MOBILE, Ala. – South Alabama women's basketball team dropped their first game of the season – against Auburn in Neville Arena Thursday night.
The Jags trailed by just six with less than three minutes left in the game, but an Auburn run allowed the Tigers to pull away, getting the nine-point win.
Freshman Kelsey Thompson scored 21 points off the bench, leading the Jags in points. Thompson and Nadia Howard totaled 31 points each in the game, with Howard recording 12 points.
The Jags travel to New Orleans on Monday at 7 p.