VALDOSTA, Ga. – The UWF women's basketball team shot 48 percent and made seven 3-pointers but were unable to hold off a late charge by 23rd-ranked Valdosta State in a 75-67 loss at the VSU Complex on Tuesday.

UWF (8-4, 5-3 Gulf South) was led by Tyashia Bostick and Brooke Kane who each finished with 16 points. Claire Sutherland-Case had 12 points off the bench. Sutherland-Case and Veronika Roberts had six rebounds as well.

VSU (10-2, 7-1) won for the seventh-consecutive game and got a career-high 26 points from Kalifa Ford, including a 3-pointer in the final minute that extended their lead to six points.

The Argonauts outscored the Lady Blazers 17-6 in the second quarter and finished the frame with a 6-0 run to grab a 31-30 lead at the half. UWF continued its strong play by building a 53-46 lead with 30 seconds left in the frame.

In the final 10 minutes, VSU seized the momentum by tying the game at 60 on a Ford bucket with five minutes to play. Bostick answered with a triple to give the lead back to UWF. But Taylor Searcey made a basket, Emma Martin made her only shot of the game and then the Lady Blazers got a free throw for a 66-63 lead. The Argos were unable to regain the lead the rest of the game.

"In big games, the little plays matter and we didn't finish a lot of those tonight," UWF head coach Stephanie Lawrence Yelton said. "We have to put some positives together and be able to lock down defensively".

UWF will return to play this weekend when they host Montevallo (8-4, 6-3) and Auburn Montgomery Saturday and Monday, respectively. Tip-off for Saturday's matinee with the Falcons is at 2 p.m.