MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Auburn University at Montgomery women's basketball team earned a Gulf South Conference victory on Thursday night 76-63 in front of a packed crowd for DII Day at the AUM Athletics Complex.
THE TIPOFF
Score: AUM 76, UWF 63
Records: AUM 18-8 (16-6 GSC) | UWF 13-12 (10-11, GSC)
Location: Montgomery, Ala. | AUM Athletics Complex
Series: UWF leads 13-4
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HIGHLIGHTS
- AUM's Tian Addison, Allasha Dudley, and Grace O'Gara combined for five made three-pointers in the opening quarter to boost the Warhawks to a 26-11 lead after the first 10 minutes.
- West Florida trimmed the AUM lead down to seven points, but Brianna Sanchez made a jumper at the 4:01 mark to spark AUM to close the half on a 10-2 run taking a 45-30 lead into halftime.
- Addison made back-to-back free throws with two minutes left in the third quarter, to give AUM a 62-41 lead.
- The Argonauts started the fourth quarter hitting back-to-back three-pointers to cut the lead back down to 15 and eventually got it down to 11 with three minutes left in the game.
- AUM held off the Argos from getting on another run to capture the 76-63 victory in the GSC matchup.
NOTABLES
- Dudley scored 26 points and registered 10 rebounds, securing her first career double-double.
- Addison had a strong game scoring 24 points and going 8-for-9 from the charity stripe. She chipped in with a pair of assists.
- Brianna Sanchez reached double-digits with 11 points and tallied nine rebounds.
- Nevaeh Small gathered 11 rebounds, which is a new career high.
FROM THE SIDELINE
"Great win for us at home," head coach
Jon Plefka said. "Big first quarter helped us for sure. We have a big one on Saturday for Senior Day against a top 10 ranked team in the country."
NEXT UP
AUM is back at home on Saturday, February 24 against No. 2 Valdosta State University inside the AUM Athletics Complex in a Gulf South Conference matchup for Senior Day.
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