ST. LOUIS – Jacy Bradley scored a season-high 18 points and added five assists, and Lorreal Jones grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Saint Louis in a 70-55 loss to UT Martin Tuesday night at Chaifetz Arena.
Halee Castleman, making her first career start, collected a career-high eight rebounds for the Billikens (1-4), who, for a fifth consecutive game, out-rebounded their opponents (48-44). Jones and Desirae Ball netted eight points apiece for SLU.
UT Martin (4-1) was led by Jasmine Newsome and Heather Butler, who scored 25 and 21 points, respectively. Newsome added nine assists and six rebounds. Beth Hawn snared 13 rebounds.
An 11-0 spurt gave the Billikens a 17-9 lead with 12:19 left in the first half. Jones scored six of the 11 points and Bradley supplied the other five, including a 3-pointer that punctuated the run.
After UT Martin responded with a 10-0 flurry to go on top 19-17, the Bills nudged ahead again on another Bradley trey at the 7:31 mark. Those were the last points Saint Louis would score the rest of the half, however, as the Skyhawks of the Ohio Valley Conference finished on an 11-0 run to take a 30-20 halftime advantage.
The Billikens trimmed the UTM lead to eight, 39-31, with 15:06 remaining, but that was as close as SLU would get. The Skyhawks gradually built the advantage to 23 before settling for the final margin.
Saint Louis hosts Murray State Saturday, Nov. 26. Tip time at Chaifetz Arena is 2 p.m.
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