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Postgame Notes

Dec. 20, 2009

- Auburn Starters: KeKe Carrier (C), Jordan Greenleaf (F), Parrisha Simmons (G), Alli Smalley (G) and Morgan Toles (G)

- South Alabama Starters: Siedah Banks (G), Cylenthia Kennon (F), Shakira Nettles (G), Christian Shelter (F) and Morriah Smith (G)

- Auburn sophomore guard Morgan Jennings, who tore her ACL in July, dressed for the first time this season, but did not play

- Attendance at Sunday's game was 696

- The game was the 17th all-time for Auburn in Mobile, but the first in South Alabama's Mitchell Center

- South Alabama won the opening tip

- The Auburn women's basketball team now has a 773-332 record since 1971

- Auburn leads the series with South Alabama, 38-2

- Auburn has a 90-5 record all-time against current members of the Sun Belt Conference

- The Tigers are 13-3 all-time when playing on Dec. 20, 2-0 under Fortner, and 190-48 in the month of December, 31-6 under Fortner

- Auburn has a 211-54 all-time record against teams from the state of Alabama, Fortner is 17-1

- Nell Fortner has a 67-18 record in non-conference games as Auburn's head coach

- The Tigers are 76-2 when scoring 70 or more points in the Nell Fortner era

- KeKe Carrier led the Tigers with 23 points, her second game of 20 or more points this season and seventh of her career

- Carrier's 16 second-half points are the most for a Tiger this season

- Freshman Morgan Toles scored in double digits for the first time in her career, recording 10 points

- For the second game in a row, the Auburn front court (44 pts.) out-scored the back court (27 pts.)

- The Tigers tallied a season-low 13 turnovers in the game

- Auburn's defense forced South Alabama to go outside as 10 of the Jaguars' 18 field goals were 3-pointers

- Chantel Hilliard pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds - one game after she scored a career-high 14 points (vs. Liberty)

- Auburn out-rebounded South Alabama by 22 (48-26), its largest rebounding margin of the season

- The Tigers will break for the Holidays and return to action Dec. 28-30 at the San Diego State Surf `N Slam Tournament; Auburn will play Valparaiso at 9 p.m. CT, Dec. 28 and either host San Diego State or Wake Forest in the championship/consolation round on Dec. 30