AUBURN, Ala.— Auburn women’s basketball plays its only home game of a three-week stretch Sunday afternoon when the Tigers host No. 5 LSU at Neville Arena.
Game time is 1 p.m. CT; arena doors will open at noon.
Fans can pick up an orange crewneck while supplies last. In addition, the ever-popular Recycled Teenagers will perform at halftime.
Auburn (13-11, 2-8 SEC) faces its fourth top-5 opponent in conference play. The Tigers came up just short on the road Thursday night at Florida, falling 61-53. LSU (21-3, 7-3) also fell Thursday night, dropping a rematch to No. 4 Texas in Austin.
With the largest crowd of the season expected, fans are encouraged to park in the campus safety lot and utilize the north main entrance of Neville Arena to avoid long lines at the scholarship gates. Fans are reminded that the arena lot is reserved for season ticket holders with parking passes, but all surrounding campus lots will be available.
Tickets are available in advance at AUBTix.com and the Auburn Athletics app, and they will also be for sale at the arena ticket office on gameday.
ON THE AIR
›› Brit Bowen and Larry DiChiara will have the radio call on ESPN 106.7 FM beginning at 12:45 p.m. CT. The broadcast can also be heard on AuburnTigers.com and the Auburn Athletics app.
›› The game can be seen on SEC Network with Tiffany Greene and Carolyn Peck calling the action.
LAST TIME OUT
›› Auburn’s Ja’Mia Harris had one of her best games of the season, but Florida pulled away in the second half for a 61-53 win Thursday night at the O’Connell Center.
›› Despite battling foul trouble all night, the Tigers (13-12, 2-8 SEC) led throughout the first half and took a one-point lead at the break, but Florida went on a run early in the third and Auburn could never catch back up.
›› Harris scored 18 points to lead all scorers, one shy of her season-high and her most in an SEC game this year. She also led the Tigers with seven rebounds.
AN AUBURN WIN WOULD...
›› Be Auburn’s first top-5 win since defeating No. 4 Tennessee on Jan. 25, 2021.
›› Be Auburn’s second straight home win over LSU.
›› Be the Tigers’ second top-25 win of the season.
AUBURN-LSU SERIES
›› This is the 64th meeting between Auburn and LSU in women’s basketball. Auburn leads the all-time series 35-28 and has a 17-10 record at home, including four of the last five.
LAST MEETING: Jan. 5, 2025, in Baton Rouge
#6 LSU 73, Auburn 63
›› Audia Young scored a career-high 19 points, but Auburn battled foul trouble and a streaky LSU team as the home Tigers earned a 73-63 win at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
›› Leading scorer DeYona Gaston played just 16 minutes while dealing with foul trouble throughout, and LSU took advantage of a smaller, more inexperienced lineup to turn a first-quarter deficit into a double-digit lead they would never relinquish. Gaston, even in limited minutes, finished with 16 points, 10 of those coming in the fourth quarter.
›› Auburn’s defense was a key, turning 16 LSU turnovers into 23 points. But LSU used its quickness and size to find open shots, hitting 56 percent from the field (30-54) and scoring 44 points in the paint.
SCOUTING THE OTHER TIGERS
›› LSU is 21-3 overall, 7-3 in SEC play. They are ranked No. 5 in both major polls and are also No. 5 in the NCAA NET rankings. The Tigers came up short Thursday night at No. 4 Texas, 77-63.
›› LSU is the nation’s top-scoring team, averaging 97.4 points per game; they’ve topped the 100-point mark 12 times this year. They are also No. 2 in scoring margin (+39.0), third in field goal percentage (51.8%), third in free throws made per game (18.2), sixth in field goal percentage defense (34.1%) and seventh in assists per game (19.1).
›› Eight LSU players average at least 9 points per game, led by Flau’jae Johnson with 14.0 points per game. MiLaysia Fulwiley, coming off the bench, is second in the SEC in steals with 3.2 per game, and three LSU players - Fulwiley, Mikaylah Williams and Jada Richard - average more than three assists per game.
SCOUTING AUBURN
›› Auburn is 13-11 on the year, 2-8 in SEC play. The Tigers have a pair of SEC wins over Florida and Alabama and face a stretch of three of their next four games being on the road.
