MONTGOMERY, Ala. –  The Auburn University at Montgomery women's basketball team picked up a Gulf South Conference victory Saturday afternoon against The University of Alabama in Huntsville by a final score of 77-73 inside the AUM Athletics Complex. 

Jordyn Maddix led AUM with 17 points and was 4-of-5 from beyond the arc. Kamya Hollingshed scored 16 points and hit four three-pointers. 
 
THE TIPOFF

Score: AUM 77, UAH 73
Records: AUM 5-12 (4-9 GSC) | UAH 3-14 (3-10 GSC)
Location: Montgomery, Ala. | AUM Athletics Complex
Series: UAH leads the series 4-2
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HIGHLIGHTS

• AUM got off to a 5-0 start with a jumper by Allasha Dudley and a three-pointer by Jemeriah Moore 90 seconds into the game. 
• UAH's Madie Krieger made two free-throws to make the score 18-14 lead at the end of the first quarter. 
• Dudley made two free-throws to give AUM their largest lead of the game. 
• The Chargers made a run in the beginning of the third quarter and Haley Nichols made three shots from the foul line to give UAH a 41-39 lead. 
• AUM responded with a run of their own after Maddix buried a three-pointer, a layup by Jamya Tyus, and a and-one layup by Maddix. She made the layup and Jemeriah Moore forced a steal and Tyus converted a layup to put AUM up 51-41. 
• UAH battled back and cut the lead down to five with under five minutes to go in the game. 
• With 33 seconds left, UAH's Alaina Taylor made a three-pointer to put the Chargers down two and on the next possession Dudley made a jumpshot to help AUM capture the 77-73 victory. 

NOTABLES

• Maddix scored a season-high of 17 points and her four three-pointers were a season-high. 
• Hollingshed tied her season-high of 16 points. She scored 16 points against Spring Hill on November 11. 
• Dudley tallied double figures for the 12^th time this season. 
• The win for AUM snapped a six-game losing streak. 
• AUM scored 23 points off the 19 turnovers the Chargers had. UAH scored 13 points off AUM's 17 turnovers. 

WORDS WITH WARHAWKS

"What a great win tonight for our program," interim head coach Steve Kenner said. "The atmosphere was great, our fans were amazing and our team used that energy to battle past a really good UAH team. I would like to thank Coach Lemmond and her team for participating in and supporting our Pediatric Cancer Awareness Game. We appreciate our supporters and look forward to seeing you at our next game!" 

UP NEXT

AUM travels to the University of West Alabama on Wednesday, Jan. 18 with tip-off scheduled for 5 p.m. 
   
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