The Auburn women's basketball team suffered its third straight Southeastern Conference loss Sunday, an 87-69 defeat at hands of the Florida Gators.
The Tigers kept it close through most of the first half, but found themselves down by 7 at the break in Gainesville.
All told, Auburn went 26-of-64 from the field and was outscored by the Gators 46-35 in the second half.
The loss is conference defeat number five on the season for the Tigers, dropping them to 11-9 overall on the season with a 2-5 record in conference play.
All five Auburn starters scored in the double-digits, but the Auburn bench contributed only four points.
Freshman guard Brandy Montgomery led the Tigers with 16 points, with Tra'cee Tanner adding 15 of her own.
Senior forward Tyrese Tanner, a top scorer for Auburn, shot just 5-for-14 from the field and contributed 11 points before fouling out at the 3:40 mark of the second half.
Fouls and turnovers plagued the Tigers all day. The team committed 23 total fouls and turned the ball over 22 times.
Florida capitalized on the Auburn fouling, converting on 21 of 26 free throw attempts. Auburn had 26 free throw attempts as well, but only made 13.
The Gators shot 46 percent from the field and made eight threes on the way to the 18-point route.
It was the fourth SEC win for Florida, giving them a 4-3 record in conference play, with a 14-6 overall record.
After losses in Baton Rouge and Gainesville this week, the Tigers will return home to try end their conference losing streak against Texas A&M on Thursday, before heading to Arkansas next Sunday, with just 9 games left on the schedule before SEC Tournament play begins in Duluth, Ga.
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