CLEVELAND, Tenn. ------ The Auburn Montgomery women's basketball team dropped a 73-47 decision to former conference rival Lee University Tuesday.

NOTES
• AUM fell to 1-9 on the year.
• The Lady Flames improved to 6-1 overall.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• Kaylan Withrow, a Cleveland, Tenn., native, finished with a team-best 11 points, hitting three 3-pointers for the Warhawks.
• Aleksandra Trisic continued her strong play, scoring six points, pulling down a team-best eight rebounds and snagging a pair of steals.
• Nadia Stewart recorded five points, six assists, three rebounds and two steals.
• Carrie Cheeks posted a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Lady Flames.
• Taylor Boggess (16) and Erin Walsh (12) also scored in double figures for Lee.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Warhawks scored the first four points of the game, but were tied with the Lady Flames at 6-6, following an Abby Bertram basket with 3:30 remaining in the first quarter. Lee closed the quarter with a 7-2 spurt and led 13-8 after one quarter.
• The Lady Flames upped their advantage to 22-10 on a Boggess jumper with 4:01 remaining before the half, but the Warhawks scored the final eight points of the quarter on a pair of 3-pointers by Withrow and two free throws by Trisic. AUM trailed 22-18 at the half.
• The Warhawks stayed within striking distance, 31-26, following a trey by Withrow with 7:40 remaining in the third quarter, but Lee scored 12 consecutive points and opened up a 43-26 lead with 1:54 remaining. Anastasia Evans ended the spurt, but Lee scored six straight following the basket, before Grace Farnsworth hit a 3-pointer in the final seconds of the quarter. The Lady Flames outscored AUM 27-13 in the quarter and led 49-31 after three quarters.
• The Warhawks could not close the gap further in the fourth quarter, trailing by as many as 33 points, before falling by the eventual margin.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• The Warhawks converted 16-of-57 shots from the field, a percentage of just 28.1 percent. AUM hit 7-of-18 shots from distance and 8-of-16 from the free throw line.
• Lee hit 42.6 percent of its shots from the floor, but just 7-of-31 from behind the arc.
• The Lady Flames controlled the glass, outrebounding the Warhawks 54-28. Lee held a 16-7 advantage on the offensive end and a 17-4 advantage in second-chance points.
• Each team committed 17 turnovers, but the Lady Flames held a 18-8 lead in points off turnovers.
• The Lady Flames outscored AUM 42-10 in the paint.
 
QUOTING THE COACH
"I thought we played as well as we have played defensively in the first half," head coach Dan Davis. "From an offensive standpoint, we had good looks and took care of the ball. I think we played our style and executed well. But give Lee credit for upping the intensity in the second half and we didn't match it. They are always a very well-prepared, efficient and well-coached team. It was good to compete against them again."
 
UP NEXT
The Warhawks will return to action Saturday, Dec. 10, when they travel to Montevallo, Ala., to take on the University of Montevallo at 3:30 p.m.