Senior guard Crystal Allen moves the ball through defenders during the Sun Belt Championship semifinal game against Troy University on March 11 at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans.
The Shorthorn: file photoThe women's basketball team (6-6, 0-1) dropped its Sun Belt Conference opener to Coastal Carolina University 89-76 on Friday at the HTC Center in South Carolina.
The Chanticleers used a 9-0 run in the first four minutes of the fourth quarter to put away the Lady Mavericks. After starting the season 5-0, UTA has now dropped five of its last six games.
UTA went 1-9 from the field to start the game.