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Senior Andrea Dubose racked up 11 steals in a 103-73 win over Lane College, breaking the school’s all-time single-game record.Dubose (Hickory, Miss.) waited until the last minute of the game to record her 11th steal, just 30 seconds after recording the record-tying takeaway. She also finished the game with 18 points, shooting 6-of-14 from the field, including three three-pointers. She added four rebounds and six assists to her game totals.

All five of UAM’s starters finished the game in double-digits, led by junior Nicole Lowe (Jackson, Miss.) with 20 points. Lowe connected on a game-high 8-of-12 field goal attempts, while adding six assists and four steals to her totals.

Sophomore Erika Brown (Shreveport, La.) turned in her first double-double of the season with 16 points and 11 rebounds, while freshman teammate Jerica Hubard (Ashdown, Ark.) also tallied a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.

Senior Addie Lees (Plainview, Texas) rounded out the double-digit scorers with 10 points.

More than half of UAM’s points came from the paint. The Blossoms racked up 54 points down low, while the Lady Dragons could only muster 24 points in the paint.

The Blossoms keep their undefeated record intact, improving to 5-0, marking the best undefeated start since the 1997-98 squad won its first five games to start the season. Lane drops to 3-2 overall.

The Blossoms have now scored at least 90 points in four of the give games so far this season.

UAM hosts their second tournament of the season starting Friday, December 5 with the Holiday Inn Express Classic to be played at Steelman Fieldhouse.

On Friday, Southern Arkansas will battle Tougaloo at 5:30 p.m., followed by UAM and St. Mary’s (Texas) facing off at 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, Southern Arkansas at St. Mary’s play at noon, followed by the final game of the classic with UAM and Tougaloo playing at 2 p.m.