MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Auburn Montgomery women's basketball team will welcome in-state rival West Alabama to the AUM Gymnasium on Monday, Jan. 7 for a Gulf South Conference contest with the Tigers at 6:00 p.m.
Game Information: University of West Alabama (6-6, 3-2 GSC)
Date: Monday, Jan. 7, 2019
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Promotion: Superstar Game (
Dream Court Montgomery)
Location: Montgomery, Ala. | AUM Gymnasium
Media Coverage: Live Stats |
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About the Warhawks (0-12, 0-5 GSC)
AUM heads into their matchup with West Alabama 0-12 on the year, with a mark of 0-5 against GSC opponents. The Warhawks are currently averaging 48.7 points per game through 12 games, while posting a field goal percentage of 33.7 percent.
Last Time Out
The Warhawks allowed a season-low 49 points in their most recent contest, but fell 49-46 at home to the University of Montevallo on Thursday, Jan 3.
Jordan Brewster led AUM for the eighth time this season in scoring with 15 points, while
Evelina Avleeva (13) and
Aaliyah Milord (10) both tallied double-digit rebounds in the setback.
The Series
AUM and West Alabama will play for all-time bragging rights on Monday, with both teams having won three games in the series' brief history. The Warhawks have dropped two of their last three meetings with UWA, including a 55-53 home loss to Tigers in their most recent meeting on Jan. 27 of the 2017-18 season.
Stat Leaders
Brewster leads AUM with a 14.8 points-per-game scoring average, while posting a team-best 11.8 points-per-game mark in GSC games. Avleeva paces AUM in the rebounding department, with a team-best 8.4 boards per game average. The senior forward also leads AUM with a 1.7 steals per game mark.
Unofficial GSC Leaders
With the Warhawks not being eligible for GSC statistical rankings in their current transition to NCAA Division-II, several players' numbers unofficially rank for the GSC high in their respective statistical categories. Brewster unofficially leads the conference in three-pointers made (46), threes per game (3.8) and minutes per game (37.1), while Avleeva would rank fourth in the conference in defensive redounds per game (6.8) and sixth in total boards per game (8.4)
Block Party
The Warhawks have totaled 52 blocks through 12 games, for an average of 4.3 blocks per contest, which are both numbers that unofficially lead the conference.
Victoria Morales (1.1) and
Bailee Wolfe (1.0) both are currently averaging one block per game for AUM.
About the Tigers (6-6, 3-2 GSC)
The Tigers are currently averaging 68.3 points per game, a mark that ranks for fourth in the conference, while allowing their opponents to score 64.9 points per contest. Chloe Culpepper leads the UWA offense with an 11.1 points-per-game scoring average.
Last Time Out
The Tigers knocked off the Lady Blazers of Valdosta State University 67-54 in their most recent contest on Saturday, Jan. 5 in GSC road action. The win marked for West Alabama's fourth in their last five contests.
On the Glass
The Tigers currently ranked tied for first in the GSC in total rebounds per game at 44.2, while their 16.4 offensive boards per game currently ranks for the best in the Gulf South. Tazsa Garrett-Hammett leads UWA with a 7.2 rebounds-per game average.
High-Scoring Potential
The Tigers have shown flashes of high-scoring capabilities throughout the year, with four contests this season in which they have tallied 80 or more points. West Alabama has scored fewer than 60 points just four times in their 2018-19 campaign.
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