GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Southeastern Louisiana women's basketball team closed out its non-conference schedule with a 102-51 loss to Florida on Wednesday night at the Exactech Arena.
 
Southeastern fell to 2-9 overall with its sixth straight loss. The Lady Lions were forced into 33 turnovers and Florida (9-4) finished the game with a 64-20 scoring advantage in the paint.
 
"We knew that Florida was going to present some problems with their length and athleticism," Southeastern head coach Errol Gauff said. "We knew keeping them out of the paint was going to be especially important and we just weren't able to do that."
 
Gauff says he continued to learn about his young team. The Lady Lions braved a non-conference slate that included Florida, Baylor, Colorado, Colorado State, Ole Miss and Houston under their first-year coach.
 
"One thing I can say for this group is that I can count on them to compete every time out," Gauff said. "These young ladies are learning lessons about handling adversity that aren't just going to help us as we continue to grow this program, but benefit them as individuals for life."
 
All 10 Lady Lions scored in the loss. Sophomore forward Baylie Stears and freshman guard Courtney Dawsey shared game-high honors with eight points apiece, while junior guard Bre Warren and freshman guard Charliee Dugas added seven points each. Junior guard Taylin Underwood chipped in with six points, while leading SLU with six rebounds, five assists and three steals.
 
All five Gator starters scored in double figures. Ronni Williams led the way for UF with 34 points and 12 rebounds, as she and Haley Lorenzen (15 points, 10 rebounds) each recorded double-doubles. Williams and Lorenzen were joined in double figures by Delicia Washington (14 points), Tyshara Fleming (11 points) and Dyandria Anderson (11 points).
 
Florida opened the game with a 14-2 run and never looked back, building a 36-10 lead after the opening quarter. The second quarter saw Florida push the lead to 34, as the Gators lead at halftime, 57-22.
 
Southeastern was only outscored by three in the third quarter and trailed after three quarters,77-40. UF outscored the Lady Lions, 25-11, in the fourth quarter, as Florida doubled up SLU with the 51-point final margin.
 
Southeastern will return home to open Southland Conference play on Saturday, hosting defending league regular season champion Abilene Christian for a 12 p.m. contest. The game will be broadcast live in the Hammond area on KSLU-FM (90.9), online at www.LionSports.net/listenlive and via the TuneIn Radio app.
 
LionVision subscribers will be able to access a live video stream of Saturday's game at www.LionSports.net/watch. Sophomore guard Ashailee Brailey is Saturday's Spotlight Player of the Game and the first 150 fans will receive a trading card featuring the Abbeville, Louisiana native courtesy of PRIDE.