MOBILE, Ala. ----- Senior Kaylan Withrow scored a game-high 24 points and snagged a career-high seven steals, but the Auburn Montgomery women's basketball team came up short against Spring Hill Friday, falling 86-66 at the Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center.

NOTES
• AUM fell to 5-18 on the season.
• Spring Hill improved to 13-9 overall.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• Withrow was 6-of-12 from the field, hitting 1-of-3 shots from distance and 11-of-14 free throw attempts to record the game-high total. She added seven steals, an assist and a rebound.
• Junior Nadia Stewart posted a balanced game of 15 points, five rebounds and four assists.
• Junior Tyra Caudle tallied five points and a team-leading eight rebounds.
• Katie Krout and Elise Reilly scored a team-high 13 points to lead the Badgers.
• Jewell Hill also finished in double figures, scoring 10 points and grabbing seven rebounds.
• Camry Johnson posted nine points and nine rebounds for SHC.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Badgers opened the game with a 13-3 run, capped by a three-point play by Johnson with 5:51 remaining in the first quarter. Spring Hill upped its advantage to as many as 16 points in the quarter and led 24-9 after one.
• Withrow's three-point play with 9:06 remaining before halftime cut the margin to 26-12, but Spring Hill countered with a 13-1 run and extended its lead to 39-13 with 3:42 remaining. The Badgers led by as many as 26 points, 41-15, with 2:05 left in the quarter, but the Warhawks outscored SHC 7-2 down the stretch and trailed 43-22 at halftime.
• The Warhawks cut the deficit to 16 points on three occasions, including with just 31 seconds remaining in the third quarter on a trey by Shalyn Strain. However, Reilly hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to extend the Spring Hill lead back to 19 points, 62-43, after three quarters.
• AUM was unable to get closer than 16 points in the final quarter, before eventually falling by the score of 86-66.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• The Warhawks converted 21-of-55 shots from the floor, including 5-of-16 from distance. AUM made 19-of-30 free throws.
• Spring Hill finished 37-of-72 from the field, but just 5-of-15 from behind the arc. The Badgers made just 7-of-12 free throws.
• AUM committed just 10 turnovers, while forcing 13 by SHC. The Badgers held a 15-11 advantage in points off turnovers.
• The Badgers held a 48-28 lead in total rebounds, including a 17-8 lead in offensive rebounds. Spring Hill finished with 18 second-chance points, compared to just five for the Warhawks.
• The Badgers doubled up the Warhawks in the paint, outscoring AUM 56-28 inside.
• Spring Hill's bench held a 41-11 advantage in scoring.
 
QUOTING THE COACH
"I thought tonight was a tale of two halves," head coach Dan Davis said. "I didn't feel like we were ready to play in the first quarter and that just isn't like us. We had a lot of breakdowns from a defensive standpoint and were not locked in on both sides of the ball. We had a heart-to-heart at the half and played a pretty solid second half. We just have to be ready to play every day."
 
UP NEXT
The Warhawks will return to action on Monday, Feb. 13, when they travel to Middle Georgia State University for a 4:30 p.m. contest.