MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Auburn Montgomery women's basketball team takes its last road trip of the season on Monday, Feb. 19, when the Warhawks take on Middle Georgia State in a 4:30 pm. non-conference contest.
Match Information: Middle Georgia State
Date: Monday, February 19, 2018 | 4:30 p.m.
Location: Cochran, Ga. | Morris Gym
Media Coverage: Live Stats
Series: AUM leads 6-1
Last Time: AUM 69-65 (Nov. 15, 2017)
About the Warhawks
AUM (9-17, 5-14 GSC) hits the road after besting Christian Brothers 56-47 on Saturday, Feb. 17. The Warhawks average 50.8 points, 34.8 rebounds, 11.1 assists, 8.7 steals and 3.6 blocks.
Junior guard/forward
Evelina Avleeva leads the Warhawks in points and rebounds with marks of 10.6 and 6.4, respectively, while boasting the third-highest steals per game rate in the Gulf South Conference at 2.4. Redshirt-senior guard
Kyla Rooks dishes out a team-best 2.1 assists while redshirt-sophomore center
Bailee Wolfe blocks a team-leading 1.3 shots per contest.
In the first meeting between the two sides this season, AUM set its season-highs in points (65), field goals made (29), assists (19) and field goal percentage (.509). Avleeva scored 24 points off 10 made field goals in the victory, both team-highs.
About the Knights
Middle Georgia State (6-19, 3-12 SSAC) returns home for a season-ending two-game homestand after ending the road portion of their schedule with back-to-back losses, most recently falling 73-45 at Martin Methodist on Saturday, Feb. 17. The Knights average 60.9 points, 44.7 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 9.7 steals and 1.3 blocks.
TyAsia Grayer pulls down a Southern States Athletic Conference-leading 11.25 rebounds while Dexshalyn Polite leads MGA in scoring with 16.3 points. Ilyn Spann paces the Knights in assists and steals with averages of 3.7 and 2.2, respectively.
Up Next
The women's basketball team concludes the 2017-18 season on Thursday, Feb. 22 against West Georgia at 6 p.m. Fans are encouraged to wear white to the AUM Gymnasium, as it is the Warhawks' whiteout game.
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