Box Score RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. — Fatima Adams led five players in double figures with 24 points as the Arkansas Tech women's basketball team earned a 102-53 exhibition victory over Central Baptist Saturday afternoon at Tucker Coliseum.

Adams shot 11-for-15 from the field, grabbing 15 rebounds — including nine on the offensive glass — to go along with four steals and a pair of blocks. Anissa Pounds, Katrina Hayden, Mary Crow and Fabiana Monte all hit double digits as well, netting 14, 13, 12 and 10 points, respectively. All 11 players that suited up for the Golden Suns played at least 10 minutes, and all hit at least one field goal and scored three or more points.

Central Baptist scored the first points of the game on a 3-pointer, but the hosts responded with a 13-0 run, taking the lead for good on a bucket from Adams just 2:14 into the contest. The Mustangs would get as close as down by three with 11:20 left in the opening half, but the Golden Suns would use defensive pressure to extend their lead to 48-32 at the break.

For the game, ATU grabbed 18 steals and forced an additional 12 turnovers out of Central Baptist, scoring 25 points off those giveaways. The hounding defense held the Mustangs to 34 percent shooting from the field, while Tech shot 50.7 percent, including 7-of-15 from behind the arc.

The Golden Suns kept that pace up in the second half, starting it on a tear that lasted nearly 12 minutes, over which they outscored the visitors 34-8.

Monte and Crow each added three steals to the defensive effort, as did Breonna Johnson, who posted five assists to go along with her eight points on the afternoon. The Golden Suns limited themselves to just 11 turnovers.

Tech returns to action Monday, beginning its regular season with a 5:30 p.m. contest against Ecclesia College at Tucker Coliseum.?