by Despite a game-high 23 points from Kaylee Borden, Utah Tech came out on the wrong end of a hard-fought 64-56 road loss at UT Arlington on Thursday night inside the College Park Center.
Utah Tech (6-9/1-4 WAC) led 19-18 after the opening 10 minutes thanks to a solid start offensively. Six different Trailblazers found their way into the scoring column, while Utah Tech shot an even 50 percent from both the floor (7-of-14) and from 3-point (3-of-6) country.
UT Arlington (7-10/1-4 WAC) got off to a fast start to begin the second quarter, outscoring the Blazers 9-2 to open up a 27-21 lead with 7:27 to play until halftime.
Borden stopped the run with a jumper, and accounted for eight of Utah Tech’s 10 points in the frame as the Blazers pulled to within two at 31-29.
However a turnover on the Trailblazers’ final possession of the half led to a Kira Reynolds running jumper just the before the halftime horn spotted the Lady Mavs with a 33-29 advantage at the intermission.
UT Arlington kept Utah Tech at bay throughout the second half, and would lead by as many as nine points at 50-41 after a Mila Reynolds 3-pointer with 2:14 left in the third quarter.
Borden answered the Reynolds trifecta with one of her own nearly a minute later, while Andjela Colic split a pair of free throws as the Trailblazers headed to the fourth down five at 50-45.
Brie Crittendon then opened the final stanza with a lay-in that drew Utah Tech to within three at 50-47.
That would be as close as the Blazers would get as the Lady Mavs answered every Utah Tech challenge and would come away with their first WAC conference win of the season.
