LIVINGSTON, Ala. – Suffering just its second loss at home this season, the University of West Alabama women's basketball team fell Saturday afternoon by a 66-59 score to North Alabama inside Pruitt Hall. The loss drops UWA to 15-4 (3-2 Gulf South Conference) on the year while the Lions improve to 14-5 (5-0 GSC).

The game was an exciting affair between the top two teams of the GSC East Division as the game was tied nine times and the lead exchanged hands 16 times. It was an impressive feat that the Tigers kept the contest tight as UNA shot over 57 percent from the field and connected on nearly 63 percent of its attempts from 3-point land.

Scoring the first seven points of the game, the visitors led through the first 11 minutes of the contest until LaShandra McCoy buried a trey to put UWA on top for the first time at 14-12.

The teams went into the locker room with UNA up 25-24.

The see-saw battle continued through the second half, but with the Tigers up by a point, Kierra McCleary hit the last of UNA's 10 3-pointers at the 3:53 mark to give the Lions a lead that they would not relinquish.

UWA featured three scorers in double-figures as Mystee Dale paced the squad with 18 points while adding a pair of assists and six steals. McCoy finished the night with 14, and Latashia Greer chipped in with 10 for the Tigers.

Niala Harris led UNA with 19 points and 10 rebounds.

There were two downfalls for the Tigers in the contest as they were outrebounded by North Alabama by a 40-19 margin, and the Red and White was only able to score 24 points off of 29 UNA turnovers.

West Alabama will look to rebound from the loss as it travels to Valdosta State for a 5 p.m. CST contest against the Blazers on Wednesday. The game will be carried on ESPN 104.9 FM and online at www.espn1049.com.