Ole Miss Women’s Basketball to Face Auburn in SEC Tournament Second Round

Ole Miss women’s basketball will face Auburn in the second round of the SEC Tournament on Thursday, March 5, at 5 p.m. CT. The game will be held at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, and broadcast on SEC Network, according to university officials.

The Rebels enter the matchup with a 21-10 overall record and an 8-8 mark in conference play. Ole Miss is coached by Yolett McPhee-McCuin, now in her eighth season with the team. Auburn, with a 15-16 record and a 3-13 SEC record, is led by first-year head coach Larry Vickers.

This is the 70th meeting between Ole Miss and Auburn, dating back to 1978. Auburn leads the series 37-32, though Ole Miss has won six of the last seven games. The Rebels’ most memorable victory came in 1978 when they defeated Auburn 107-62, their first game of the series.

In recent matchups, Ole Miss defeated Auburn 71-45 in Birmingham during the last season and won the previous year’s contest 85-58, holding the Tigers to no three-pointers in that game. Key players for Ole Miss include Cotie McMahon, who was named SEC Newcomer of the Year and First Team All-SEC, and Latasha Lattimore, who leads the team with 68 blocks this season.

Auburn’s leading scorer is freshman guard Harissoum Coulibaly, averaging 10.7 points per game. The Tigers are known for their defensive efforts, averaging 11.1 steals per game, and forced 19.8 turnovers per contest. Vickers’ squad secured a 50-49 win over Texas A&M in the SEC Tournament’s opening round.

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