Auburn women's basketball had two players receive postseason honors from the Southeastern Conference, the league announced Tuesday.
Senior Janiah McKay earned a spot on the All-SEC Second Team and the SEC All-Defensive Team, and freshman Robyn Benton was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.
McKay, a senior from Gainesville, Florida, is Auburn's leading scorer at 13.8 points per game and leads the team in assists with 4.3 assists per game. She has been the leading scorer in 10 games this season, including six where she reached the 20-point mark. McKay is also one of the Tigers best defensive players with 2.2 steals per game, which ranks her third in the SEC.
Benton, a Conyers, Georgia, native, has averaged 6.1 points off the bench in her first season with the Tigers and ranks as one of the top SEC freshmen in scoring. Her season-high of 16 points came in her debut against Grambling State on Nov. 6, and she has scored in double digits three times in SEC play.
During Auburn's comeback win at Vanderbilt on Jan. 17, Benton hit the game-winning shot and free throw with 8.6 seconds left to secure the win; the performance earned her SEC Freshman of the Week honors.
McKay is the 28th player for Auburn to earn All-SEC honors and is the fourth All-SEC selection under head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy.
McKay joins Hasina Muhammad (2013, second team), Tyrese Tanner (2014, first team) and Katie Frerking (2017, second team). She is the sixth Auburn player to earn All-Defensive Team honors. Benton is Auburn's 16th player of all-time to receive SEC All-Freshman Team.
Auburn will be the No. 6 seed in the SEC Tournament, which kicks off this week in Greenville, South Carolina. The Tigers start tournament play in the second round on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. CST against the winner of Wednesday's matchup between Alabama and Vanderbilt.
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