MONTGOMERY, Ala. | The UAH women's basketball team cruised past Auburn Montgomery with a 73-53 road win on Thursday evening in Gulf South Conference play. UAH improves to 21-5 (15-4 GSC), while AUM slides to 11-13 (9-10 GSC).
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The Chargers 21 overall wins this season moves the squad into second all-time in UAH women's basketball program history.
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Lili Wilken headlined a UAH offense that featured four players with 10 points or more on Thursday, as the junior put up a team-high 23 points to go along with five rebounds and six assists. She went 8-for-15 from the field and 2-for-4 on three-pointers across 38 minutes on the floor.
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Ivey Maddox ranked second offensively for the Chargers with 12 points, followed by
Haley Nichols and
Alexis Woods with 10 points apiece. Nichols also posted a team-high 10 rebounds for her third double-double of the season.
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The Chargers shot 45.8 percent (27-59) from the field and a stellar 41.7 percent (10-24) on three-pointers, while holding the edge over the Warhawks in points off turnovers (29-11), second chance points (18-7) and points in the paint (28-22).
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UAH wraps up the week's action at Montevallo on Saturday at 2 p.m. for the penultimate regular season game for the Blue & White.