UT Arlington women rip Lafayette for back-to-back wins

Desherra Nwanguma scored a career-high 34 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, leading the UT Arlington women past Louisiana-Lafayette 73-54 on Thursday afternoon at College Park Center.

It was the second consecutive Sun Belt Conference victory for UTA (3-18, 2-8) and first back-to-back wins since the 2010-11 season. The Ragin’ Cajuns fell to 10-11, 3-7.

“I’m proud of the team and proud for them,” UTA coach Krista Gerlich said. “They deserve this. We’ve been building confidence and putting it all together.”

This story was originally published February 6, 2014 at 6:47 PM with the headline "UT Arlington women rip Lafayette for back-to-back wins."