Alabama A&M Women’s Basketball Falls Short in SWAC Quarterfinals Despite Career Performance by Amiah Simmons

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | Amiah Simmons scored a career-high 34 points as the Alabama A&M University women’s basketball team rallied from a 23-point second-half deficit, but could not hold on to a slim lead down the stretch in falling to Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 82-74, in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Women’s Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals on Thursday at Bartow Arena. Alabama A&M, which ended its season at 15-16, trailed 64-41 with 2:29 remaining in the third quarter. Yet, the Bulldogs rallied all the way back, using a furious 16-2 run in the fourth and grabbed a 74-71 lead before being outscored, 11-3, during…