The ULM Women’s basketball team started out the 2015-2016 season with an 85-42 win over the Wildcats.

Senior Alayshia Hunter scored a career-high 25 points.

She said she was extremely excited to begin her senior year.

“I think we all worked well together as a team… this was the first of many wins for us,” Hunter said.

Hunter had 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the first quarter.

ULM had a 10-0 run over 5:14 in that period to take a 14-2 lead and followed it up with another 7-0 run to lead 23-8 at the first break.

The second half started and the Warhawks, outscored the Lady Wildcats 28-4. 

This came after the Warhawks held a 16-9 advantage in the second quarter.

Louisiana College’s 25.9 field goal percentage was the lowest allowed by the Warhawks since a Feb. 26 win at South Alabama.

Senior Andrea Davis had three steals and three assists in the game and said she thought that they did very well as a team.

“I expect us to work hard and take no plays off, every play matters. If we bring our energy and our competitiveness we’ll be okay,” Davis said.

The last time the schools met ULM won 92-52 in the 2013-14 home opener.

Coach Jeff Dow said he felt pleased with the effort he saw, and encouraged the girls to finish the season unbeaten.

“I thought we played really well, we played hard and we were focused throughout the entire game,” Dow said.

The Warhawks take on  LSU on Nov. 15.

The last time the two teams met in 2003 LSU won 86-48 at home.