LSU Uses 3rd Quarter Turnaround To Beat Auburn

BATON ROUGE, La.—The LSU women's basketball team returned to the Pete Maravich Assembly Center after their Christmas break to take on the first SEC opponent of the 2020-21 season, the Auburn Tigers. The host Tigers took down the guest Tigers, 56-43.

LSU improves to 3-4 on the season and 1-0 in the SEC. Auburn falls to 5-4 and 0-1 in the SEC.

Late in the third quarter, senior Awa Trasi and senior Khayla Pointer forced three turnovers combined, which led to scores in three straight possessions. The relentless effort by the Tigers created 22 points off of 24 Auburn turnovers.

Eight LSU players, including every starter, had at least one steal with Pointer and sophomores Domonique Davis and Tiara…