BURLINGTON, N.C. – The Auburn women's basketball wraps up a six-day, three-game road trip Saturday afternoon when the Tigers face the Elon Phoenix in Elon, N.C., at 1 p.m. CT.
Auburn (10-1) aims to head to the Christmas break on an eight-game winning streak and having won four games in seven days. The Tigers are coming off a thrilling 86-81 overtime victory over North Carolina on Thursday night in Myrtle Beach, S.C., to wrap up the Carolinas Challenge.
Senior Janiah McKay has scored 20-plus points in four straight games, sharing the team lead with 21 points in the win over North Carolina. Sophomore Unique Thompson also came up big in the UNC win, matching McKay with 21 points and pulling down a game-high 18 rebounds.
The Tigers' defense has been strong of late, forcing 20-plus turnovers and scoring 30 or more points off turnovers in each of the last three games. Auburn had 38 points off 27 North Carolina turnovers Thursday night while racking up a season-high 20 steals.
Elon (5-5) is coming off a win over North Carolina A&T on Tuesday. Saturday's game will be the first meeting between the schools in women's basketball.
Andy Burcham and Brit Bowen will call the action on WQSI 95.9 FM and online at AuburnTigers.com. Airtime is 12:45 p.m. CT from the Schar Center on Elon's campus.
QUICK HITS
• Auburn and Elon will meet for the first time in women's basketball
• The Tigers are 6-1 all-time against opponents from the Colonial Athletic Association
• At 10-1, Auburn is off to its best start since the 2008-09 season, when the Tigers won their first 20 games en route to an SEC Championship
• Auburn's 7-game winning streak matches the longest under Coach Flo (also won 7 straight in 2017-18)
• Auburn is 77-30 in non-conference games under Terri Williams-Flournoy and has won 17 out of their last 18
• Auburn's win over North Carolina on Dec. 20 was the Tigers' first overtime game since 2017 and improves Auburn's all-time overtime record to 20-20
• The Tigers scored 38 points off turnovers in a win over North Carolina on Dec. 20, the most since scoring 40 points off turnovers vs. George Mason on Dec. 23, 2015
• Under Coach Flo, Auburn is 5-0 when scoring at least 90 points and 29-1 when scoring at least 80 points
• Auburn has topped the 80-point mark six times this season; the Tigers scored 80+ in just six games combined over the previous two seasons
• Auburn has forced 20 or more turnovers in 8 of 11 games this season
AN AUBURN WIN WOULD...
›› Be Auburn's 17th non-conference win in its last 18 games.
›› Give the Tigers an 11-1 start, their best of the Coach Flo era and the best since Auburn won its first 20 games to open the 2008-09 season.
›› Extend the Tigers' winning streak to eight games, which would be the longest under Coach Flo.
›› Be Auburn's fourth win in seven days.
AUBURN VS. ELON
›› This is the first meeting between Auburn and Elon in women's basketball.
›› The Tigers are 6-1 all-time against current members of the Colonial Athletic Association.
›› Auburn has won its last two games played in the state of North Carolina and is 8-5 all-time in games played in the Tar Heel State.
UP NEXT
›› Auburn closes out non-conference play on Saturday, Dec. 29, at home against Alabama State. Game time is noon CT at Auburn Arena.
Auburn women wrap up long road trip at Elon Saturday
