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HOUSTON – Trailing by as many as 14 in the first half and seven at halftime, HBU outscored Southeastern Louisiana, 41-26, and held a 46-26 field-goal percentage in a decisive second half, as the Huskies came back to defeat the Lady Lions, 64-56, Saturday afternoon from Sharp Gym.

Monet Neal paced HBU (7-7 overall, 2-2 SLC) by tying a game high of 18 points on 6-of-17 shooting and 6-for-10 from the charity stripe. She had seven rebounds, one assist, and one steal in 29 minutes. Anna Strickland posted her 10th double-double of the season with 10 points and a game-high 17 rebounds. Amanda Johnson, seeing her first action since Huston-Tillotson on Dec. 28, came off the bench and tied career highs of 11 points and three 3-pointers made in 14 quality minutes played. As a team, HBU shot 33 percent from the floor.

SLU (2-12, 1-2 SLC) was led by KaeLynn Boyd with 18 points, who lived at the line by going 12-for-14. She was second on the team with six rebounds, as Nanna Pool pulled down eight and was second with 15 points. The Lady Lions shot 32 percent from the floor.

SLU jumped out to a 10-2 lead midway through the first quarter before HBU rattled off five-straight as a Rachel Arthur layup was sandwiched between a Neal free throw and jumper. The Lady Lions closed the quarter on a 7-0 run to take a 17-7 lead after 10 minutes.

HBU opened the second quarter on a 6-0 run to cut the deficit to four, 17-13, two minutes into the quarter. SLU used an 11-1 run to take its largest lead of the game, 28-14, as HBU had three turnovers in the span. The Huskies battled back and outscored SLU, 9-2, in the final three minutes to cut the deficit to seven, 30-23, at the break.

Arthur led HBU with nine first-half points, while both Pool and Boyd paced SLU with nine points. HBU shot 24 percent from the floor in the half compared to 37 percent for the Lady Lions.

SLU increased its lead to 12, 37-25, two minutes into the third quarter before HBU used a furious 17-2 run to take its first lead of the game, 42-39, highlighted by three 3-pointers in the final four possessions: two by Johnson and one by Sihvola.

After spotting Pool a jumper to give SLU a 49-48 lead early in the fourth quarter, HBU used a 8-1 run to take a 56-50 lead midway through the quarter. Taylin Underwood cut the deficit in half with a trey in the Lady Lions' next possession, but HBU kept the momentum and closed the game on an 8-3 run.

HBU opens a four-game road swing next Wednesday, Jan. 13 at Central Arkansas at 7 p.m.