Arlington, TX --Three players scored in double-figures and Texas-Arlington held off Oral Roberts University late for a 62-55 win, Tuesday at Texas Hall.

The loss drops ORU to 3-2 while the Mavericks improve to 2-3.

UTA led nearly the entire game, taking an early 9-2 on the strength of three 3-pointers by Melissa Fairley. The Mavericks extended the lead to as many as 12 points in the first half, but ORU twice cut the lead to six points.

Trailing 31-23 at halftime, the Golden Eagles chipped away at the lead to start the second half. Lean Cannon and April Garcia combined to score nine points during a 15-3 ORU run as the Golden Eagles took their only lead of the game when cannon's short jumper made it 41-39 with 10:40 to play.

But the Golden Eagles couldn't take advantage of several UTA miscues. The Mavericks, who came into the game shooting 76 percent from the free throw line, made just four of 10 free throws in the final 1:11, but the Golden Eagles scored just two points during that span, a Cori Williston layup which cut the Maverick lead to 59-55 with 38 seconds to play.

Leah Cannon led ORU with 15 points, and Stephanie Clark added 13 points and nine boards. Williston, who came into the game averaging 17.3 points per game, scored eight and was only 3-of-10 from the field.

Chronda Reagan led all scorers with 17 points for UTA, while Krystal Buchanan and Fairley each scored 14.

The Golden Eagles take a 10-day break for final exams before returning to action against Panhandle State, 7:05 p.m., Friday December 13 at the Cooper Aerobics Center.