AUM women drop season opener to Lynn, 80-71

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (aumathletics.com) —— Senior Kaylan Withrow led all scorers with 17 points, but in the end, the Fighting Knights of Lynn University ended up victorious with a final tally of 80-71.

NOTES

• The Warhawks dropped their first NCAA Division II contest, moving to 0-1 on the season.  Lynn begins the season 1-0.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Of her 17 points, 15 came by the way of the three-ball for Withrow, finishing 5-9 from behind the arc along with three assists.
• Sophomore Anastasia Evans contributed 16 points to the Warhawks cause to go along with three boards.
• Junior Danielle Gaines-Jordan was a force down low, adding nine points and four rebounds.
• Chandler Sutton contributed four points, two rebounds and three assists off the bench.
• Nadia Stewart was able to notch eight points to go along with two assista and three rebounds.
• Shaunt’e Tucker led the Fighting Knights in scoring, finishing with 15 points.
• Janay Williams and Marta Oledzka each had double-doubles for Lynn.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After a high scoring first quarter, which included three made three pointers for Withrow, the teams finished knotted at 22.
• A late second quarter rally that included a three pointer by Withrow and a layup by Chandler Sutton with 0:36 remaining gave the Warhawks a three-point advantage going into halftime.
• A hot start to the third quarter gave AUM as much as six-point lead.  However, Lynn was able to rally back and go up by as much as seven in the quarter.  AUM did not quit however, as a pair of treys by Gaines-Jordan and Evans closed the gap to just one to end the period.
• The Warhawks were able to take a lead over the Fighting Knights with 9:00 remaining the game but the Fighting Knights were able to pull by as much as ten.  When it was all said and done, Lynn defeated Auburn Montgomery with a final tally of 80-71.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• The Warhawks finished 28-of-72 from the floor, including 9-of-23 from behind the three-point line.
• Lynn converted 36-of-75 shots from the field, and shot just 3-17 from behind the arc.
• AUM committed 16 turnovers, but only led to 11 points. The Fighting Knights committed 19 turnovers, leading to 21 Warhawk points.
• The Warhawks were outrebounded 53-34, and had only seven second chance points.
• AUM converted 6-8 free throws, while Lynn finished just 5-16 from the charity stripe.

UP NEXT

The Warhawks will play Palm Beach Atlantic in their second and final game of the PBA Tip-Off Classic in West Palm Beach, Fla.  Tip-off is slated for 6:30 p.m. central time.