CLEVELAND, Miss. - The Auburn University at Montgomery women's basketball three-game win streak came to an end on Friday evening inside Walter Sillers Coliseum as Delta State University won 53-42 in a Gulf South Conference game.
THE TIPOFF
Score: AUM 42, DSU 53
Records: AUM 5-4 (3-2 GSC) | DSU 4-5 (2-3 GSC)
Location: Cleveland, Miss. | Walter Sillers Coliseum
Series: DSU leads 11-0
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HIGHLIGHTS
- The Warhawks jumped out to a 6-0 lead when Danielle Luckey scored the opening basket of the game. It was followed by layups from Jamya Tyus and Grace O'Gara. DSU quickly erased that AUM lead with back-to-back three-pointers.
- Brianna Sanchez scored on a jumper in the paint to push AUM back in front. O'Gara sank a pair of free throws and DSU's Lacy Whitcomb connected on a jumpshot as the Warhawks ended the first quarter leading 15-13.
- Delta State took a 24-17 lead at the 5:38 mark in the second quarter and AUM snatched it back with a pair of three-pointers from Gabby Litvak and a jumpshot from Sanchez.
- The Lady Statesmen took a 26-25 lead into the halftime break.
- The two teams scored 11 points each in the third quarter and the Warhawks trailed 37-36.
- AUM did not trail by more than four points until the 1:53 mark as Delta State ended the game with a 9-0 run and earned the 53-42 victory.
NOTABLES
- Dudley led AUM with nine points and was 3-of-9 from the floor. She gathered five rebounds and had an assist.
- Luckey scored eight points, seven rebounds, and a pair of steals.
- AUM shot the ball 29 percent going 14-of-47 from the field. They connected on five shots from beyond the arc.
NEXT UP
The Warhawks return to action on Sunday, December 10 at Mississippi College in another GSC contest in Clinton, Miss.
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