MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Auburn Montgomery women's basketball team will hit the road for a two-game stretch at week's end, with a Thursday, Feb. 7 contest at Mississippi College, and a Saturday, Feb. 9 tilt at Delta State.
Game Information: Mississippi College (6-13, 2-11 GSC)
Date: Thursday, Feb. 7 2019
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Clinton, Miss.
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Game Information: Delta State (13-8, 8-6 GSC)
Date: Saturday, Feb. 9 2019
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Cleveland, Miss.
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About the Warhawks
AUM (2-19, 1-12 GSC) fell 65-43 at home against the University of West Florida on Monday, Feb. 4 their last time out.
Jessika Milton scored a career-high 12 points in the setback, while
Makaylla Bullard added 11 points and
Victoria Morales pulled down a team-high 12 rebounds and swatted a career-high four blocks.
Jordan Brewster's 14.8 points per game currently serves as the team high, with
Evelina Avleeva (9.3 ppg), Bullard (7.4 ppg) and Morales (7.3 ppg) all on the cusp of averaging double figures per contest.
Brewster's points-per-game-mark ranks unofficially as tied for seventh in the GSC, while still serving as the unofficial leader in minutes per game (36.9), overall minutes (775) and leading all GSC freshmen in points per game.
The freshman guard also continues to pace the Gulf South Conference in total three's made (80) and three's per game (3.8). Brewster sits just 20 threes away from becoming the third player in AUM women's basketball history to eclipse the century mark for three-pointers in a season, and needs just 29 more treys to set the single-season record for threes made in a season.
Avleeva's eight rebounds per game serves as the team high, while Morales's 27 total blocks leads the team and unofficially sits second in the conference. The Warhawk's 80 blocked shots and 3.8 blocks per game leads all GSC teams.
AUM brings an all-time series record of 1-1 against Mississippi College and an all-time record of 2-3 against Delta State. Delta State knocked off the Warhawks at home in their most recent contest on Jan. 31 earlier in the season, while their meeting with MC will mark for the first game between the two schools for the 2018-19 campaign.
About the Lady Choctaws
Mississippi College (6-13, 2-11 GSC) heads into their Thursday matchup with AUM having lost their last five, including a 60-50 setback at Lee University their last time out.
The Lady Choctaws are averaging 63.1 points on the year, while allowing opponents to score 69.4. Zariah Matthews serves as the team's leading scorer, with a 10.6 points-per-game scoring average.
Coco Hobson leads MC in the rebounding department, with a 6.9 rebounds-per-game clip. Hobson also sits second on the squad with a 9.8 point-per-game scoring mark.
About the Lady Statesmen
Delta State (13-8, 8-6 GSC) fell 82-73 at Alabama Huntsville their last time out on Saturday, Feb. 2. Prior to the loss, the Lady Statesmen had won their last three contests in a row.
The Lady Statesmen currently feature two players averaging in double-figures in scoring, with Nia Johnson's 13.8 points serving as the team high. Quantesha Patterson sits right off of Johnson's pace, averaging 10.9 a game, while Alondrea Rush's 9.9 points per game finds her third on the team.
Frederica Haywood's 8.8 rebounds per game ranks third in the Gulf South, and leads a Lady Statesmen team averaging 38.8 boards per game. Patterson also ranks among the top-10 rebounders in the conference, with 7.4 a game.
Prior to their matchup with AUM, Delta State will host Christian Brothers University at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 7.
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