AUBURN, Ala. – The Auburn women’s basketball team is gearing up for its second road trip, set to face UCF in Orlando, Florida on Monday night at Addition Financial Arena at 6 p.m. CT.
The Tigers (3-1) are looking to bounce back after a home loss to California. UCF (2-0) has not played since last Monday, securing a win over Division II Anderson.
ON THE AIR
›› Brit Bowen will be providing the radio call on AU100 (100.3 FM) beginning at 5:45 p.m. CT. The broadcast can also be heard on AuburnTigers.com and the Auburn Athletics app.
›› Monday’s game can be seen on Big12Now/ESPN+, available to subscribers on the ESPN app and WatchESPN.com.
LAST TIME OUT
›› Honesty Scott-Grayson led Auburn with 18 points and nine rebounds. Despite the Tigers’ efforts, California claimed an early lead and never trailed again, winning 67-53 at Neville Arena.
›› Auburn outscored Cal 29-2 in bench points. However, Cal’s starters negated the Tigers’ depth advantage. Kaitlyn Duhon scored nine points and JaMya Mingo-Young had five assists and zero turnovers in her Auburn debut, contributing to the Tigers’ bench production.
AN AUBURN WIN WOULD…
›› Be Auburn’s second road win of the season.
›› Improve the Tigers to 3-0 all-time against UCF.
›› Be Auburn’s third straight win over a Big 12 opponent.
LAST MEETING: Dec. 3, 2022 at Auburn
Auburn 86, UCF 46
›› Honesty Scott-Grayson scored 22 points, leading the Auburn women’s basketball team to a dominating 86-46 victory over UCF at Neville Arena.
›› The Tigers displayed a smothering defense, holding UCF to their lowest scoring total of the season.
›› Auburn shot 47.8 percent from the floor and hit 6-of-13 3-point attempts.
AUBURN-UCF SERIES
›› This is the third meeting between Auburn and UCF in women’s basketball. The Tigers have won the previous two meetings, both in Auburn.
SCOUTING THE KNIGHTS
›› UCF is 2-0 after wins over Bethune-Cookman and Division II Anderson. They are averaging 98.5 points while allowing 68.0 per game.
›› Last season, UCF finished 14-15 overall and 4-11 in American Athletic Conference play. This is UCF’s first season as a member of the Big 12.
›› Indiana transfer Kaitlin Peterson leads UCF with 24.5 points/game.
SCOUTING AUBURN
›› Auburn is currently 3-1 after wins over Jacksonville State, Louisiana-Lafayette, and Rutgers, and a home loss to Cal to open the season.
UP NEXT
›› Auburn will be back inside Neville Arena on the Sunday after the Iron Bowl when they take on Alabama A&M. Game time is 2 p.m. CT on Nov. 26.
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