MONTGOMERY, Ala. – After falling behind by nine points in the second quarter, Lee came alive with the help of a pair of 3-point goals by Kara Williams and tied the GSC contest at 31 by halftime against the host University of Auburn at Montgomery on Friday evening.
The Lady Flames regrouped and quickly got out of the gate in the third quarter and outscored the Warhawks 15-8. They led at the end of the third frame 46-39. The lead grew to 11 points but AUM would not go away, cutting the Lee lead to four points before falling 64-57.
The Lady Flames posted their seventh straight victory and improved to 7-2 overall, remaining unbeaten in conference play with a 6-0 record. The Warhawks dropped to 6-5, 4-3. Lee returns home and will host Shorter University in their final game before the Christmas break on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. Admission is free to all thanks to Food City.
The balanced Lee attack was paced by Williams, who tallied 13 points and made 3-of-5 treys. Mallory Hampton, Haylee Jo Johnson and Keira Leffew had 10 points each. Hampton also had six assists. Leffew pulled down a team-high seven rebounds in 15 minutes of playing time and Johnson added four assists.
Overall the Lady Flames had 18 assists compared to 12 turnovers against an aggressive AUM defense. Mia Hurst drew praise from Coach Marty Rowe with seven points, five rebounds and five assists. Anna Muhonen came on with a strong second half,…
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