AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn women's basketball looks to keep up its winning ways as the Tigers continue a three-game home stand by hosting the Arkansas Razorbacks Sunday afternoon. Game time is 2 p.m. CT at Neville Arena.
The Tigers (13-8, 3-6 SEC) have won three straight in SEC play, their longest winning streak against league opponents since the 2016-17 season. Auburn made it three in a row Monday night when they defeated Florida 66-55 at home; double-doubles from junior Aicha Coulibaly and freshman Kharyssa Richardson led the way for the Tigers.
Sunday's game is the Tigers' Black History Month Celebration game. Fans are encouraged to follow the @AuburnWBB social media channels throughout February as we celebrate Black History all month long.
Tickets are available at the Neville Arena ticket office on game day or by visiting AUBTix.com.
ON THE AIR
›› Brit Bowen and Larry DiChiara will have the radio call on WQSI 93.9 FM beginning at 1:45 p.m. The broadcast can also be heard on AuburnTigers.com and the Auburn Athletics app.
›› Sunday's game can be seen on SEC Network with Tiffany Greene and Tamika Catchings on the call.
LAST TIME OUT
›› Kharyssa Richardson and Aicha Coulibaly notched double-doubles to lead Auburn to a 66-55 victory vs. Florida Monday at Neville Arena, the Tigers' first three-game SEC win streak in six years.
›› Richardson established career highs with 15 points and 16 rebounds while Coulibaly added 14 points, 11 rebounds and a team-best five assists. Both players needed help getting off the court after hard falls but soon returned. Richardson played 35 minutes and Coulibaly logged 31 to help the Tigers improve to 11-3 at home this season.
›› Auburn outrebounded the Gators 52-40, pulling down their highest rebounding total of the season. Romi Levy added seven rebounds and seven points in 12 minutes. Wells and Scott-Grayson each added nine points.
›› Auburn made only two 3-pointers in the game, but the second – Sydney Shaw's 3 after a steal – capped a 7-0 run that gave the Tigers a 13-point lead midway through the final quarter.
AN AUBURN WIN WOULD...
›› Give the Tigers a four-game SEC winning streak for the first time since the 2015-16 season (5 straight).
›› Double the SEC win total from last season.
›› Snap a 5-game skid against Arkansas.
›› Improve Auburn to 12-3 at home, tying the Neville Arena record for regular-season home wins.
›› Secure a .500 regular-season record with a 14th win.
AUBURN-ARKANSAS SERIES
›› Auburn is 23-20 all-time against Arkansas and owns an 11-8 advantage at home. The Razorbacks have won the last five meetings in the series, but the last three contests have been decided by 10 points or less.
LAST MEETING: Feb. 10, 2022, at Fayetteville
Arkansas 68, Auburn 66
›› A fight to the finish came down to a last-second shot, which Arkansas knocked down to pull off a 68-66 win at Bud Walton Arena.
›› With the score tied 66-66, Arkansas ran an inbound play to leading scorer Amber Ramirez, who drove to the baseline and banked in a 10-foot jumper with 0.3 seconds remaining to give Arkansas the win.
›› Auburn led the majority of the game and never trailed until the fourth quarter, but Arkansas made clutch plays to win at the end.
›› Honesty Scott-Grayson had a season-high 23 points along with eight rebounds, three assists and a steal. Jala Jordan hit three 3-pointers en route to a 13-point night, and Aicha Coulibaly added 12.
SCOUTING THE RAZORBACKS
›› Arkansas is 17-7 overall, 4-5 in SEC play. The Razorbacks started off 4-1 in league play and were nationally ranked, but have dropped their last four contests coming into Sunday.
›› The Razorbacks average 75.2 points per game to rank fourth in the SEC and 40th nationally. They are the SEC leader in 3-point attempts per game with 26.2, and they rank third in the country with 24.2 free-throw attempts per contest.
›› Erynn Barnum leads Arkansas with 16.8 points per game, and Samara Spencer adds 15.2. Three Razorbacks - Chrissy Carr, Makayla Daniels and Spencer - average more than 1.8 3-point attempts per game.
SCOUTING AUBURN
›› Auburn is 13-8 overall, 3-6 in SEC play after three straight SEC wins over Ole Miss, Kentucky and Florida. It's Auburn's first three-game SEC win streak since the 2016-17 season.
›› The Tigers rank 12th nationally with 5.3 blocks per game. Auburn is also top-50 nationally in turnovers forced per game at 19.4 (43rd) and turnover margin at +3.9 (44th).
›› Junior Aicha Coulibaly leads Auburn in scoring (17.5 ppg), rebounding (6.3 rpg) and steals (2.4 spg); she is 4th in the SEC in scoring and 2nd in steals. She has three double-doubles this season, her last coming last Monday against Florida (14 points, 11 rebounds). In Auburn's three SEC wins, Coulibaly is averaging 21.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 3.0 steals.
›› Honesty Scott-Grayson averages 13.7 points to rank second on the team and 16th in the SEC. She led Auburn in scoring in seven of the last eight games in non-conference play, topping the 20-point mark four times including a career-high 31 against North Carolina A&T. She is also the Tigers' top 3-point shooter, hitting 42.9% from long range (30-70). She missed the first three games of SEC play with minor injuries but returned to the bench vs. Alabama and to the starting lineup at LSU.
›› Redshirt sophomore Romi Levy recorded double-doubles against both Alabama State and Little Rock. Against Little Rock, she had career-highs in points (18) and rebounds (13) for her second career double-double.
›› Sophomore Mar'Shaun Bostic has been a defensive spark off the bench, averaging 1.6 steals in SEC play. She scored a career-high 11 points in the win over Ole Miss.
›› Senior Sania Wells has had three big games in SEC play, scoring a season-high 16 points in the win at Kentucky along with 13 against both South Carolina and Alabama. She was the SEC's leading free-throw shooter last year at 90.5% (76-84) and is currently 4th all-time at Auburn in career free-throw percentage. She averages 8.0 points off the bench and is Auburn's third-leading scorer in SEC play.
›› Freshman point guard Sydney Shaw leads the Tigers with 2.8 assists/game. She scored a career-high 15 points and matched a season-best with 6 assists in the win over Louisiana-Lafayette, and she scored at least 14 points in 3 of the last 4 non-conference games. Shaw is Auburn's third-leading scorer with 8.0 points/game.
›› Auburn's newcomers have all made an immediate impact with three freshmen - Kaitlyn Duhon, Shaw and Kharyssa Richardson - starting each of the first six games. Duhon scored 17 points in the win over South Alabama. Richardson had a career night with 15 points and 16 rebounds in a win over Florida. Junior Jakayla Johnson has earned 12 starts, scoring 8+ points in three of those and posting a career-high 6 assists at Kentucky.
UP NEXT
›› Auburn will face the nation's top-ranked team for the second time this season when No. 1 South Carolina visits Neville Arena on Thursday, Feb. 9. Game time is 7 p.m. CT.
Auburn women's hoops set to face Arkansas Sunday
