MONTGOMERY, Ala.– The Auburn Montgomery women's basketball team led West Alabama for 37 minutes of game time, but a 24-7 fourth-quarter run from the Tigers helped propel them to a 73-70 Gulf South Conference win over the Warhawks in Gulf South Conference action on Monday evening. 
 
Notes
- With the loss, AUM's record drops to 0-13 overall and 0-6 in GSC play.
- AUM's series' record falls to 3-4 all time against West Alabama.
- The Warhawks tallied their highest point total of the season on the evening.
- For the first time this season, four Warhawks scored in double figures.
 
Standout Performers
- Evelina Avleeva led the charge offensively for AUM, with a 19-point, six-rebound and three-steal performance.
- Jordan Brewster scored 18 points, while matching a career-high with six three-pointers on nine attempts.
- Makaylla Bullard accounted for a season-high 17 points, to go along with a season-best nine assists. Bullard also pulled down a season-high five rebounds.
- Victoria Morales recorded 11 points, while grabbing five rebounds.
- Aaliyah Milord also served as a big presence on the glass for AUM on the night, with nine rebounds. 
 
How It Happened
- The Warhawks got off to red-hot start in quarter number one, a period that would see them shoot 56 percent (9-16) on field goals. AUM jumped out to a 12-6 lead with 5:05 to go in the first on a three-ball from Brewster.
- The Tigers would battle back in the quarter to cut their deficit to four at 20-16 with 13 second left, but a trey from Brewster would put an exclamation point on the first quarter and see AUM lead 23-16.
- The Warhawks saw their largest lead of the ballgame come in the second quarter on an and-one from Avleeva, followed by a successful free throw to put them up 19 at 37-18 with 3:26 to go in the period.
- AUM held West Alabama to their lowest offensive quarterly total, outscoring them 15-10 in the quarter to lead 38-26 at the break.
- AUM saw their most productive quarter come in the third, scoring a season-high 25 points in the period.
- The Warhawks led by as much as 18 in the period, and would lead by 15 at quarter's end on buzzer-beating three by Brewster to take a 63-48 advantage into the fourth.
- AUM totaled just seven points in the fourth quarter, while allowing West Alabama to score 25. 
- The Warhawks led 66-53 after a Brewster three with 7:37 to go, but an 18-4 run by West Alabama over the next seven minutes of game time would see the Tigers take the lead 71-70 with 28 seconds to go and not look back. 
- Trailing 72-70 with 14 seconds left, Brewster was able to get off a clean 15-foot jumper, but it would go for not as West Alabama would add another free throw off the miss to take the game at 73-70.
 
 
Quoting the Coach
"I thought we played hard, and I am proud of the effort," Head Coach Sean Page said. "Once again, though, we found a way to give away the game down the stretch. It was extremely disappointing to lose this game, but all we can do is keep working to get better."
 
Inside the Boxscore
- The Warhawks shot a season-high 44 percent from the floor (27-61), including 48 percent (14-29) from the field in the first half.
- AUM shot 41 percent (10-24) from beyond the arc and 60 percent (6-10) from the free-throw line. 
- West Alabama won the rebounding battle, 44-33.
- AUM accounted for 22 points in the paint, while scoring nine points off of Tiger turnovers.
- Brewster and Milord both played in all 40 minutes of game time for AUM, marking for the third time this season Brewster has played in all 40 minutes of a game.
 
Up Next
- AUM will welcome #1 ranked Union into town on Thursday, Jan. 10 for a Gulf-South-Conference tilt. Game time is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.

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