Women’s basketball defeated the Boise St. Broncos Friday, 55-53 in the San Juan Shootout. The victory was largely in part to the team’s defensive efforts.
Auburn fell behind early in the game, going down 12 points after the first quarter, but quickly rebounded by cutting its deficit to just four going into halftime.
Auburn opened up the second half with a 12-2 run, and took the lead after a Khady Dieng steal and layup in the third quarter.
The Broncos kept struggling and battling back, but ended up losing in the final moments of the game.
The Tigers forced 27 turnovers in the victory, 16 of them being in the second half. Auburn also had a season-high 14 rebounds, with Brandy Montgomery and Katie Frerking leading the team with three steals apiece.
In the win, Tra’Cee Tanner scored her 1,000th point, and had 17 points and 11 rebounds, which led the team in both categories. Montgomery, Auburn's leading scorer, had 10 points, while Frerking added 11 points and eight rebounds of her own in the effort.
Janiah McKay finished the game with seven points.
Brooke Pahukoa led the Broncos in points by a considerable margin, scoring 21 in the losing effort.
The team will finish its trip to Puerto Rico and the San Juan Shootout tomorrow against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at 6 p.m. on Saturday.
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