JACKSON, Miss. – Kyndall Hardeman's bucket with 10 seconds remaining lifted LETU to a 67-65 victory over Belhaven Saturday.

The YellowJackets escaped Rugg Arena at Heidelburg Gym with an important American Southwest Conference victory, improving to 9-6 overall, including 6-4 against leagues foes. They remain fifth in league standings, while the Blazers are ninth at 7-6, 3-6.

Malacia Guy handed out a career-high 12 assists, the last coming on a perfect delivering to Hardeman, who was slicing through the defense. After a pair of dribbles, she finished at the glass, snapping the tie. An 18-foot jumper by Shomaria Overton came up short and Keauna Whitfield sealed the result by corralling the errant attempt at the horn.

In a seesaw affair that featured 13 lead changes with the sides traded quarters, with Belhaven holding the advantage in the first and third, while the YellowJackets claimed the second and fourth.
 
Trailing by five after one frame, LETU outscored the opposition 17-10 in the second and held a 35-33 margin at the half. Heading to the final 10 minutes of action, Belhaven clung to a four-point margin.
 
Making just 19 of 55 attempts from the floor, including 1 of 19 from distance through three periods, LETU began to work the ball inside and had its best quarter in the final 10 minutes. The YellowJackets drained 9 of 14 in the stanza, attempting just one from three-point range.
 
LETU finishes with four of its final six regular season games at Solheim Arena, beginning Thursday, Feb. 3, when the YellowJackets host UMHB at 5:30
 
Inside the Numbers:
- LETU leads the all-time series 11-3, including nine in succession. The YellowJackets are 5-2 in Jackson.
               - This is the final regular-season meeting between the two sides as American Southwest Conference opponents with Belhaven leaving for the USA South Conference at the end of the academic year.
 
- Belhaven outshot LETU 43.5% to 40.6%.
- Both sides struggled from long distance, with Belhaven draining 3 of 9 and the YellowJackets going 1 for 20.
- LETU converted 10 of 12 at the line, while Belhaven made 8 of 20.
 
- The YellowJackets held a 48-44 advantage in the paint and 16-9 on second-chance points.
    - They registered 21 assists on 28 made attempts.
 
- Whitfield led all scorers with 24 points, adding nine boards, two steals and an assist.
- This is her 84 double-digit scoring performance in 107 career games, with 14 in 15 games this season.
 
- Allaira Jones finished with 14 points, seven boards and one assist.
               - Jones netted at least 10 points in every contest she competed in this season.
 
- Ajanae Thomas collected 11 rebounds, adding two buckets.

- Guy dished out a dozen helpers, chipping in five points, with four boards and a steal.
 
- Hardeman registered eight points, with a pair of rebounds, steals and assists each.
 
- Kiara McElroy and Jordan McClenton notched six points each.
 
- Ty Moon logged playing time.
 
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