COLUMBUS, Ga. ----- No. 23 Columbus State turned 21 Auburn Montgomery turnovers into 31 points and handed the Warhawks an 86-44 defeat at the Lumpkin Center Saturday.

NOTES
• AUM fell to 2-14 on the year.
• Columbus State remained undefeated at 8-0 on the season.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• Kaylan Withrow led the Warhawks with 12 points, all from behind the arc. The Cleveland, Tenn., native is now within five 3-pointers of becoming the first player in school history to reach 300 for her career.
• Chandler Sutton scored eight points off the bench for AUM, adding a pair of rebounds and an assist in 22 minutes.
• Grace Farnsworth finished with seven points, four rebounds and three steals.
• Britteny Tatum scored a game-high 22 points for the Cougars. She also contributed four rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block.
• Ashley Asouzu posted a double-double of 18 points and 16 rebounds, while adding three steals.
• Alexis Carter also scored in double figures with 13 points, chipping in eight rebounds and three steals.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Warhawks took a 5-2 lead on a trey by Farnsworth just 55 seconds into the contest, but the Cougars took control of the contest with an 18-0 run during the next eight-plus minutes. Sutton snapped the spurt with a pair of free throws with 1:41 left in the quarter and began an 8-1 run to close the quarter. AUM trailed 21-13 after the first quarter.
• The Cougars extended their lead to 38-20 with a 17-7 run to start the second quarter, capped by a Tatum basket with 4:04 remaining before halftime. Nadia Stewart hit a trey with 3:35 remaining to snap the spurt, before a free throw by Tatiana Wayne's free throw provided the halftime score of 39-23.
• The Warhawks struggled in the third quarter, as the Cougars outscored them 28-8. AUM committed seven turnovers and made just 3-of-15 shots from the floor. CSU led 67-31 after three quarters.
• AUM stayed close to the Cougars in the fourth quarter, as CSU outscored the Warhawks 19-13 in the quarter.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• The Warhawks were held to just 22.2 percent shooting from the floor and 25 percent from distance.
• The Cougars converted 46.8 percent of their shots, despite hitting just 28.6 percent from behind the arc. CSU hit just 47.1 percent from the charity stripe.
• Columbus State controlled the paint, outscoring AUM 44-6 inside.
• The Cougars held a 59-36 advantage on the glass, including an 18-10 lead on the offensive boards. Columbus State held a 15-5 lead in second-chance points.
• Eleven different Cougars scored in the contest.

QUOTING THE COACH
"Don't get me wrong, I am not happy we lost by the score we did today, but I am really seeing improvement from our team," head coach Dan Davis said. "Today we really hurt ourselves with turnovers, especially in the third quarter, which gave them some easy baskets. I love the fight and enthusiasm this team still has, and their work ethic and desire to improve."
 
UP NEXT
AUM will return to action at home on Monday, Jan. 2, when it entertains Montevallo at 3:30 p.m.