RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - Brenda da Silva turned in a 19-point, 12-rebound double-double, Jalei Oglesby scored 18 points and grabbed five boards, Jayana Sanders turned in a 13-point performance while Ke'Vonshaye Stackhouse grabbed ten rebounds with nine points and four assists and three steals to lead the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns basketball team (5-2, 2-1 Great American Conference) to a 72-57 win over UAM (7-1, 2-1) on Saturday inside Tucker Coliseum. 

NEXT UP

• The Golden Suns head to Magnolia, Arkansas on Saturday, December 14, facing Southern Arkansas in a 1 p.m. matchup. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Tech controlled the opening quarter, extending its lead to 12 points (22-10) with 1:40 left in the period before UAM cut its deficit to nine (22-13) at the quarter break. 
• The Golden Suns twice led by 14 in the second quarter before carring a 12-point (38-26) advantage into the half. 
• After Tech opened up a 16-point lead on a jumper by Sanders with 7:22 to play in the third quarter, UAM rallied, pulling to within five (47-42) with 1:57 remaining in the quarter, and the Golden Suns led by six (50-44) after three. 
• The Golden Suns pushed the lead back into double digits on a Sanders jumper at the 8:35 mark, and would extend the lead out to 21 in the fourth quarter (72-51).  

NOTABLES

• After being outscored 18-13 in the third quarter, Tech outscored UAM 22-13 in the fourth. 
• The Golden Suns outshot UAM 45.8 to 32.4 percent from the floor for the game. 
• Both teams struggled at the charity stripe. UAM shot 50.0 percent on 8-of-16 shooting while Tech shot 56.0 percent on 14-of-25 shooting. 
• Tech held a 49-39 rebounding advantage. 
• UAM held a 14-11 lead in second-chance buckets, a 10-9 lead in bench points and a 34-28 advantage in points in the paint, while the Golden Suns held a 14-12 advantage in points off turnovers and a 17-6 lead in fast-break points.