The SMU women’s basketball team was caught in the fire during Thursday night’s game against the UAB Blazers in Birmingham, Ala. losing 50-46.

Going into the match UAB held the third place spot in C-USA ranking while SMU was a distance behind in eighth place.

During the first half, the Mustangs kept a close tail on UAB shooting 60 percent from beyond the arc in comparison to the Blazers 42.9 percent.

The top performers for the half were SMU’s Samantha Mahnesmith, with eight points and four rebounds, and UAB’s Karisma Chapman, with five points and three rebounds.

While UAB didn’t get a chance at the free throw line for the entire beginning half, SMU was 5-6.

SMU finished the starting half down 31-24 when the halftime buzzer sounded.

When the teams stepped onto the court for the second half, it was SMU who took over the game. During the final half the Mustangs had a total of 22 points while holding UAB to 19 points.

Despite dominating in the 3-point scoring category during the first half, UAB blew past SMU shooting 40 percent from three-point range as SMU went 2-8.

Alisha Filmore and Samantha Mahnesmith led the Mustangs in scoring.

Filmore was able to add 14 points to the scoreboard with a total 34 minutes of playing time. Mahnesmith followed behind with 11 points and six rebounds.

Next, SMU will be returning to Moody Coliseum to face Rice. A “White Out” is scheduled for the home match on Sunday at noon.