AAMU Lady Bulldogs race past Murray State, 71-54

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Aubriana Bonner was perfect from the field as she led a trio of Lady Bulldogs in double-figure scoring Friday for a 71-54 win over Murray State.

The win is the fourth of the season for Alabama A&M, the first time since 2011 the Lady Bulldogs have won four non-conference games to open a season.

Bonner hit 8-of-8 shots from the field and had a pair of free throws for a game-high 18 points. She also pulled down seven rebounds.

Ashlyn Dotson scored 14 points and also had seven rebounds as A&M worked its inside game to take advantage of mismatches under the boards.

Natalie Collins had 11 points, which is a season-high for her.

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Kanisha Tharpe grabbed seven rebounds as the Lady Bulldogs outrebounded Murray State 46-26.

Lauren McKee had a game-high seven assists.

The Lady Bulldogs started slowly as Murray State (2-6) jumped out to a 6-0 lead and led 11-5 with less than four minutes gone in the first quarter.

Then, the Lady Bulldogs got hot.

And we mean hot!

Bonner scored on a layup to cut the lead to 11-7 and ignite a 19-0 run in the final 5:48 of the first quarter for a 24-11 lead.

Natalie Collins hit back-to-back three-pointers in a span of 34 seconds to give A&M its first lead of the game, with 4:47 to play in the opening quarter.

A&M continued to dominate in the second quarter, opening up a 19-point lead at one point, before taking a 38-21 lead into halftime.

The Lady Bulldogs controlled the third and fourth quarters as well, building their largest lead of the night at 60-34 with 1:48 left in the third quarter.

A&M is off until Dec. 12 when the Lady Bulldogs visit Jacksonville State.

They return to Elmore Gym on Jan. 6 to start the SWAC season with Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
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