HOUSTON, Texas—The UALR women’s basketball team used a 15-0 run in the second half  including eight of those points from Chastity Reed to regain a lead and sustain it winning 73-54 Tuesday.  The Trojans improve to 3-1 on the season.

Reed went 13-of-26 from the floor scoring a season-high 29 points and contributing five boards, three assists, and two steals.  Asriel Rolfe knocked down a season-high 13 points and recorded a team and season high six assists, while Shanika Butler recorded a season-high of 11 points.

After UALR won the tip, Rolfe opened the half with a three-pointer.  Rice (0-4) answered back with a three by Tara Watts with 19:17 on the clock.

Over the next two minutes, UALR outscored the Owls 6-4 including four by Reed.  A three-pointer by Jessica Goswitz sparked an 11-2 run by Rice including three three-pointers to gain the team’s first lead and extend it to 15-11 with 13:38 until the half.

Rice scored four points over the next two minutes while holding UALR to free throws.  The Trojans scored the team’s next field goal in four minutes at the 7:12 mark on a jumper by Reed to cut the Owl lead to 19-17.

Both teams exchanged points, before Rice scored six consecutive points to stretch the lead to 26-19 with 4:09 on the clock.

In the remaining 3:37, the Trojans scored six points including four by Reed while holding the Owls to two points on free throws by D’Frantz Smart to bring the half-time score to 28-25 with Rice holding the lead.

Rice opened up on 7-0 run to gain the team’s greatest lead of ten with 18:30 remaining.  A jumper by Marian Kursh at the 18:12 mark sparked a 15-0 run including a minute and 40 second eight point consecutive scoring run by Reed to gain the 40-35 advantage.

Rice didn’t score the team’s next field goal until the 13:36 mark with a layup by Megan Elliot, before a three-pointer by Rolfe and two jumpers by Reed gave the Trojans the team’s largest lead of ten at 47-37 with 11:52 on the clock.

In the next two minutes and forty-three seconds, UALR continued the team’s scoring streak knocking down eight points to Rice’s two for the 55-39 lead with 8:02 remaining.

Over the next three minutes, both teams scored five points with three coming from Butler for the Trojans to bring the score to 60-44 for UALR.

In the remaining 3:56, the Trojans sustained the team’s lead using nine trips to the free throw line and a jumper by Kursh and a layup by Shelby Ashcraft while holding the Owls to free throws and two field goals to win 73-54.

UALR continues action on Friday as they face Nebraska at the St. Mary’s Tournament.  Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. C.S.T.