HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's basketball team rolled to a home conference win on Monday night, blowing past visiting Auburn Montgomery by a 77-39 score at Kelly Court at Spragins Hall. The Chargers improve to 3-4 (1-1 Gulf South Conference) with the win, while AUM slips to 4-3 (0-2 GSC).
 
Turning Point
-UAH scored the first eight points of the contest en route to outscoring the Warhawks by a 19-6 margin in the first quarter to take of the game.
 
Inside the Box Score
-Holly Harris knocked down five 3-pointers as part of a 7-for-11 night from the field on her way to scoring 21 points to lead the Chargers, and she added three rebounds and three steals for good measure.
-Also scoring in double figures was Aryn Sanders who scored 19 to go along with her team-high eight rebounds, and the rebounding performance was matched by Aryn Sanders who also scored 16.
-Katie Speegle also was strong on the glass as she matched Pruitt and Sanders with the eight rebounds.
-Roni Richardson scored 13 as the only AUM player to reach double figures.
-For the game, UAH shot 43.3 percent while using a strong defensive effort to hold the guests to a 28.0 percent shooting mark, and the Chargers also outrebounded AUM by a 41-31 clip.
-The hosts turned the ball over just five times while forcing AUM to give it away 16 times for a 22-5 advantage in points off turnovers.
 
Inside the Flow
-A Sanders layup and back-to-back treys from Harris gave UAH the early 8-0 lead, and the advantage would balloon all the way to 13 at 19-6 by the end of the first quarter.
-A Pruitt triple at the 7:28 mark of the second stanza pushed the lead to 20 for the first time at 28-8, and the Chargers would lead by as many as 27 in the quarter before taking a 44-20 lead into the break.
-UAH would go up by as many as 30 in the third quarter and led 60-32 going into the fourth quarter, and the hosts outscored AUM 17-7 in the final frame to secure the 77-39 win.
 
Noteworthy
-The 21 points for Harris mark a career-best performance for the sophomore from Franklin, Tennessee, surpassing the 20 she recorded on Feb. 16 of last year against Shorter.
-Pruitt also establishes a career high with the eight boards.
-The five turnovers match the season-low for the team who also gave it away just five times against Anderson on Nov. 16.
-The 28.0 field goal percentage for AUM is the lowest by an UAH opponent this season.
 
Next Time Out
-The Chargers will head down Interstate 65 for an exhibition contest against UAB on Wednesday. Tip-off is slated for 6 p.m. CT.