Three Auburn women's basketball players received SEC honors Tuesday, ahead of the team's hunt for the SEC Championship in Duluth, Ga.
Tyrese Tanner was named to the First Team All-SEC women's basketball team.
Tanner, who led the Tigers in scoring for the third consecutive year, was the third overall scorer in the Southeastern Conference, averaging 17 points per game.
"I am very proud of Tyrese and the work she has put in this season," said head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy. "She has matured so much this season and this award is well deserved."
Along with Tanner, two other Tigers received conference honors.
Guard Brandy Montgomery was named to the All-Freshman team, while junior guard Hasina Muhammad was selected for the conference All-Defense team, as was Tanner.
"It's great to have two players represented for defense," Williams-Flournoy said. "We are a defensive team, so it should be that way. Defense is what we focus on and what we stress as the way we'll win ballgames"
Muhammad led the league with 2.7 steals per game and ranks fourth with 2.0 blocks per game. Tanner averaged 1.8 steals, 1.2 blocks and 6.3 rebounds per game.
Montgomery was the second leading scorer for the tigers on the year, averaging 11 points per game in 27 starts. The freshman notched two twenty point performances on the season, and recorded her first career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds in the final game of the season, a 73-71 overtime loss to last place Ole Miss in Oxford.
Tanner will lead the Tigers into the SEC tournament in Duluth, Ga. on March 6, where they will play the winner of No. 11 seed Arkansas vs. No. 14 seed Ole Miss.
Tipoff is slated for 7:30 p.m.
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