AUBURN, Ala. – In its final preseason test before Tipoff on the Plains, Auburn women’s basketball hosts Columbus State Wednesday at 6 p.m. CT at Neville Arena.
Admission to Wednesday’s exhibition is free.
Brit Bowen and Larry DiChiara will have the radio call beginning at 5:55 p.m. CT on WEGL 91.1 FM. The broadcast can also be heard on AuburnTigers.com and the Auburn Athletics app. New for the 2026-27 season, a Courtside Cam livestream of the radio broadcast will be available on the Auburn women’s basketball Facebook page.
Television coverage will not be available for Wednesday’s exhibition.
LAST TIME OUT
The Tigers enter the matchup following a 65-59 exhibition victory over UCF on Oct. 14 at Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham. Auburn used a dominant first-quarter defensive performance to build an 18-point lead before holding off a second-half rally from the Knights.
Ja’Mia Harris led the Tigers with a game-high 23 points on 10-of-17 shooting while adding six rebounds and three steals. Danielle Osho contributed 12 points and six rebounds, while Kaitlyn Duhon finished with nine points, four steals and three blocks.
Auburn’s defensive pressure proved to be a difference-maker against UCF. The Tigers forced 20 turnovers, converting them into 24 points, while recording 10 steals and eight blocks. Auburn also held a 42-33 rebounding advantage and outscored the Knights 30-24 in the paint.
AUBURN-COLUMBUS STATE SERIES
Auburn and Columbus State have met once previously in exhibition action with the Tigers earning a 94-65 victory on Nov. 2, 2023, at Neville Arena.
Honesty Scott-Grayson led Auburn with 20 points, while Kaitlyn Duhon recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds to go along with six steals. Auburn closed the first half on a 17-3 run to build a 51-32 halftime advantage. The Tigers finished the contest shooting 51.4 percent from the field, scoring 58 points in the paint and forcing 25 Columbus State turnovers.
SCOUTING THE COUGARS
Columbus State enters the 2026-27 season following a 25-5 campaign that included an 18-2 Peach Belt Conference record, a regular-season conference championship and an NCAA Division II Tournament appearance.
The Cougars were picked third in the Peach Belt preseason coaches’ poll, receiving two first-place votes, after climbing as high as No. 8 nationally last season.
Seventh-year head coach Matt Houser returns sophomore guard Alana Hankerson (10.9 ppg, 59 3-pointers) and senior forward Samara Saunders (9.2 ppg, 52.3 FG%) but must replace reigning Peach Belt Player of the Year Letiya Reeves (17.8 ppg).
UP NEXT
Tipoff on the Plains is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 2, at 6 p.m. CT as Auburn welcomes Alabama State to Neville Arena. Trading cards featuring the 2026-27 Auburn women’s basketball roster will be available while supplies last.
The contest will air on SEC Network+. Fans can hear the radio call on ESPN 106.7 FM, AuburnTigers.com or the Auburn Athletics app.