STATESBORO, Ga. - The Georgia Southern women's basketball squad shot a season-best 51.9 percent from the floor in picking up its first Sun Belt Conference win of the season, defeating UT Arlington 73-68 on Saturday afternoon at Hanner Fieldhouse.
The win also snapped a losing streak that had grown to 13 games for the Eagles (4-16, 1-8 SBC), the second-longest in school history. Georgia Southern did it by shooting 15 points better from the field than it had against a league opponent this season. UT Arlington falls to 11-10 overall and 5-5 in the SBC with the loss, halting a three-game win streak.