Jade Wilson scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds, but the Tuskegee University women's basketball team could not hold on falling to AUM Saturday night in Montgomery 61-58 in its season opener.
Trailing for the majority of the opening quarter, the Warhawks took their first lead of the frame with 2:55 remaining off a three pointer from Bullard to make it 8-7. The triple sparked a quarter-ending 10-2 run that put AUM ahead 15-9. AUM led by as many as 10 in the second quarter, using a jumper from redshirt sophomore center Bailee Wolfe to make it 22-12 before six-straight points by Tuskegee cut the separation to four at 22-18.
Taylor Miller scored notched double figures with 11 points while Teja Finley pulled down a team high eight rebounds.
The Warhawks responded with a 6-2 run to recreate an eight-point advantage at 28-20, but TU ended the half on a 9-0 run, including a pair of free throws with two seconds on the clock, to go into halftime with a 29-28 lead. Tuskegee carried the momentum into the second half, creating a five-point lead at 35-30 before a 9-4 run by the Warhawks knotted up the score at 39-all. AUM took its first lead of the quarter with 1:30 left in the frame after a pair of free throws from Wolfe made it 45-44, but a Golden Tiger layup flipped the one-point lead.
TU allowed AUM to opened the final quarter with back-to-back three pointers to create a five-point lead at 51-46. The Golden Tigers managed to knot up the score at 55-all, but a Lee layup and two free throws recreated a four-point cushion at 59-57.
Tuskegee faces Montevallo Sunday afternoon with the tip off set for 3:30 p.m.
