Nov. 17, 2008

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• The Auburn women's basketball team now has a 736-325 record since 1971
• Auburn now leads the series with Temple 4-0 and is 3-0 when playing in Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum
• The Tigers are now 33-5 in home openers and 5-0 under Nell Fortner
• Auburn head coach Nell Fortner now holds a 90-64 career record and a 73-53 mark as Auburn's head coach
• AU is now 115-1 against non-conference teams at home since a 77-70 loss to Virginia on Jan. 5, 1992
• The attendance at Monday's home opener against Temple was 1,017
• Temple scored the first three points of the game and led by as many as five points at the 29-24 mark in the first half
• Auburn went on a 13-4 run to close the half and lead at halftime, 37-34
• DeWanna Bonner led the Tigers in the first half with 15 points and six rebounds
• Shanea Cotton led Temple in the opening half with 13 points and five rebounds
• Auburn led by as many as 20 at the 91-71 mark (1:44)
• Alli Smalley's four three-pointers ties her career high; she last reached the mark exactly a year ago on Nov. 17, 2007 against UAB
• With her 29 points, Bonner moves into eighth all-time at Auburn in career scoring with 1,500 points
• With her 20 points, Sherell Hobbs moves into 24th all-time at Auburn in career scoring with 995 points
• Bonner led all scorers with 29 points in the game, also chipping in a game-high nine rebounds
• The game was Auburn's second in a row to score 90 or more points, something the team has not done since scoring 95 and 103 points against Alabama A&M and Northwestern State, respectively, on Dec. 29 and 30, 2003
• The 95 points are tied for the second-most scored in the Nell Fortner era, coming in behind a 99-point effort last season against Colgate (Dec. 5, 2007) and tied with a 95-point outing vs. Western Michigan (Nov. 25, 2006)