MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Auburn Montgomery women's basketball team will play two games over a three-day stretch this weekend, beginning with a 2:00 p.m. home matchup with Valdosta State on Saturday, Jan. 26 and a 5:30 p.m. contest at West Florida on Monday, Jan. 28. 
 
Game Information: Valdosta State University (12-6, 6-4 GSC)
Date: Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Montgomery, Ala. | AUM Gymnasium
Promotion: Homecoming Game
Media Coverage: Live Stats | Live Video
 
Game Information: University of West Florida (13-4, 7-3 GSC)
Date: Monday, Jan. 28, 2019
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Pensacola, Fla. 
Media Coverage: Live Stats | Live Video
 
About the Warhawks
AUM (2-15, 1-7 GSC) heads into the weekend winners of two of their last three games, including a 59-45 win against Fort Valley State in their last home contest. 
 
The Warhawks dropped a 61-56 Gulf South Conference contest at the University of Montevallo on Saturday, Jan. 19 their last time out. Jordan Brewster (17) and Victoria Morales (14) both tallied double-digit points in a game that saw AUM lead for 35-plus minutes of action.
 
In the six games that have been played in 2019, AUM is averaging 53.3 points per game, while allowing opponents to score just 53.2 points per contest. The Warhawks are also out-rebounding opponents in 2019, with a 39.2 boards-per-game clip, compared to a 36.8 rebounds-per-game margin their opponents are averaging.
 
Brewster's 16.1 points-per-game average marks for a team high, and also unofficially ranks fourth in the conference and leads all GSC freshmen. The freshman guard also continues to pace the conference in three's made (71) treys per game (4.2), minutes per game (37.6), and sits third in overall minutes (639).
 
In the rebounding department, Evelina Avleeva leads the squad with an 8.1 rebounds-per-game average that unofficially ranks among the top 10 performers in the conference. Aaliyah Milord's 8.7 boards-per-game average in conference matchups leads the team, while her 9.8 rebounds-per-game in 2019 contests also serves as the team high.
 
The Warhawks continue to lead the conference in both total blocked shots (64) and blocks per game (3.8). Morales's 1.1 blocks per game serves as the team best, and ranks for third in the Gulf South.
 
AUM holds an all-time series advantage of 14-7 over West Florida, and trails Valdosta State 0-2 in their brief history. 
 
About the Lady Blazers
Valdosta State (13-6, 7-4 GSC) comes into their matchup with the Warhawks winners of their last two games, including a 47-38 home win against Montevallo on Thursday, Jan. 25 their last time out.  The Lady Blazers checked in at number nine in the most recent D2SIDA South Regional Rankings. 
 
The Lady Blazers are currently averaging 63.5 points per game on the season, while holding opponents to just 57.6 points a game. The VSU defense is holding opponents to a stingy 28 percent shooting from the field in 2018-19.
 
Three Lady Blazers bring a double-digit scoring average with them into Saturday's competition, led by Kayla Bonilla's 11.1 points per game. Crystal Townsend (10.9) and Sonya Franklin (10.3) sit just one point off of Bonilla's pace.
 
Valdosta boasts the second-best rebounding average per game in the GSC, with a mark of 41.9 boards per game. Crystal Townsend paces the Lady Blazers with 7.2 rebounds-per-game clip.
 
About the Argonauts 
West Florida (14-4, 8-3 GSC) came in at number five in the most recent South Regional Rankings compiled by D2SIDA, and are in the midst of a four-game winning streak. The Argos knocked off West Alabama 76-56 on Jan. 24 in Livingston, Ala. their last time out.
 
The Argos currently lead the GSC in field-goal percentage (45%), rebounds per game (43.7) and assists per game (17.28). UWF ranks second in scoring average (73.8 per game) and third in three-point percentage (34.6%).
 
The top two scorers in the Gulf South reside with the Argos in Halee Nieman (18.3 points per game) and Toni Brewer (17.3 points per game). Nieman is one of only three qualified players in the conference to boast a field-goal percentage of above 50 percent at 51.1, while Brewer marks for the only player in the GSC averaging double figures in rebounding at 11.1 a game. 
 
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