CLEVELAND, Miss. – The Arkansas Tech women's basketball team hit the road for the first time this season and took on nationally-ranked No. 22 Minnesota Duluth on Friday night as part of the Delta State Invitational. The Golden Suns would lose to the ranked Bulldogs, 98-68.
UMD would lead wire-to-wire in the game and established control early with a highly-efficient 69% shooting effort (11-of-16) in the first quarter that included the Bulldogs knocking down 4-of-6 three-pointers as well as going 4-of-4 from the free throw line.
The Bulldogs would not really begin to pull away however until about three minutes left in the first quarter as they turned a five-point lead into 13-point advantage thanks to a 10-2 run over about a minute and a half of game time.
UMD continued to be a force on the offensive end the remainder of the game, out-scoring Tech in all but the fourth as the Golden Suns and Bulldogs each scored 18 points in the final period.
The Golden Suns were led in scoring by
AbbiGrace Cunningham as she scored 15 points on 7-of-13 shooting overall which included 1-of-1 from three-point range. She also paced the team in rebounds with five. The second-leading scorer on Friday night was
Dessie Gehler as she scored 11 points off the bench.
Tech will now prepare to take on host Delta State on Saturday night. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m.
