LIVINGSTON, Ala. ------ Playing its second game in as many days and fourth in six days, the Auburn Montgomery women's basketball team could not overcome a slow first half, as it fell to West Alabama 70-38 Saturday on the road.

NOTES
• The loss dropped the Warhawks to 1-8 on the season.
• The Tigers improved to 3-3 on the year.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• Danielle Gaines-Jordan led the Warhawks with seven points and seven rebounds off the bench.
• Aleksandra Trisic had seven points, five rebounds and two assists for AUM.
• Chandler Sutton came off the bench and contributed six points.
• Jena Bradberry scored a game-high 19 points, while adding five rebounds for the Tigers.
• Chloe Culpepper (16) and Ariel Wilson (11) also scored in double figures for West Alabama.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• After West Alabama scored the first three points of the game, the Warhawks tied the contest with a trey by Kaylan Withrow with 7:53 in the first quarter. However, AUM would not score again in the quarter, missing its final seven shots and committing five turnovers. The Tigers led 16-3 after one quarter.
• West Alabama scored the first six points of the second quarter, before a jumper by Anastasia Evans with 7:31 stopped a 19-0 run. Gaines-Jordan scored the final four points of the half for the Warhawks, who trailed 34-9 at halftime.
• AUM outscored West Alabama 14-13 in the third quarter, with Trisic and Grace Farnsworth scoring five points each and Tyra Caudle chipping in four. The Warhawks trailed 47-23 after three quarters.
• A free throw by Trisic to open the fourth quarter allowed AUM to trim the margin to a fourth-quarter best 23 points.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• AUM struggled from the floor, hitting just 14-of-47 shots, including 3-of-18 from behind the arc. The Warhawks also finished 7-of-18 from the charity stripe.
• West Alabama was 26-of-60 from the field, hitting 5-of-18 from distance and 13-of-26 from the free throw line.
• The Warhawks committed 19 turnovers, leading to 21 UWA points. The Tigers committed 13 miscues, but AUM converted them to just three points.
• The Tigers held a 51-29 advantage on the glass, including 18-6 on the offensive glass. West Alabama recorded 22 second-chance points, compared to just four for the Warhawks.
 
QUOTING THE COACH
"I thought we played hard and we were mentally ready to play in the first half, but we just didn't have our legs under us," head coach Dan Davis said. "In the second half, I thought we played better and cleaned a few things up. We are in a tough stretch of four games in six days, but we still have our fight and will continue to work hard in an effort to get better."
 
UP NEXT
The Warhawks will return to action on Tuesday, Dec. 6, when they travel to Cleveland, Tenn., to take on Lee University at 5 p.m.