PENSACOLA, Fla. – UWF had four players score in double figures but Auburn Montgomery made nine 3-pointers to create enough distance before holding off a late rally and defeating the Argonauts, 63-61, at the UWF Field House Thursday.
 
UWF trailed by 11 midway through the fourth quarter and battled back to within two points twice, including with six seconds remaining but Rachel McCree's long shot at the buzzer was just short.
 
Danielle Norquest led UWF with 17 points and 13 rebounds for her NCAA-leading 15th double-double. Rachel McCree had three 3-pointers to end her night with 15 points. Charlotte Ellmore and Faithe Franklin had 10 points each. 
 
UWF (5-14, 1-10 Gulf South) shot 39 percent with a 41 percent effort in the second half.
 
AUM (10-8, 3-7) got 21 points from Catlin Carter and 14 from Jordan Brewster, who made two big 3-pointers in the fourth quarter.
 
Both teams took a while to get their offense going. AUM led 6-2 before UWF tied it at six and the teams traded buckets into the end of the period with a 10-10 tie. 
 
The second quarter saw more back and forth play with neither team leading by more than four points. The Warhawks held a 22-19 edge just past the midway point as the Argonauts closed the half on a 6-2 run with a layup from Ellmore and two from McCree.
 
AUM used a 9-2 run that was capped off by a Morales three to go up 42-34 late in the third. 
 
UWF will play host to West Alabama (8-8, 3-7) on Saturday evening. The game will begin at 4 p.m.