Auburn Women's Basketball vs. Mississippi State Post-Game Notes

Jan. 3, 2010

- Auburn Starters: KeKe Carrier (C), Jordan Greenleaf (F), Parrisha Simmons (G), Alli Smalley (G) and Morgan Toles (G)
- Mississippi State Starters: Mary Kathryn Govero (G), Rima Kolonda (F), Armelie Lumanu (G), Chanel Mokango (F) and Alexis Rack (G)
- Auburn Assistant Head Football Coach Trooper Taylor spoke to the team prior to Sunday's game
- The game was the 200th of Nell Fortner's career as a head coach
- Attendance at Sunday's game was 2,267
- Auburn won the opening tip
- The Auburn women's basketball team now has a 774-334 record since 1971
- Auburn leads the series with Mississippi State, 30-13 and is 18-3 at home
- The Tigers have a 174-140 all-time record in the SEC, Nell Fortner has a 35-36 mark in conference play
- Auburn is 10-2 when playing on Jan. 3, Nell Fortner is 1-2
- The Tigers are 177-91 all-time in the month of January, 14-19 under Fortner
- Auburn is 13-18 in SEC openers, 17-14 in SEC home openers
- Nell Fortner is 1-5 in SEC openers and 2-4 in home openers
- The Tigers have a 344-67 all-time record in Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum
- Nell Fortner is 4-2 all-time against Sharon Fanning-Otis
- Auburn led at halftime, 30-29
- Morgan Toles and Alli Smalley scored eight points each in the first half, Jordan Greenleaf pulled down nine rebounds
- Mary Kathryn Govero scored 10 points for MSU in the first half, Armelie Lumanu pulled down five rebounds
- Blanche Alverson's 3-pointer at the 8:08 mark in the second half was Auburn's first in 34 attempts; the Tigers had not hit a 3-pointer since Alverson hit one with 47 seconds left in the first half at South Alabama
- KeKe Carrier led Auburn with 18 points and capped off her fourth double-double of the season with 10 rebounds
- Jordan Greenleaf pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds and tied her season-high with four steals
- Freshman point guard Morgan Toles tied her career high with 10 points