Four Trailblazers scored in double figures, but it was not enough to overcome a big fourth-quarter UT Arlington blitz as Utah Tech women's basketball was handed its fourth-straight WAC loss, 86-67, on Saturday afternoon inside the Burns Arena.  

How it happened 
The Trailblazers (5-15/1-6 WAC) weathered a hot UT Arlington start, during which the Lady Mavs knocked down seven of their first 10 shots with four 3-pointers to open up a 17-10 lead midway through the first quarter.
 
Utah Tech freshman forward Paige Cofer kept her side in it with a pair of early 3-pointers, while Brie Crittendon drained a perimeter jumper of her own that pulled the Blazers to within four at 17-13 with 4:18 to play in the period.
 
UTA (12-7/7-1 WAC) later extended to a nine-point advantage, but Utah Tech closed the frame with a 9-3 spurt to make it a one-possession game at 27-24 after a Chardonnay Hartley lay-in right before the quarter horn.
 
The Lady Mavs kept the Trailblazers at bay throughout the second period and eventually pushed its lead to 10 at 56-46 with just under six minutes remaining in the third quarter after two Aspen Thornton free throws.
 
Emily Isaacson came back down on Utah Tech's next possession and buried her first 3-pointer of the day, which sparked a quick 9-2 Blazer run that trimmed the deficit to 58-55 with 3:18 to go in the stanza.
 
Utah Tech stayed within striking distance and would again pull to within three at 64-61 following a Hartley bucket to open the fourth quarter scoring.
 
However that would be as close as the Trailblazers would get as UTA rattled off 11-straight points to push its lead back to double digits at 75-61 after the second of Alexsyah Goudeau's consecutive treys.
 
The Blazers managed to claw back to within 10 at 77-67 thanks to another Isaacson perimeter jumper with 4:54 to go. 
 
Unfortunately that would be the final shot Utah Tech would hit as the Lady Mavs scored the game's final nine points to salt away the road victory and remain in second place in the WAC standings. 
 
Numbers to know
Cofer enjoyed a breakout day with a career-high 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting with three 3-pointers. The freshman also grabbed five rebounds in nearly 27 minutes of game action. 
 
Meanwhile Ellie Taylor continued her solid play of late as she tallied 14 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Taylor's 14-point effort marked the fifth time in her last six games overall that the freshman guard had scored at least 14 points in a game.
 
Hartley just missed posting her fifth double-double of the year as she finished with 14 points and a game-high nine assists. Hartley also tied a season high with four steals and pulled down four boards.
 
Crittendon chipped in 11 points with six caroms, and Isaacson came up a bucket short of her first double-double of the year as she wound up with eight points and a season-high 10 rebounds.
 
Utah Tech shot 32.9 percent (23-of-70) from the floor, which included a 7-of-26 (.269) clip from the perimeter. The Trailblazers also went 14-of-23 (.609) at the foul line and recorded 15 assists on their 23 made field goals.
 
Nya Threatt led four Lady Mavs in double figures with 18 points, while Avery Brittingham posted a double-double with 16 points and a game-high 17 rebounds. 
 
UTA shot 46.3 percent (31-of-67) on the day, including a 9-of-19 (.474) effort from beyond the arc, and outrebounded Utah Tech by a 51-41 count.

Up Next
Utah Tech will make its fifth, and final, regular season trip to Texas next week when Trailblazers square off against Abilene Christian on Thursday, Feb. 6.