Lady Rams Cruise Into Semifinals

MOBILE, Ala-- The University of Mobile women's basketball team dominated Belhaven from get go and cruised to a 91-61 victory in Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament action Thursday.

The Lady Rams (18-13) advance to play at Xavier Saturday at 7:00 pm for the right to play in the GCAC Championship game Tuesday.

Eight minutes into the action, it was actually a closely contested ball game, with Mobile leading only 21-15. But, the Lady Rams then began clicking on all cylinders and went on a 15-5 run over the next 4:05 to take a commanding 36-20 lead.

Belhaven fought back to cut the deficit to single digits late in the half, but a buzzer-beating 3-ball from the corner by Lakeela Lowe sent Mobile into the break with a 12 point edge.

After racking up 52 points and shooting 55% from the floor, Mobile turned on a stifling defense to finish the game. The Lady Rams only scored 39 points in the final frame, but the defense forced 14 Lady Blazer turnovers and held the visitors to a paltry 23% shooting from the floor.

When the Lady Rams needed to score, they went inside, almost at will. Post players Sherri McIntosh and Crystal Hutchinson combined for 35 points and 20 rebounds on the evening. McIntosh had 19 points and 16 boards, while Hutchinson added 16 points.

Danielle Goodly added 12 points and 9 assists, Angela Bounds added 11 points, and Lowe and Anna Maddox both finished with 10 points for the winners. Jira Williams led Belhaven with 18 points.