tourney play and snapped a 4-game losing streak. This marks the ninth appearance in the semfinals for the program.
 
Luttrell made three of her game-high five triples in the first quarter as the Argonauts built a 19-9 lead eight minutes into the contest. The lead remained in double digits the rest of the game as UWF led 43-23 at the half and by as many as 26 in the third.
 
GSC Player of the Year Jaclyn Jarnot had 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Jennifer Andrew came off the bench to score 13 on 5-of-7 shooting, including nine in the second half.
 
The Argos shot just 39 percent overall but outrebounded the Wolves 48-38. They also limited UWG to 33 percent. GSC Freshman of the Year Aliyah Washington and Stephanie Torres each had 16 points to lead UWG (13-16).

Top-seeded Lee and fourth-seeded Valdosta State both advanced in the other side of the bracket and will play at Noon on Saturday.