Box Score The Spring Hill College (SHC) women's basketball team suffered a 63-59 non-conference loss to its arch-rival the University of Mobile (UM) Lady Rams at H. Austill Pharr Gymnasium on Saturday evening.
 
Both teams struggled in the first minute, but a fast break layup and a 3-pointer put the Lady Rams (4-2) up 5-0 just two minutes into the game. The SHC deficit grew to 12-2 by the five-minute mark with UMobile allowing SHC just five shots from the field. Junior Badger guard Jennifer Clark then made two consecutive 3-point buckets followed by a fast break basket to make it a 12-10 contest and senior center Leah Washington tied the game at 12-12 with three minutes left in the 1^st quarter.
 
Washington found senior forward Alishia DraytonLewis for a fast break lay in as SHC took its first lead of the game 30 seconds later. Junior guard Johnta Hughes capped a 16-point Badger run with a running layup as Spring Hill held an 18-14 lead heading into the 2^nd period.
 
Mobile switched to a full court press to open the 2^nd quarter and quickly tied the game at 18-18, but Washington found the basket again after Clark drew the defenders to her on a drive and dished off to her waiting center. Clark answered a Mobile jumper with a 3-pointer on the other end with seven left in the half, but the Lady Rams would use a successful hoop-and-the-harm 3-point play to retake a 26-24 lead at 6:21.
 
Washington used a jumper and an alert lay in for a put-back basket late in the half, but free throws by Mobile gave the home team a 34-32 lead at intermission.
 
One minute into the 3^rd quarter Jewel Hill of SHC used a slashing move on the baseline to tie the game at 34-34 and DraytonLewis used a powerful drive to the basket at 5:33 to draw the basket and the foul as the Badgers took a 40-36 lead. Mobile would rally to tie the game at 42-42 with a 3-pointer at 3:30, but SHC would break a Mobile press with a Clark to Washington layup at 2:24 to put the Badgers back up 45-42.
 
The Lady Rams got hot to open the 4^th period and took a 49-47 lead only to see the Badgers tie the game at 49-49 and 51-51 as Washington hit on a jumper and a layup at the seven- and six-minute marks. Mobile built out a 57-53 cushion with an inside layup at 4 minutes and led 62-59 with 20 second remaining. Senior forward Camry Johnson of SHC came down with a rebound of a Mobile shot and called timeout, but the Rams would steal the ball following a Badger in-bounds play and complete 1-of-2 free throws with 5 seconds showing for the final score of 63-59.
 
Washington scored 23 points for Spring Hill while Clark added 13 points and SHC shot 41.4% (24-58) from the field and 30% (3-10) from 3-point land. SHC out-rebound UMobile 41-35, but lost 24 turnovers to 15 steals by the Lady Rams and benefited from 20 UM turnovers versus 12 Badger steals.
 
Mobile was successful on 37.3% (22-59) of their shots from the floor and was 60% (3-5) in 3-point shooting. Starla Daggan scored 19 points for the Lady Rams.
 
Spring Hill (2-4) will next host the William Carey University Lady Crusaders (3-3) on Monday at 5:30 p.m. for a non-conference tilt at the Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center.