Brittany Reigelsperger
Contributing Writer
On the road, the Monarchs (15-10, 8-5 C-USA) were determined to destroy the University of Alabama-Birmingham Blazers (15-11, 8-5 C-USA) in their Saturday night matchup. Their superior effort allowed them to achieve their first win against UAB since moving into Conference USA in 2013. UAB never led and fell to the Monarchs, 80-63.
The loss ended the Blazers 25-game C-USA home game win streak.
B.J. Stith achieved his first career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds while adding four assists for good measure. Stith’s backcourt mate Ahmad Caver scored an astonishing 23 points in addition to dishing out eight assists, grabbing five rebounds, and two steals.