Montgomery's career day lifts Tigers over Alabama
Auburn women's basketball ended their regular season schedule on a three game winning streak as the Tigers took down in-state rival Alabama 80-73 on Senior Day.
Auburn women's basketball ended their regular season schedule on a three game winning streak as the Tigers took down in-state rival Alabama 80-73 on Senior Day.
Women’s basketball has now won two straight games after defeating Vanderbilt 70-58 Thursday night, Feb.
The women’s basketball team put forth a ferocious defensive effort Sunday, finally ending their 14-game winning streak by way of a 44-26 victory over Georgia in Athens.
After leading by three at halftime, the Auburn women's basketball team was outscored by 13 in the second half to fall on the road against the Missouri Tigers on Sunday, Feb. 8.
Auburn fell to 0-10 in conference play Thursday night in Auburn Arena. LSU survived a second half, 3-point barrage by the Tigers to hold on for a 60-49 road win.
Junior Tra'Cee Tanner contributed her fourth double-double of the season, finishing with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Sophomore Brandy Montgomery also scored 10 points for Auburn in the loss.
"Our student-athletes have to be held accountable for the choices they make," head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy said. "It is a privilege to represent Auburn University as a student-athlete, and we expect everyone that is part of our program to conduct themselves accordingly."
After starting 9-3, the Tigers now sit at 9-16 (0-12 SEC) after a 54-36 home loss to Arkansas.
Women's basketball fell to Arkansas 52-47 on Thursday, Jan. 29 in Fayetteville. Arkansas is the Tiger's seventh SEC opponent, making their conference record now 0-8 and 9-12 overall.
Both Muhammad and Hayden will face a two-game suspension for the incident in accordance with the Southeastern Conference Constitution. \0x200B
Despite a season-high 29 turnovers and 30-24 halftime deficit, Auburn (9-10, 0-6 SEC) rallied to take a two-point lead late in the second half. However, Alabama (12-9, 1-5 SEC) would go on to win the game 51-50 after Brandy Montgomery's last second shot was blocked at the buzzer.
Auburn (9-9, 0-5 SEC) lost 54-42 at Auburn Arena to No. 6 Tennessee Lady Volunteers on Jan. 15. Tennessee (15-2, 5-0 SEC) came into Auburn Arena and smothered Auburn's offense to 32 percent shooting, including just two of nine from outside the arc to keep their conference record perfect.
Senior Hasina Muhammad recorded her second career double-double in the loss, finishing with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
After a solid start, the Tigers were unable to keep up with the fast-scoring pace of the Kentucky offense Thursday, Jan. 8th in Lexington. The 10th-ranked Wildcats defeated the Tigers 78-57. Coming in with a 9-6 record, the Tigers remain unranked.