MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Auburn Montgomery women's basketball team will play host to the Lady Statesmen of Delta State University on Thursday, Jan. 31 at 6:00 p.m. in Gulf-South-Conference play.
 
Game Information: Delta State University (12-7, 7-5 GSC)
Date: Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Montgomery, Ala. | AUM Gymnasium
Promotion: Whiteout Game, Curtis the Warhawk's Birthday
Media Coverage: Live Stats | Live Video
 
About the Warhawks
AUM (2-17, 1-10 GSC) heads into their matchup with Delta State coming off of a 73-44 loss at West Florida their last time out. Jordan Brewster led the Warhawks with 10 points scored while Aaliyah Milord grabbed a team-high nine rebounds in the setback.
 
Brewster's 15.7 points-per-game paces the AUM offense, while also ranking among the top-five performers in the GSC and serving as the highest-scoring average for all Gulf-South freshmen. The freshman guard also continues to unofficially lead the GSC in three-pointers made (77), threes per game (4.05) overall minutes played (711) and minutes per game (37.4)
 
Evelina Avleeva leads AUM in the rebounding department, with a 7.9 rebounds-per-game mark. A surging Aaliyah Milord sits right off of Avleeva's pace at 7.6 boards-per-game, while leading the Warhawks with 8.5 rebounds-per-game in GSC play, and 9.4 rebounds-per-game clip in games played in 2019.
 
AUM continues to unofficially lead the conference in both total blocked shots (74) and blocked shots per game (3.9). Victoria Morales's 23 blocked shots and 1.2 blocks per game both unofficially rank for second in the conference. 
 
The Warhawks bring an all-time series record of 2-2 into their matchup with Delta State, including a pair of losses to the Lady Statesmen in their most recent matchups during the 2017-18 season. 
 
About the Lady Statesmen
Delta State (12-7, 7-5 GSC) comes into their contest with AUM riding a two-game winning streak, including a 57-36 thwarting of Lee University their last time out Saturday, Jan. 26 at home in GSC play.
 
The Lady Statesmen are currently averaging 65.1 points per game, while giving up 61.1 points. Delta State's 42 percent field-goal percentage ranks for fifth in the GSC, while their 33 percent three-point efficiency ranks fourth in the conference.
Three Lady Statesman boast a double-digit scoring average, with Nia Johnson leading the way at 13.3 points per contest. Quantesha Patterson (11.1) and Alondrea Rush (10.4) sit only a few points off of Johnson's pace.
 
The Lady Statesmen's 33.9 rebounds allowed to opposing teams per game is a mark that currently ranks for second in the Gulf South. Frederica Haywood leads Delta State, and sits tied for third among indivduals in the GSC, with an 8.9 rebounds-per-game mark. 

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