CONWAY, Ark. – The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff women's basketball team lost at Central Arkansas 72-54 Friday at the Farris Center.

Kayla Simmons scored a season-high 12 points, with Kaila Walker scoring 11 points and adding six rebounds. Khadijah Brown added eight points and nine rebounds,  one bucket and one rebound shy of a double-double.

Trailing 18-9 after one quarter, UAPB battled back early in the second. Brown made a pair of free throws and, following a UCA free throw, Jahnay Anderson's three-pointer and a basket inside by Brown cut the Golden Lion deficit to 21-20 with 6:40 to play until halftime.

However, UCA would not give up the lead, and led 37-26 at halftime before taking control of the contest in the third quarter.

The Lady Lions return to action Monday at #16 Arkansas at 1 p.m. in Bud Walton Arena. The UAPB Sports Network radio broadcast begins at 12:45 p.m. on 99.3 FM The Beat, online at uapblionsroar.com/live, and on the free UAPB Athletics App. The game can also be viewed on SEC Network+.