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<\/p>\n HOUSTON, Texas \u2013\u00a0Second half defensive woes doom the UT Arlington women’s basketball team (5-5) on the road, falling 75-54 to the Rice Owls (8-3) on Friday afternoon inside the Tudor Fieldhouse.
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\nAfter a defensive slugfest in the first half that saw 25 total turnovers between the two teams, with the Lady Mavs forcing the Owls into 14 of those, the second half saw both teams clean up the sloppy play and limiting the turnovers to 11 for the third and fourth quarters between the two, with UTA forcing Rice into eight turnovers in the second half while only committing three.
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\nThe loss snaps the Lady Mavs three-game win streak as well as UTA’s five-game win streak over Rice and falling to 5-3 all-time against the Owls while bringing their record inside Tudor Fieldhouse to an even five hundred at 2-2.
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\nThe Lady Mavs got a 20-point showing from the bench in the loss.
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\nMila Reynolds<\/a> led the Lady Mavs with 15 points and two steals. Kira Reynolds<\/a> also added nine points and two steals while Jadyn Atchison<\/a> helped out with eight points and three steals.
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\nJeanne Rodriguez<\/a> pulled down two offensive rebounds to pace an offense that racked up second chance opportunities for UTA, grabbing 16 boards and turning them into eight second chance points.
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\nThe UTA defense held Rice shooters to only 40-percent from the field, including 29.2-percent from three-point range.
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\nGAME FLOW
\nUTA came out on fire, starting out the scoring by going on a 6-0 run, culminating in a three from Mila Reynolds<\/a>, to take an early lead with 5:58 left in the first quarter. The Lady Mavs then surrendered that lead and entered the second quarter down 10-8, where they would play behind the eight-ball since.
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\nThe Lady Mavs continued to lose ground in the second quarter and faced a 26-19 halftime deficit.
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\nUTA’s deficit continued to grow after halftime, and the Lady Mavs faced a 53-35 disadvantage heading to the fourth quarter. UTA played well near the basket, scoring 12 of its 16 points in the paint.
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\nUTA could not pull any closer in the fourth, losing by a final of 75-54. The Lady Mavs took advantage of six Rice turnovers in the quarter, scoring seven points off of those takeaways.
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\nGAME NOTES<\/p>\n
\n\tThe Lady Mavs shot well from three-point range, knocking down five of 11 long range attempts.
\n\tUTA held the Owls to only 40-percent shooting from the field, the fifth time this season the Lady Mavs held opponents to 40-percent or below from the field this season.
\n\tThe UTA bench made an impact by scoring 20 points to its scoring output.
\n\tThe Lady Mavs’ defense forced 22 turnovers.
\n\tUTA cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 16 offensive boards in the game.
\n\tUTA held Rice to under 30-percent from deep (29.2-percent) the eighth time this season the Lady Mavs have held opponents to shooting under 30-percent from beyond the arc this season.
\n\tUTA got a team-high eight rebounds from Amiyah Reynolds<\/a> which marks a new career-high for the redshirt-sophomore.
\n\tThe Lady Mavs put up 30 points in the paint while limiting the Owls to just 18 points in the paint.
\n\tThe UTA defense finished with 12 steals compared to the Owls eight steals on the game.
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\nNEXT UP
\nThe Lady Mavs return home for their lone game inside the College Park Center during the month of December on Wednesday, Dec. 17, for a 6:30 p.m. CT tipoff. Come celebrate Christmas at the CPC with us and make sure you wear your favorite ugly Christmas sweater. You can purchase your game ticket\u00a0here<\/a>.
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