MONTGOMERY, Ala. ----- The duo of Grace Farnsworth and Kaylan Withrow combined for 50 points and 10 3-pointers to lead the Auburn Montgomery women's basketball team past Montevallo 82-70 Monday at the AUM Gymnasium.

NOTES
• AUM improved to 3-14 on the year.
• Montevallo fell to 3-6 on the season.
• The Warhawks have won consecutive home games for the first time this season.
• With the victory, the Warhawks avenged a 63-58 loss at Montevallo earlier this year.
• Farnsworth bettered her previous career-high of 21 points, set twice earlier this season (vs. West Florida on 11/27; at Montevallo on 12/10).

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• Farnsworth finished with a career-high 27 points, hitting 10-of-17 shots, including 4-of-6 from distance, en route to the career-best effort. She added seven rebounds, three steals and a pair of assists.
• Withrow moved into ninth place on the all-time scoring list by scoring 23 points, 18 of which came from behind the arc. She has now hit 301 career 3-pointers, becoming the first AUM player to eclipse the 300-make plateau. She is five points shy of moving into seventh all time in scoring.
• Nadia Stewart contributed 11 points, six assists, two steals and a blocked shot.
• Tyra Caudle finished with nine points and seven rebounds, five of which came on the offensive end.
• Shanna Strain recorded a balanced stat line of five points, six rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal.
• Chandler Sutton dished out four assists and did not commit a turnover in 14 minutes of play.
• Danielle Gaines-Jordan scored two points, but pulled down six rebounds off the bench to spark the Warhawks.
• Ashley Dunstan scored a team-high 14 points for the Falcons. She added five rebounds, two blocks and two assists.
• Rayvon Christian (12), Jazmine Stubblefield (11) and Albanellys Perez (10) also scored in double figures.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Warhawks scored the first six points of the game on treys by Strain and Stewart, en route to opening the game with a 14-3 run. AUM opened the contest by hitting six of its first eight 3-point attempts, capped by a trey by Anastasia Evans with 4:06 remaining in the quarter, giving the Warhawks a 22-5 lead. AUM led by as many as 18 in the first quarter, before finishing the quarter with a 27-14 advantage.
• The Falcons scored the first seven points of the second quarter and pulled to within six points, 27-21, on a layup by D'Miyah Foster with 7:46 remaining in the second quarter. AUM answered with a 10-4 run, capped by a Withrow trey, and took a 37-25 lead with 5:03 left before halftime. The Warhawks held a 41-27 lead following a layup by Farnsworth with 2:13 to play, but the Falcons closed the half with a 9-1 spurt and trailed just 46-38 at halftime.
• Following a layup by Caudle with 8:05 remaining in the third quarter, the Warhawks led 46-38, but the Falcons used a 12-2 run and took a 50-48 lead on two Perez free throws with 5:37 to play in the quarter. Despite surrendering the lead, the Warhawks closed the half by scoring the final 13 points, including four by Farnsworth, and took a 61-50 to the fourth quarter.
• In the fourth quarter, the Falcons closed the gap to within six points, 73-67, on a basket by Christian with 2:09 play. However, the Warhawks closed the contest with a 9-3 spurt to provide the final margin.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• The Warhawks converted 29-of-66 shots, including 13-of-33 from behind the arc in the contest. AUM also hit 11-of-15 free throws.
• The Falcons also shot the ball well, hitting 42.4 percent of their shots, but just 5-of-19 from 3-point range. Montevallo finished 9-of-11 from the charity stripe.
• AUM committed 21 turnovers, leading to 17 points by the Falcons. The Warhawks forced 20 miscues and converted those to 19 points.
• For the first time this season, the Warhawks outrebounded an opponent, finishing with 44 rebounds, compared to 34 by the Falcons. AUM also held a 15-11 advantage on the offensive end, which led to a 13-9 lead in second-chance points.
• Montevallo's bench outscored the Warhawks 27-7.
• Entering the contest each averaging better than 13 points per game, the Warhawks held Montevallo's tandem of Morgan Smith and Haven Albright to just eight combined points.
 
UP NEXT
The Warhawks will look to win their third straight home game next Monday, Jan. 9, when they entertain Middle Georgia at 5:30 p.m.