MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Auburn University at Montgomery women's basketball team clinched its third win in four games to start the 2019-20 campaign with a commanding 81-54 home victory over Southern Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon.

NOTES
- The Warhawks now have a 3-1 record to start the year. 
- Southern Wesleyan starts the season 0-3.
 
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
- Catlin Carter netted a career-high 22 points to lead the team.
- Jemaiya Lee tallied a team-leading nine rebounds while also totaling 16 points. 
- Carter, Lee and Jordan Brewster all registered 10 or more points.  
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Warhawks opened the first few minutes of the first quarter on a cold spell. However, an Alexia Wallace jump shot got things going for the Orange & Black and cut the lead to 6-2 in the opening moments of the game. AUM would go on an 8-0 run to take a 20-13 lead over the Warriors and closed off the first quarter on fire from the field and finished the opening frame leading 20-15 thanks to back-to-back 3-pointers from Carter.
- Carter scored the second quarter's first three points of the frame on yet another 3-point shot which marked her ninth-straight point for the Warhawks. Carter's efforts offensively helped the Warhawks extend their lead to 10 early in the second. The Orange & Black's streak of seven-straight points was put to an end when the Warriors earned two shots from the charity stripe to run the game to 27-17. The middle part of the second quarter featured a defensive battle as neither squad was able to see much offensive consistency. This would change thanks to the efforts from Wallace as she would net back-to-back 3-pointers to give AUM a 41-20 lead late in the second quarter and closed out the first half winning 43-27.
- Southern Wesleyan had the better success to start the second half as the only early action from AUM came from a Brewster three. The Warriors out-scored the Orange & Black 12-6 in the early stages to cut the lead to 52-36. Brewster would get hot in the latter portion of the third quarter as she hit two 3-pointers to give AUM a 20-point lead heading into the final frame.   
- The Warriors were able to hold the Warhawk offense at bay while still cutting into the AUM lead. AUM had recorded just four points through the first two and a half minutes before Carter hit a 3-point shot to regain a 72-52 lead. The Warhawks continued their offensive success well into the fourth quarter and eventually took down Southern Wesleyan 81-54.     
 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- The Warhawks shot 42.4% from the field and tallied 12 3-pointers in the contest.
- AUM assisted on 25 of their 28 field goals.
- The Orange & Black knocked down 13 of 18 from the free-throw line. 
- AUM out-rebounded the Warriors 49-26.

QUOTING THE COACH
"Another good team win, we started the game a bit sluggish but around the five-minute mark the bench started to get involved and the crowd started to get into it. I really appreciate how everybody got involved in the game and everyone was able to contribute."

UP NEXT
The Warhawks will host Miles College on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 5:30 p.m. The two programs met three days ago in Fairfield, Ala., a 44-36 win for the Golden Bears. The game against Miles will also feature the men's basketball programs.   

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