BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Hampton University women's basketball team suffered just its second loss of the season on Monday, as the Lady Pirates fell 43-38 to UAB in a defensive struggle at the Bartow Arena.

Hampton (7-2) had its five-game winning streak snapped, while UAB (8-2) won its seventh straight contest. The game matched the nation's fourth-best scoring defense in UAB (47.8 ppg) against the fifth-best scoring defense in Hampton (48.0 ppg).

Senior guard Jericka Jenkins (Lancaster, Texas) led the Lady Pirates with 13 points, while also tallying three assists to tie Jackie Dolberry for second on the all-time career assists list with 449. Senior forward Melanie Warner (Tallahassee, Fla.) added 10 points.

Junior forwards Keiara Avant (Chesapeake, Va.) and Delia Brunson (Stone Mountain, Ga.) each pulled down a team-high seven rebounds.

Jenkins hit a trey with 15:59 left in the first half to give the Lady Pirates their only lead of the game at 4-3, before UAB went on a 10-0 run to take a 13-4 lead at the 9:34 mark after Karisma Chapman converted a 3-point play.

A free throw from LaShaundra Pratt gave UAB a 19-11 lead with 1:52 left in the half, but Hampton scored five unanswered to cut the lead to 19-16 at the intermission.

The Blazers scored the first five points of the second half, taking a 24-16 lead after Pratt sank a jumper at the 16:24 mark. Hampton's first points of the half came from a pair of Warner free throws at the 13:09 mark, and Warner's jumper with 12:32 left was the team's first field goal of the half.

Chapman hit a free throw to give UAB a 30-20 lead with 12:15 to play, before Meagan Brown gave UAB a 12-point lead, 34-22, with a layup at the 10:26 mark.

From there, the Lady Pirates clawed back into the game, going on a 10-0 run to close the gap to 34-32 with 5:57 to play on a free throw from sophomore guard Nicole Hamilton (Hampton, Va.).

Hamilton later sank a layup with 3:58 to play to get the Lady Pirates within one, 36-35.

Four straight UAB points put the Blazers back up 40-35 with 1:39 to play, but Jenkins cut the lead to two with a trey with 1:18 to play.

UAB made its final three free throws to clinch the win.

Hampton made just 11 field goals on the night, shooting 23.9 percent from the floor and making just five of its 20 3-point attempts. The Lady Pirates did force the Blazers into 21 turnovers, but only scored four points off of them.

UAB shot 31.8 percent (14-for-44) from the floor and out-rebounded Hampton 41-32.

Chapman led UAB with 15 points, while Pratt added 10 points.

The Lady Pirates will return to action on Thursday, when they take on Boston College at 12 p.m. in Chestnut Hill, Mass. For more information on Hampton University basketball, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.