The women’s basketball team beat Sam Houston state 94-61 Thursday in Huntsville.

UTA had four players score in double figures, led by freshman forward Shalyn Martin’s 19 points. Freshman guard Tamara Simmons added 18 points while sophomore guard Meghan Nelson and junior forward Candice Champion each scored 10 points.

The Mavs never trailed in the game, as they opened up a 10-point lead in the first 2:15. By halftime, UTA led 49-22.

That lead would swell to 39 late in the second half as the Mavericks coasted to victory.

UTA held a 44-29 rebounding edge and dominated the Bearkats in the paint with a 26-10 scoring margin.

The Mavericks now hold a half-game lead over UT-San Antonio for second place in the southland Conference West Division.

The roadrunners own the tie-breaker over the Mavs for the possible third seed in the conference tournament if both teams have identical records.

For the game, the Mavericks shot 57.1percent from the field while the ‘Kats struggled,only making 33.3 percent of theirs.