MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Auburn University at Montgomery women's basketball suffered a tough loss on Friday evening at the hands of Lee University with a final score of 64-57 in a Gulf South Conference showdown.
THE TIPOFF
Score: AUM 57, LEE 64
Records: AUM 6-5 (4-3 GSC) | LEE 7-2 (6-0 GSC)
Location: Montgomery, Ala. | AUM Athletics Complex
Series: Lee leads 29-3
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HIGHLIGHTS
- The Warhawks jumped out to a 4-0 lead when Allasha Dudley scored a layup on the first possession of the game for the Warhawks. Grace O'Gara quickly followed with a layup of her own, but Lee answered with back-to-back layups of its own.
- Dudley found her way to the free throw line early to push AUM back in front. Lee's Kara Williams connected on a three-point jump shot to give her team the lead before Danielle Luckey got a layup to go to help the Warhawks finish the first quarter leading 19-18.
- The Warhawks went on an 8-0 run in the second quarter to take a 28-20 lead at the 5:39 mark off a made free throw from O'Gara. The Lady Flames responded, however, as they answered that run with a Kara Williams three-pointer and two layups converted by Keira Leffew.
- The Lady Flames battled back to tie the game at halftime with a score of 31-31.
- The Flames went on a 7-0 run to start the third quarter as the Warhawks trailing 38-31.
- AUM trailed by 12 points until the 3:09 mark as both teams traded baskets towards the end of the game, and Lee used late free throws to close out the 64-57 victory.
NOTABLES
- Dudley led AUM with 28 points and was 3-of-9 from three-point territory. She also gathered four rebounds and had two steals.
- Luckey scored eight points, grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds, and added three blocks to the stat sheet.
- AUM shot the ball at a 33 percent clip, as they went 18-of-54 from the field. They connected on seven shots from beyond the arc.
- AUM was just 14-of-24 from the charity stripe, finishing the game at 58 percent from the free throw line.
NEXT UP
The Warhawks are back in action on Sunday, December 31, at 2 p.m., when they face Christian Brothers University at home in an exciting GSC showdown on New Year's Eve.
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