MONROE, La. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello women’s basketball team wrapped up its non-conference portion of the schedule with a 74-47 loss to Louisiana-Monroe in exhibition play on Saturday night.
 
Junior Monica Perkins-Miller (Houston, Texas) led the Blossoms with 11 points, while also grabbing seven rebounds in her 19 minutes of play off the bench.
 
The Blossoms shot 31 percent from the field, while the Lady Warhawks posted a 51 percent performance, shooting 31-of-61 as a team.
 
Also turning in productive performances was sophomore Erika Brown (Shreveport, La.) with eight points and four rebounds, followed by junior Nicole Lowe (Jackson, Miss.) and freshman Jerica Hubard (Ashdown, Ark.) with seven points each. Hubard grabbed a game-high nine rebounds in the loss.
 
The Lady Warhawks grabbed the lead first and never trailed, including their largest lead of 30 points with 5:28 left in the second half.
 
ULM was led by Lottie Moore and Sannisha Williams with 16 points each. Jesse Carrier also reached double-digits for the Lady Warhawks, scoring 10 points.
 
The Blossoms remain 8-3 overall due to the exhibition status, but the Lady Warhawks improve to 8-5 overall.
 
UAM begins its 14-game Gulf South Conference schedule on Saturday, January 10 with a 2 p.m. match-up against Christian Brothers in Monticello at Steelman Fieldhouse. That game will be available on the radio in southeast Arkansas at radio station KHBM-FM, 93.7. That broadcast can be heard live over the Internet at uamsports.com.