CLEVELAND, Tenn. -- The Auburn University at Montgomery women's basketball team made 13 three-pointers in the 73-47 victory at Lee University on Wednesday night inside Paul Dana Walker Arena in a Gulf South Conference matchup.
THE TIPOFF
Score: AUM 73, Lee 47
Records: AUM 14-7 (12-5 GSC) | Lee 14-8 (12-6 GSC)
Location: Cleveland, Tenn. | Paul Dana Walker Arena
Series: Lee leads 29-4
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HIGHLIGHTS
- Lee started the game off with back-to-back three-pointers, but AUM responded with three triples to take a 9-6 lead at the 6:30 mark in the first quarter.
- Jemeriah Moore made a jumper in the paint with 1:21 left in the quarter, but Lee's Kara Williams burried a triple at the buzzer to trim into AUM's lead. AUM held a 18-15 lead after the first quarter.
- Moore connected on a shot from beyond the arc with 6:38 left in the half to push AUM in front by double-digits at 27-17.
- The Warhawk lead grew to 17 as Tian Addison found Allasha Dudley open for a three-pointer with 22 seconds left in the quarter. Lee's Mallory Hampton made two free-throws as time expired, which sent AUM to the locker room leading 36-21.
- Moore scored in the paint to give the Warhawks a 45-25 lead midway into the third quarter.
- Lee cut the AUM lead down to 17 with a jumper, but the Warhawks rattled off a 13-4 run to take a commanding 65-39 lead.
- The Warhawks scoring did not slow down as they won 73-47 over the Lady Flames.
NOTABLES
- Dudley had a game-high of 19 points going 6-of-13 from the field. She also dished out six assists.
- Moore tied her season-high of 16 points and was 3-for-3 from three-point land. She handed out six assists.
- Grace O'Gara scored 11 points and went 3-for-4 from beyond the arc.
- Brianna Sanchez and Danielle Luckey combined for 16 rebounds and 18 points.
- The Warhawks shot a season-high of 61 percent from three-point range going 13-for-21.
- AUM's win is the first victory inside Paul Dana Walker Arena in program history.
FROM THE SIDELINES
"Huge road win for us at one of the hardest places to play in the GSC," head coach
Jon Plefka said. "Very proud of our team as we were short handed again and everyone truly played a part in the win."
NEXT UP
AUM returns home for a GSC matchup against the University of West Georgia on Saturday, February 10 for Homecoming. The game will begin at 2 p.m. inside the AUM Athletics Complex.
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