TUSKEGEE, Ala. ----- Senior Kaylan Withrow finished with a game-high 23 points, but the Auburn Montgomery women's basketball team was outscored by 22 in the second and third quarters in a 71-54 setback at Tuskegee Tuesday evening.

NOTES
• AUM fell to 5-17 on the season.
• The Tigerettes improved to 10-12 on the year.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• Withrow knocked down seven 3-pointers en route to a game-high total. She added three assists and a steal in the contest.
• Junior Tyra Caudle posted her second double-double in the last three games, finishing with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
• Chandler Sutton scored six points and grabbed five rebounds off the bench.
• Nadia Stewart finished with eight points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals for the Warhawks.
• Rachel Brownlee scored 15 points, grabbed nine rebounds and tallied four steals to lead the Tigerettes.
• Teja Finley (15) and Jalynn Estrada (14) also scored in double figures.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Warhawks took a quick 3-0 lead when Withrow hit a 3-pointer just 18 seconds into the contest. The trey started a 13-5 run to open the game and was capped by a Stewart layup with 4:13 remaining in the quarter. AUM led 17-11 after one quarter.
• Tuskegee turned up the defensive pressure in the second quarter, forcing seven turnovers in the first 4:06. The Tigerettes defense fueled a 10-1 run during the span, giving Tuskegee a 21-18 lead with 5:54 remaining before halftime. The two teams played to a tie four times down the stretch, including 29-29 with 2:13 remaining following a jumper by Anastasia Evans. However, TU scored seven straight following the bucket, before a Withrow trey in the final seconds, provided the halftime score of 36-32 in favor of the Tigerettes. Withrow scored 12 of the final 14 points of the quarter for the Warhawks and finished the first half with 17 points.
• Tuskegee opened the second half with a 16-6 run in the opening 7:24 of the third quarter and took a 52-38 lead with 2:36 left in the quarter. The Warhawks trailed 58-42 after the quarter.
• The Tigerettes outscored the Warhawks 13-12 in the final quarter to provide the final margin.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• The Warhawks converted 35.2 percent of their shots, but just 27.6 percent from behind the arc. AUM finished 10-of-16 from the charity stripe.
• The Tigerettes hit 40.3 percent from the field, but only 26.1 percent from distance. Tuskegee was 15-of-21 from the free-throw line.
• Each team committed 18 turnovers, with the Warhawks holding a 23-16 advantage in points off turnovers.
• Tuskegee held a 50-37 advantage in total rebounds and a 21-12 edge on the offensive glass. The Tigerettes recorded 18 second-chance points, while limiting the Warhawks to just one.
• Tuskegee's bench outscored AUM's 39-10.
 
UP NEXT
The Warhawks will return to action on Friday, Feb. 10, when they travel to Mobile, Ala., for a 5:30 p.m. contest against Spring Hill College.