MONTGOMERY, Ala. ------ The Auburn Montgomery women's basketball team dropped an 87-55 decision to undefeated North Alabama on the road Tuesday.

NOTES
• The Warhawks fell to 1-6 on the season.
• North Alabama improved to 6-0 on the year.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• Danielle Gaines-Jordan led AUM with nine points and three rebounds in the contest.
• Kaylan Withrow scored eight points, grabbed three rebounds, tallied an assist, a block and a steal.
• Anastasia Evans finished with eight points off the bench, adding three rebounds and a steal.
• Nadia Stewart chipped in seven points and five assists.
• Ivy Wallen led all players with 23 points and seven rebounds for the Lady Lions.
• Katelyn Nunley (12), KeKe Gunter (11) and Emma Wallen (10) also finished in double figures.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• AUM stayed close early and took a 10-7 lead on a Chandler Sutton layup with 4:29 left in the first quarter. The Lady Lions closed the quarter with a 12-2 spurt and led 19-12 after one period.
• The Warhawks trailed by as many as 11 early in the second quarter, but a layup by Tyra Caudle pulled them to within seven, 29-22, with 4:56 remaining in the second. UNA again closed the quarter with a spurt, this one 8-3, and took a 37-25 lead to the half.
• AUM made just four field goals, two by Grace Farnsworth, in the third quarter, as the Lady Lions outscored the Warhawks 23-10. The total gave UNA a 60-35 lead after three quarters.
• The Warhawks pulled to within as few as 22 points, before falling by the final margin when Aleksandra Trisic hit a trey with 16 seconds remaining.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• The Warhawks converted 19-of-46 shots from the floor, including 5-of-17 from distance. AUM also converted 12-of-13 free throws.
• The Lady Lions finished 33-of-74 from the field, including 10-of-30 from behind the arc.
• AUM committed 24 turnovers in the game, leading to 26 UNA points. The Lady Lions committed 11 miscues.
• North Alabama posted a 45-24 advantage in rebounds, including a 22-4 margin on the offensive boards.
 
QUOTING THE COACH
"I think we are a bit of a work in progress right now," head coach Dan Davis said. "We stayed within reach at halftime and then couldn't get anything going in the third quarter. North Alabama really did a good job on the boards and we made some unforced turnovers. I think we are really hurting ourselves in those two areas, but I think those are things that our team will continue to improve on. This transition has already been tough on us, but I know our girls have not given up and are still hungry to win. We just need to work on playing our style of basketball. This is a talented team and I believe they will make the adjustments needed."
 
UP NEXT
The Warhawks will return to action Friday, December 2, when they host Tuskegee at 5:30 p.m.