DMN NT women roll to seasons biggest victory

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UNT women roll to season's biggest victory

02:16 AM CST on Friday, January 23, 2004

By CHUCK COX / Denton Record-Chronicle

DENTON – Former Duncanville standout Jamie Armstrong scored 16 points to lead North Texas to a 63-41 Sun Belt Conference victory over Arkansas-Little Rock on Thursday at the Super Pit.

It was the most lopsided win of the season for the Lady Eagles, who also won their third straight game to improve to 7-9 overall and 3-1 in the Sun Belt. UNT is 8-0 against UALR.

"I was glad to see Jamie have a good second half," UNT head coach Tina Slinker said. "She's very capable of being one of the better one-on-one players."

UNT built an 11-point lead at halftime thanks in part to UALR (8-9, 1-3) shooting an abysmal 15.4 percent (4-of-26) from the field in the first half. UNT shot only 25 percent (9-of-36).

Kim Blanton added 10 points for UNT, while Jill Medlock and Kelsie Edwards chipped in nine each. The Lady Eagles also forced 21 turnovers in the game, with Blanton and Erika Bobo recording three steals each.

UALR's 14 first-half points were the fewest given up by UNT since it surrendered 12 against Air Force on Dec. 2, 2000.

North Texas 63, Arkansas-Little Rock 41

ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK (8-9, 1-3)–Cash 4-12 2-4 10, Love 5-13 3-4 13, Humphrey 5-10 1-1 11, Morris 1-10 3-5 5, Anglin 0-0 0-0 0, Stone 0-1 0-0 0, Taylor 0-2 0-0 0, Davis 0-1 0-0 0, Motley 1-5 0-0 2, Crawford 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 16-54 9-14 41.

NORTH TEXAS (7-9, 3-1)–Blanton 5-10 0-0 10, Armstrong 5-11 5-6 16, Ajekwu 1-7 2-4 4, Bob 3-9 2-4 8, Medlock 2-11 4-4 9, Wali 0-1 0-0 0, Mireles 0-1 1-2 1, Williams 0-1 2-2 2, Carter 0-1 0-0 0, Edwards 4-9 0-2 9, Klat 1-2 0-0 2, Haskin 1-1 0-2 2, Totals 22-64 16-26 63.

Halftime–North Texas 25-14. 3-point goals– Arkansas-Little Rock 0-13 (Cash 0-2, Love 0-4, Morris 0-6, Stone 0-1), North Texas 3-11 (Armstrong 1-1, Bob 0-1, Medlock 1-5, Williams 0-1, Edwards 1-3). Fouled out–none. Rebounds– Arkansas-Little Rock 38 (Cash 10), North Texas 47 (Ajekwu, Edwards 8). Assists–Arkansas-Little Rock 9 (Love 3), North Texas 12 (Bobo 4). Total fouls–Arkansas-Little Rock 20, North Texas 16. A– 345.

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