Anderson, S.C – Anderson University women's basketball senior Ace Easter scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Trojans past nonconference opponent Auburn Montgomery, 73-52, on Sunday afternoon at the Abney Athletic Center.

With the victory, the Trojans improve to 10-2 overall winning their eighth straight game while the Warhawks fall to 0-11 on the season.

KEY STATS

• The Trojans shot 12-of-18(66.7%) from the field and 6-of-10 (60%) from behind the arc in the opening period
• Anderson outscored the Warhawks 33-13 in the first quarter
• Anderson's bench outscored Auburn Montgomery's bench 32-10
• The Trojans outrebounds Auburn Montgomery 52-39
• The Warhawks placed one player in double-digits (Jordan Brewster-19 pts)
• Anderson committed only five miscues while being credited with seven steals on the afternoon

SCORE BY THE PERIODS

NOTES

• Anderson made six of its 10 made three-pointers in the opening frame
• Senior Ace Easter scored a team-high 15 points while grabbing seven rebounds 
• Junior Alexy Mollenhauer narrowly missed her eighth double-double of the season scoring nine points and grabbing 10 rebounds
• Junior Madison Bagget dished out 11 assits while running down seven rebounds and chipping in six points
• Sophomore Alexis Tate came off the bench to contribute eight points and eight rebounds
• The eighth straight win matches the Trojans eight straight win streak during the 2015-16 season before losing the next game to Limestone

UP NEXT

Anderson hit the road to begin a four-game road streak with the first stop being at South Atlantic Conference opponent Wingate. The Bulldogs and Trojans square off on Jan. 2 with tip-off slated for 6 pm.