MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Auburn Montgomery women's basketball team plays host to Gulf South Conference foe West Alabama on Saturday, Jan. 27 at p.m. as part of Homecoming weekend on the AUM campus.
 
Match Information: West Alabama
Date: Saturday, January 27, 2018 | 2 p.m.
Location: Montgomery, Ala. | AUM Gymnasium
Media Coverage: Live Stats | Live Video
Series: AUM 3-2
Last Time: AUM 72-69 (Dec. 12, 2016)
 
About the Warhawks
AUM (8-11, 4-8 GSC) goes into Homecoming weekend after a 49-40 over Montevallo that saw the Warhawks pull down a season-best 50 rebounds on Thursday, Jan. 25. The Warhawks average 50.3 points, 35.2 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 8.8 steals and 3.7 blocks.
 
Junior guard/forward Evelina Avleeva leads the Warhawks in points and rebounds with marks of 11.1 and 6.6, respectively, while tying for the second-highest steals per game rate in the Gulf South Conference at 2.6. Redshirt-senior guard Kyla Rooks dishes out a team-best 2.5 assists while redshirt-sophomore center Bailee Wolfe blocks a team-leading 1.3 shots per contest, the fifth-best average in the league.
 
AUM has never lost to West Alabama at home, having won both matchups inside the AUM Gymnasium.
 
About the Tigers
West Alabama (9-10, 6-6 GSC) makes the trip to Montgomery after besting West Georgia 59-51 on Thursday, Jan. 25. The Tigers average 68.5 points, 42.2 rebounds, 10.7 assists, 7.4 steals and 3.0 blocks.
 
Five-time Gulf South Conference Freshman of the Week Tazsa Garrett-Hammett paces UWA with 14.7 points and 8.6 rebounds. J'Nyiah Daniels leads the Tigers with 2.2 assists and 1.9 steals while Sydney Bozeman boasts the third-best blocks per game rate in the conference at 1.7.
 
Up Next
The women's basketball team begins the final month of the season on Thursday, Feb. 1 at Mississippi College in a 5:30 p.m. matchup.
 
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