Lady Dogs lose at Auburn

The University of Georgia women’s basketball team fell to the Auburn Tigers, 67-49, Monday evening at Neville Arena.

Junior guard Asia Avinger led Georgia with 14 points, while De’Mauri Flournoy added 11. Graduate guard Honesty Scott-Grayson paced the Tigers with 21 points and six rebounds.

Georgia shot 34 percent from the floor and committed 23 turnovers to fall to 10-10 overall and 1-6 in the SEC this season. Auburn improves to 14-6 and 3-4 in league play.

Auburn scored the first nine points in the game, but Georgia outpaced the Tigers 9-3 in the final five minutes of the opening frame to trail just 12-9.

The Tigers went on several runs and built leads of 23-12 and 31-18 in the second quarter. Most of the Tigers’ scoring came from Scott-Grayson, who finished with 14 points in the first half and gave her team a 36-23 halftime lead.

Georgia clamped down defensively in the second half, holding the Tigers to just 30 percent shooting in the final 20 minutes. It was not enough though, as Georgia fell, 67-49.

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