Auburn's women's basketball team improved to 2-0 with their 92-42 victory over Grambling State.
The team was led by junior center Tra'Cee Tanner who led all scorers with 31 points shooting 77 percent from the field (14-18).
Head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy mentioned Tanner's solid play on the inside but made it a point to complement auburn's guard-play.
"I thought our guards just did a really good job of getting the ball inside," said Williams-Flournoy, "And that was one of our goals to dominate the paint. I believe we had 74 points in the paint."
Despite her dominate performance; Tanner said that the game plan was to get the ball into the paint, but not necessarily to her.
"We've been working on getting the ball inside a lot this week and that was our main focus," said Tanner, "But not only passing into the post, also penetrating to the basket for the guards."
Sophomore guard, Brandy Montgomery, led the tigers in passing with seven assists on the night. When asked about her play, Montgomery also mentioned the team's game plan and how it helped spread the floor.
"I just went with the game plan to get the ball inside or try to get the paint," said Montgomery, "After we got inside we saw that it opened it up for us to move around the perimeter."
Coach Wiliiams-Flournoy was later asked about her freshman contributors who accounted for 30 percent of the shots taken in the game.
"One thing we've noticed is that our freshman aren't shy about shooting the ball," said Williams-Flournoy, "I thought our freshmen actually did a very good job of playing defense, and as you know most highschoolers coming in, defense usually isn't the first priority on their list."
The tiger's next game is scheduled for Thursday, November 20, against Florida Gulf Coast. The game will be their last at home before a pair of away games at Virginia and at Winthrop.
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