›› True freshman Harissoum Coulibaly averages a team-best 10.9 points per game; she has moved into the starting lineup for the bulk of SEC play. She was named SEC Freshman of the Week Dec. 23 after averaging 15.0 points in the two wins over MTSU and Alcorn. She also shoots a team-best 46.7% from the field. She led Auburn with 19 points, matching a season-best, in the win over Georgia State Nov. 17. She made a splash in her college debut Nov. 3 at Charlotte, scoring a team-leading 19 points with nine of those coming in the pivotal overtime period. She added 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists vs. MVSU.
›› Redshirt junior Kaitlyn Duhon averages 9.1 points per game. One of the top defenders in the SEC, she also leads the Tigers with 3.1 steals per game, which ranks third in the SEC and 14th nationally. She shared the team lead with 14 points in the win over Florida Jan. 11. Duhon scored a career-high 20 points and was 5-of-5 from 3-point range at Seton Hall Dec. 14. She also had a career-best 7 steals in the win over Cal on Nov. 26, then had 15 points and six steals at Syracuse Dec. 3. She matched her career-high in steals with 7 at Mississippi State on Jan. 1.
›› Sophomore Khady Leye has been steady, averaging 8.8 points and a team-best 5.0 rebounds. Most recently, she recorded a career-high five blocks against Ole Miss on Feb. 2. Her 16-point, 9-rebound performance led the Tigers to a win over No. 21 Alabama Jan. 15. She scored a career-high 20 points in the win over MVSU, then she recorded her first Auburn double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. Georgia State. She added a team-leading 14 points in the win over Rutgers Nov. 20 and matched that 14-point total against Tennessee Jan. 4.
›› Ja’Mia Harris is the fifth-best free-throw shooter in the SEC in conference games at 89.3 percent. Most recently, she scored 18 points with 7 rebounds at Florida (2/5). Her first matchup with the Gators, she flirted with a double-double, scoring 8 points with a career-high 9 rebounds in the win over Florida Jan. 11. She shared the team lead with 19 points and led the Tigers with 8 rebounds in the win at Charlotte Nov. 3, then scored 16 with four 3-pointers in the win over Alabama State.
›› Mya Petticord, a senior transfer from Rutgers, matched a season high with 21 points, hitting 4-of-5 3s to lead Auburn in the win over Jackson State. She hit the game-winning shot against her former team, hitting a driving layup with 10 seconds left to clinch the Tigers’ win Nov. 20. She had her best game in two years with 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting (3-4 3FG) in the win over Alabama State. She followed that up with a team-leading 18 points (4-7 3FG) in the win over UNCG.
›› Senior guard A’riel Jackson matched a career-high with 19 points and 5 assists vs. Oklahoma, knocking down three 3-pointers for the third time this season. She scored a then-season high 17 points, going 7-11 from the field and 3-3 from 3-point range to lead the Tigers in their win over Cal Nov. 26. Jackson knocked down three first-half treys, scoring 9 points with a team-best 4 assists vs. UNCG. She then had 8 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 assists against Alabama State.
›› Sophomore Syriah Daniels dazzled in her first start of the season at MTSU, setting or matching career-highs with 14 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks in the win. She also scored 10 points with four rebounds and two steals vs. MVSU. Daniels helped seal the win over No. 21 Alabama in the final seconds, taking a charge to give Auburn the ball back with a two-point lead. She led Auburn with 11 points off the bench vs. South Carolina.
›› Freshman Sania Richardson had the best game of her young career with 12 points in the win over Jackson State. She leads the Tigers in assists in SEC play with 2.0/game and had a career-high six assists, the most by an Auburn player this year, at Florida on Feb. 5.
›› 6-9 redshirt freshmen Arek Angui notched her first career double-double with career-highs 11 points and 11 rebounds vs. Mississippi Valley State. She made her first appearance for Auburn against Alabama State Nov. 8 and pulled down a team-leading 8 rebounds along with 3 points. Originally from South Sudan, she played one season of high school basketball at Greenforest Academy in Georgia.
›› Senior guard Angena Belloso transferred from FIU where she played in 57 games the last 2 years. She scored a season-high 10 points, all in the second quarter, in Auburn’s game with Oregon Nov. 30.
UP NEXT
›› After an open date in the midweek, the Tigers are back in action Sunday, Feb. 15, on the road at Texas A&M. Game time is 5 p.m. CT at Reed Arena in College Station.
›› Auburn’s next home game is Monday, Feb. 23, against Georgia; game time is 6:30 p.m.