COCHRAN, Ga. ----- Kaylan Withrow and Chandler Sutton each scored in double figures, but the Auburn Montgomery women's basketball team could not hold on to a late lead, as it fell to Middle Georgia 67-62 Monday.

NOTES
• AUM fell to 5-19 on the season.
• Middle Georgia improved to 7-16 on the year.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• Withrow led the Warhawks with 25 points, hitting four 3-pointers in the contest.
• Sutton scored 12 points, grabbed eight rebounds, snagged four steals and dished out three assists.
• Tyra Caudle led the Warhawks with 12 rebounds, including five offensive, and added eight points.
• Danielle Gaines-Jordan came off the bench to score eight points and grab five rebounds.
• Shaketa Hodges paced the Knights with 25 points, connecting on five treys, while adding five assists and three steals.
• Tasicianna Taylor posted a double-double of 15 points and 15 rebounds.
• TyAsia Grayer chipped in 14 points off the bench.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Warhawks trailed just 10-9 following a jumper by Withrow with 5:07 remaining, but the Knights closed the quarter with a 13-2 run and took a 23-11 advantage after one quarter.
• Middle Georgia extended its lead to a game-high 18 points, 38-20, following a trey by Hodges with 4:54 remaining, but the Warhawks answered with an 11-0 run and trimmed the margin to seven points on a Withrow 3-pointer with 1:51 remaining. A pair of free throws by the Knights provided the halftime score of 40-31.
• Despite trailing by as many as 13 points, 50-37, the Warhawks trimmed the deficit to seven points, 53-46, on a jumper by Gaines-Jordan with 3:59 remaining. However, neither team scored down the stretch, sending AUM to the fourth quarter down by seven points.
• AUM opened the fourth quarter with eight straight points and took a 54-53 lead on a jumper by Nadia Stewart with 6:35 left to play. The Warhawks maintained a two-point advantage, 62-60, following a Gaines-Jordan free throw with 1:39 remaining, but the Knights closed the game with the final seven points to complete the rally and preserve the victory.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• The Warhawks finished 22-of-64 from the field, including 5-of-16 from behind the arc. AUM struggled from the line, hitting just 13-of-26 free throw attempts.
• The Knights were 22-of-65 from the floor, hitting 10-of-29 shots from distance. MGSU also hit 13-of-16 free throws.
• The Warhawks committing 17 turnovers, while forcing 18 miscues. AUM held a 10-7 advantage in points off turnovers.
• Middle Georgia finished with a 48-37 advantage in total rebounds, including a 13-11 edge on the offensive end. The Knights outscored the Warhawks 10-7 in second chance points.
• AUM outscored Middle Georgia 24-4 in the paint.
 
QUOTING THE COACH
"We had a lot of defensive breakdowns in the first quarter," head coach Dan Davis said. "We dug an early hole, but give our girls a lot of credit for never giving up. I thought Chandler really played well for us tonight. She has shown a great deal of improvement as the season has gone on. She is really paying at a high level for us. Unfortunately, free throws hurt us and we could not hold on late tonight. Now we just have to prepare for a very talented Columbus State team on Wednesday."
 
UP NEXT
The Warhawks will return to action Wednesday, Feb. 15, when they host Columbus State at 5:30 p.m.