CLINTON, Miss. - Grace O'Gara scored a career high of 26 points in Auburn University at Montgomery women's basketball's victory on Sunday afternoon at the A.E. Wood Coliseum against Mississippi College by a final score of 64-54 in a Gulf South Conference game.
THE TIPOFF
Score: AUM 64, MC 54
Records: AUM 6-4 (4-2 GSC) | MC 2-7 (1-5 GSC)
Location: Clinton, Miss. | A.E. Wood Coliseum
Series: MC leads 5-4
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HIGHLIGHTS
- Kamya Hollingshed scored the first points of the game with a three-pointer off an assist from O'Gara 30 seconds into the matchup.
- Danielle Luckey made a layup with 26 ticks left in the first quarter and it was followed by O'Gara converting an and-one layup with two seconds left to make it 21-14.
- Allasha Dudley scored a three-pointer to begin the second quarter to give the Warhawks a 10 point lead.
- AUM closed the first half on a 8-3 run to extend the lead to 38-26 at the halftime break.
- Mississippi College outscored AUM 17-12 in the third quarter, and O'Gara burried a three-pointer as time expired to give AUM a 50-43 lead.
- AUM was able to hold the Choctaws from ever taking a lead and the Warhawks won 64-54.
NOTABLES
- O'Gara's 26 points came on 10-of-15 shooting from the field. She also had a pair of steals, four assists, and four rebounds.
- Hollingshed finished with 12 points and was 2-for-4 from beyond the arc.
- Luckey scored nine points and had six boards.
- AUM was 21-of-25 from the charity stripe.
- MC outrebounded the Warhawks 33-23.
FROM THE SIDELINES
"We battled throughout on the road for a big win to even us up on the weekend," head coach
Jon Plefka said. "We had a huge game by
Grace O'Gara and timely team defense helped us get the victory."
NEXT UP
The Warhawks are set to welcome Lee University on Friday, December 15 in a GSC tilt inside the AUM Athletics Complex at 5:30 p.m.
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