PENSACOLA, Fla. – Gabby Brown and Alex Haymon each had 13 points in the second half on their way to career-high games to help UWF defeat Auburn Montgomery, 66-54, at the UWF Field House on Friday night.
 
Brown finished with a 17 in a career-best 38 minutes which included eight rebounds. She was 6-of-10 from the floor in the final 20 minutes. Haymon was 5-of-9 from the floor for 15 points. She was also 4-of-5 at the free throw line and drew five AUM fouls to lead the team.
 
UWF (9-8, 9-8 Gulf South) shot 33 percent overall but was 9-of-18 in the fourth quarter, where they outscored AUM 22-12 in the final eight minutes.
 
"When we lost some players to injuries and foul trouble, we were able to make stuff happen," UWF head coach Stephanie Lawrence Yelton said. "I was proud of the way Gabby hung in there for as long as she did and Alex gave us some great minutes."
 
Both players logged the most playing time of their careers on Friday.
 
AUM (1-10, 1-10) was led by Catlin Carter's 14 points. The Warhawks shot 34 percent and were 3-for-17 from outside.
 
After falling behind 7-4, UWF closed the first quarter on an 8-0 run, capped off on a Brown fast break layup for a 12-7 lead. AUM tied it at 12-12 a few minutes into the second before UWF got a Haymon layup, two free throws from Fanny Hulmi, a Peyton Lewis 3-pointer and two Charlotte Ellmore freebies for a 21-12 lead with 4:30 in the half.
 
The Argos led 31-19 at the half.
 
After a back-and-forth third quarter that saw a combined 24 free throws attempted, AUM scored the first five points of the fourth quarter to cut the UWF edge to 44-42. Coming out of a timeout, the Argos got two quick baskets on a Hulmi put back and a fast break layup by Brown off a turnover for a 48-42 lead. The lead was extended to 53-44 before Brown hit a triple and then Lewis drained a baby floater in the lane to make it a 60-46 lead with 2:30 to play.
 
Lewis finished with 13 points to extend her streak of double figure games to 10. Ellmore had 12 points, seven boards and five assists.
 
The same two teams will meet up on Saturday at 3 p.m. in Pensacola.