ARLINGTON, Texas – Junior guard Rachel Arthur scored a team-high 18 points to lead three Huskies in double figures, but HBU lost at UT Arlington, 83-73, Sunday afternoon at the College Park Center.

Arthur went 7-for-11 from the floor and nailed all three 3-point attempts to lead HBU (0-2). She also had one rebound, two assists, and four steals. Senior guard Tayler Jefferson scored 16 points on 5-of-12 shooting, while senior forward Shanice Steenholdt dropped 14 points on 6-of-13 shooting. Junior forward Anna Strickland pulled down a team-best six rebounds.

Tahlia Pope led UTA (2-0) with 22 points, as she went 8-for-10 from the floor, 2-for-3 from beyond the arc, and 4-of-6 from the charity stripe. Rebekah Van Dijk scored 18 points on 9-of-10 shooting and pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds.

HBU started the game defensively, as Steenholdt forced a steal and Ashleigh Nwanguma hit a layup to give the Huskies an early 2-0 lead 44 seconds into the game.

The teams were tied at six before the Mavericks rattled off seven-straight points to take a 13-6 lead with 15 minutes to go in the first half.

Leading by 11, 21-10, at the 8:33-mark, an old-fashioned three-point play by Jefferson pulled the Huskies to within eight, 21-13.

UTA led by its biggest lead of the half, 30-18, following a layup by Van Dijk with 5:34 remaining in the first half before HBU cut the deficit to single digits, 32-21. Arthur had three steals in the final 3:30 to help the Huskies trim the deficit to six 37-31, at halftime.

Arthur and Strickland led HBU with six points in the first half, while Green had 11 points for UTA. HBU shot 41 from the floor compared to 48 percent for the Mavericks.

A three-pointer by Arthur 35 seconds into the second half cut the deficit to five, 39-35, but was immediately answered by a three-pointer by Green, as the Mavericks were back up by eight, 42-34.

UTA used a 7-0 run to turn a 42-36 lead into a 49-36 advantage with just over 16 minutes left in regulation.

Another t three-pointer by Arthur brought the Huskies to within 10 and forced UTA to call a timeout at the 15:49-mark and the score 49-39.

Following two made free throws by Pope, Steenholdt had a three-point play to bring the Huskies within nine, 51-42, with 15:23 remaining in regulation.

Van Dijk had put-back to put the Mavericks up 11, then UTA forced an HBU turnover, resulting in a layup by Van Dijk, forcing HBU to take a timeout down 55-42 with 14:23 to go.

Jefferson's three-pointer stopped the 7-0 UTA run and brought HBU within 12, 57-45, with 13 minutes remaining. HBU came as close as eight the rest of the way.

Arthur had 12 second-half points, while Jefferson and Steenholdt had 11 and 10 points, respectively. Pope had 13 points for UTA. Both teams shot 52 percent from the floor in the second half.

HBU plays at Texas State Saturday, Nov. 22 at 2 pm.