March 7, 2009
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Auburn vs. Tennessee
SEC Tournament Semifinals
- The win was the 100th victory for Nell Fortner at Auburn
- Auburn starters: Whitney Boddie, DeWanna Bonner, Sherell Hobbs, Trevesha Jackson and Alli Smalley
- Tennessee starters: Angie Bjorklund, Kelley Cain, Alex Fuller, Glory Johnson and Shekinna Stricklen
- DeWanna Bonner scored a game-high 26 points; Trevesha Jackson led in rebounding with six
- Auburn has not defeated Tennessee twice in the same season since
1986-87 when the Tigers went 31-2 and swept the SEC regular season and tournament titles
- The 20-point margin of victory is the largest ever for Auburn over Tennessee, topping the 14-point win earlier this season
- The 20-point loss is the largest ever for Tennessee in the SEC Tournament and second-largest against an SEC team
- Auburn is the first SEC team ever to defeat Tennessee by double digits twice in the same season and the fifth team overall, the others
are: Connecticut (2001-02), Southern California (1983-84), Louisiana Tech (1980-81) and Tennessee Tech (1975-76)
- Tennessee won the opening tip
- Auburn is now 29-2 on the season; 4-0 in neutral-site games
- The 29 wins are the fourth-most ever for an Auburn team
- The win gives Auburn its 29th win of the season, the most for AU since the 1989-90 season
- The Tigers are now 33-25 all-time in the SEC Tournament; head coach Nell Fortner is 5-4
- Fortner is 2-6 all-time against Tennessee's Pat Summitt
- Auburn now has an all-time record of 764-328, and a 173-139 all-time record in the SEC
- AU head coach Nell Fortner is now 117-66 in her career and 100-55 at Auburn
- Auburn now trails the series with Tennessee, 10-32, and is 4-8 against the Lady Vols in the SEC Tournament
- Auburn is 2-4 all-time when playing on March 7
- The Tigers are 8-4 all-time in SEC Tournament semifinal games
- AU has a 81-42 all-time record in the month of March and 59-41 in post-season play
- Auburn is 4-2 all-time when playing in Little Rock, Ark.
- Auburn is now 70-2 when scoring 70 or more points in the Nell Fortner era
- DeWanna Bonner led Auburn at halftime with 14 points; Bonner and Sherell Hobbs led the team in rebounding with three each
- Auburn trailed at the half for just the seventh time this season
- With her 26 points, DeWanna Bonner scored in the 20s for the 16th time this season and 40th time in her career
- With her free throws at the 9:57 mark in the first half, DeWanna Bonner tied Carolyn Jones for Auburn's single-season free throws leader with 195 this season; she took the lead on her own at the 7:24 mark with a made free throw - Bonner finished the game with nine free throws made for 202 on the season
- With her rebound at the 4:16 mark of the first half, Sherell Hobbs tied Angie Hannah for 17th all-time at Auburn in career rebounds; she took 17th to herself at the 3:22 mark with another offensive rebound - she finished with four rebounds for 590 on her career
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