MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Auburn University at Montgomery women's basketball team fell to No. 6 Union University on Tuesday night inside the AUM Athletics Complex 90-69 in a Gulf South Conference matchup.
THE TIPOFF
Score: AUM 69, Union 90
Records: AUM 7-6 (5-4 GSC) | Union 13-1 (7-1 GSC)
Location: Montgomery, Ala. | AUM Athletics Complex
Series: Union leads 11-1
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HIGHLIGHTS
- Jemeriah Moore got an and-one layup to fall and buried the free throw in the first minute to give AUM a 3-0 lead.
- Danielle Luckey made a layup to give AUM a 10-7 after grabbing an offensive rebound at the 6:30 mark in the first half.
- Allasha Dudley converted a layup towards the end of the first quarter to push AUM to a 17-14 lead. The Lady Bulldogs responded with a run to take a 21-17 lead at the end of the first.
- The Lady Bulldogs outscored AUM 33-13 in the second quarter and went into the break with a 54-30 lead.
- The Warhawks opened the second half with a 12-1 run to trim the lead to 13 points after Jamya Tyus and Brianna Sanchez got layups to fall.
- Union connected on their 12th three-pointer of the game in the final minute of the third quarter and took a 70-51 lead.
- AUM was not able to trim the lead down any more and Union earned the 90-69 victory.
NOTABLES
- Tyus scored a season-high of 20 points and grabbed six rebounds. She was 10-of-14 from the field.
- Nevaeh Small scored a career-high of 16 points in 16 minutes of action. She brought down five boards.
- Dudley scored nine points and had five rebounds.
- The Warhawks scored 56 points in the paint.
NEXT UP
AUM stays in GSC play as they travel to Valdosta State University on Saturday, January 6 at 1 p.m. in Valdosta, Georgia.
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