HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - After trailing 23-7 following one quarter of play, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Lady Lions stormed back to make it a game but its comeback attempt was halted short as it suffered its first Southwestern Athletic Conference loss of the season with a 52-49 loss to Alabama A&M at Elmore Gymnasium. Once again it was Faith Ohanta who came off the bench to lead UAPB as she produced the games only double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds while Aiya Hassan was the only other Lady Lion to score in double figures as she finished with 12 points on 5-of-14 shooting from the field to go along with four rebounds, two assists and two steals in 27 minutes of action.

Although the Lady Lions (3-9, 1-1 SWAC) outrebounded its opponent 36-30, UAPB struggled on the road and produced a total of 21 turnovers and forced just six steals. Despite shooting 0-for-10 from downtown, the Lady Lions trailed by three points and still had a shot to tie the game if it got a stop on the defensive end with just under one minute to go until Lauren McKee of the Lady Bulldogs (6-8, 1-2 SWAC) buried the game-winning three-pointer.

Post player Shawntayla Harris produced a solid output as she scored eight points, grabbed five boards, had one blocked shot and one assist on the afternoon while point guard Destiny Brewton chipped in with six points, three rebounds, two steals and just one assist in 18 minutes.

UAPB returns to action on Monday, January 8 as it travels to Montgomery, Ala. to face Alabama State in SWAC action. Tip-off is set for 2:00 p.m.