UWA at AUM | WBB Preview
 
DAY / DATE / TIME
Saturday / Jan. 27, 2018 / 2 p.m. CST
 
PLACE
The AUM Athletics Complex on the campus of Auburn-Montgomery in Montgomery, Alabama.
 
AUM LIVE VIDEO STREAM
http://bit.ly/2rKXzbG
 
AUM LIVE STATS
http://sidearmstats.com/aum/wbball/
 
UWA RADIO
ESPN 104.9 on your radio dial or https://www.twinstatesmedia.com/espn1049. Nicholas J. Finch has the call.
 
RECORDS
West Alabama is 9-10 overall, 6-6 in Gulf South Conference play. AUM is 8-11 and 4-8. The Warhawks are 5-4 at home. The Tigers are 4-3 on the road.
 
THE SERIES
This is the third game in the series, with each team winning one game. Both games were played last season. West Alabama won 70-38 on Dec. 3, 2016, with Auburn-Montgomery winning, 72-69, on Dec. 29, 2016.
 
SIXTH DD, CAREER HIGH FOR BOARDS
UWA freshman Tazsa Garrett-Hammett collected her sixth double-double of the season at West Georgia on Thursday, collecting a young career-high 18 rebounds. Over the last six games, Garrett-Hammett is averaging 11.7 rebounds.
 
UWA STAT LEADERS / GSC Standing
Points Per Game: Tazsa Garrett-Hammett, 14.7 / 8th
Rebounds Per Games: Tazsa Garrett-Hammett, 8.6 / 6th
Assists Per Game: J'Nyiah Daniels, 2.2 / 23rd
FG%: Tazsa Garrett-Hammett, .600 (102-170) / 2nd (min 5 made per game)
3 FG%: No Qualifier / (min 2.5 made per game)
3 Pointers Made Per Game: J'Nyiah Daniels, 1.1 / 21st
FT%: Chloe Culpepper, .675 (52-77) / 12th (min 2.5 made per game)
Blocked Shots Per Game: Sydney Bozeman, 1.7 / 3rd
Steals Per Game: J'Nyiah Daniels, 1.9 / 6th
 
AUM STAT LEADERS (AUM Players Not Eligible for GSC Ranking)
Points Per Game: Evelina Avleena, 11.1
Rebounds Per Game: Evelina Avleena, 6.6
Assists Per Game: Kyla Rooks, 2.5
FG%: Regan Croff, .480 (47-98)
3 FG%: Makaylla Bullard, .353 (30-85)
3 Pointers Made Per Game: Evelina Avleena, 1.9
FT%: Kayla Carter, .652 (15-23)
Blocked Shots Per Game: Bailee Wolfe, 1.3
Steals Per Game: Evelina Avleena, 2.6
 
THE COACHES
Rusty Cram is 36-64 (.360) in his fourth season at UWA, 303-327 (.481) in his 23^rd year as a collegiate head coach. Dan Davis is 156-131 (.544) in his 10^th year as head coach, all at AUM.
 
STREAKS
AUM has won one. West Alabama has won two straight for the third time this season.
 
EQUALING FIRST YEAR
A win at AUM would give the Tigers 10 victories, equaling the most victories under Coach Rusty Cram. UWA finished 10-16 in 2014-15, Cram's first season as head coach of the Tigers.
 
LAST TIME OUT FOR UWA
Freshman Tazsa Garrett-Hammett recorded her sixth double-double of the season, including a career-best 18 rebounds, as West Alabama defeated West Georgia, 59-51, Thursday at The Coliseum.
 
LAST TIME OUT FOR AUM
Led by a career-high 14 rebounds from Evelina Avleena, the Auburn Montgomery women's basketball recorded a season-best 50 rebounds in a 49-40 victory over visiting Montevallo on Thursday.
 
NEXT GAME
After taking a week off, West Alabama plays the third of a four-game road swing Saturday at Montevallo. Auburn-Montgomery travels to Mississippi College on Thursday.