MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Auburn Montgomery women's basketball team faces a nationally-ranked opponent for the first time this season on Thursday, Jan. 4, as the Warhawks take on No. 24 Union at 6 p.m. in the Fred Delay Gymnasium.
Match Information: No. 24 Union
Date: Thursday, January 4, 2018 | 6 p.m.
Location: Jackson, Tenn. | Fred Delay Gymnasium
Media Coverage: Live Stats | Live Video
Series: Union 4-7
Last Time: 68-47 Union (Mar. 18, 2004)
About the Warhawks
AUM (6-6, 2-3 GSC) plays its second-straight game in the Volunteer State after suffering a 69-54 setback at Christian Brothers on Tuesday, Jan. 2. The Warhawks average 52.3 points, 34.0 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 8.7 steals and 3.7 blocks.
Junior guard/forward
Evelina Avleeva ranks third in the Gulf South Conference in steals with a team-leading 2.4 per-game rate and leads the Warhawks in points with 12.3, followed by fellow junior guard/forward
Jemaiya Lee who also averages double-digit points with 10.2 to go with a team-high 6.2 rebounds. Redshirt-senior guard
Kyla Rooks dishes out a team-best 2.9 assists while redshirt-sophomore center
Bailee Wolfe blocks a team-high 1.6 shots per contest, tied for the second-best average in the GSC.
About the Bulldogs
Union (11-1, 4-0 GSC) wraps up a five-game homestand on Thursday after besting West Georgia 84-78 on Tuesday, Jan. 2 for the team's sixth-straight win. The Bulldogs rank second in the Gulf South Conference in points and assists with 86.3 and 18.0, respectively, while also averaging 35.3 rebounds, 9.4 steals and 1.5 blocks.
Union's high-octane offense runs through Chelsey Shumpert, the NCAA Division II leader in scoring, with 25.3 points to go with a team-best 7.3 rebounds and 2.7 steals. Jada Perkins dishes out a team-leading 6.3 assists, the second-best average in the GSC, while Sara Lytles averages a team-high 0.9 blocks.
Up Next
The women's basketball team takes on West Georgia in a road tilt on Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 4:30 p.m.
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