ANDERSON, S.C. –The Auburn Montgomery women's basketball team was outscored by (RV) Anderson University just 40-39 through the final three quarters of play, but a 33-point first quarter from the Trojans helped propel them to a 73-52 win over the Warhawks on Sunday, Dec. 30 in non-conference action.
 
Notes
- With the loss, AUM's record drops to 0-11 overall.
- The loss also drops AUM's all-time series advantage over the Trojans to 3-2
- Sunday's game marked for AUM's final contest of the 2018 portion of their schedule.
 
Standout Performers
- Jordan Brewster led the way offensively for AUM, scoring 19 points on a 5-13 shooting performance from the three-point line. Brewster also brought down three rebounds and added an assist. 
- Evelina Avleeva and Makaylla Bullard both contributed for nine points, with Avleeva registering seven rebounds and four assists on the afternoon. 
- Victoria Morales hauled in a team-high nine rebounds to go along with two points, a block and a steal.
- Bailee Wolfe recorded six points off of the bench for AUM, while also tallying three boards.
- Aaliyah Milord accounted for six rebounds, three assists and three points on the day.
 
How it Happened
- The Warhawks surrendered a season-high 33 first-quarter points to Anderson, which began with a 12-3 run by the Trojans through the first two and a half minutes of play.
- A successful jumper by Morales at the 6:38 brought AUM to within seven points at 12-5, but the Trojans would rattle off a 21-8 scoring run over the final minutes of the first to lead 33-13 at quarters end. 
- The Warhawks outscored the Trojans 19-13 in quarter number two, with Brewster notching a team-high six points in the period on a pair of treys.
- AUM tallied eight of the period's final 10 points, including a jumped by Bullard in the final seconds of the quarter to bring AUM's deficit 46-32 at the end of the first half.
- The Warhawks got the closest they would get to the Trojans in the second half on their opening basket, a three-ball by Brewster, to bring AUM to within 11 at 46-35 with 9:37 left in the third quarter.  
- The Trojans would close out the third on an 11-4 run to lead 59-37 after 30 minutes of play.
- The Warhawks hung with the Trojans offensively in quarter number four, being outscored just 16-13.
 
 
Quoting the Coach
"This was a pretty solid effort against a very good team," Head Coach Sean Page said. "Much credit is due to Anderson, for getting off to such a hot start and scoring 33 first-quarter points. We kept it close the next three quarters, though, with the score being just 40-39 through the final three periods. I was happy with the way we kept fighting, but we need to get better."
 
Inside the Boxscore
- AUM shot just over 30 percent (20-65) from the field on the day, while shooting 29 percent (8-27 from beyond the arc. 
- The Warhawks buckled down defensively in the second half, holding the Trojans to just 28 percent (11-39) from the floor and 20 percent (2-10) on threes.
- Anderson won the rebounding battle on the day, 52-39.
- AUM tallied 12 points in the paint, while getting 10 points of contribution off of the bench. 
- The Warhawks tied a season-high with eight different payers contributing for a basket in the game. 
 
Up Next
- The Warhawks will return to the court on Thursday, Jan. 3 when they host the University of Montevallo in Gulf South Conference action. Tip-off from the AUM Gymnasium is slated for 6:00 p.m.