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Thursday, January 29, 2009

Women's hoops: Georgia 67, No. 5 Auburn 58

So much for the streak.

Following a program-defining win against Tennessee, the Auburn women's basketball couldn't avoid a letdown in Athens on Thursday night, watching its nation's-best 20-game winning streak go down the tubes in a nine-point loss to Georgia.

I wasn't there, but followed along for a while online. Sounds a lot like a one-woman show, with DeWanna Bonner scoring 27 points and not getting too much help from her friends.

Whitney Boddie struggled to a 2-for-11 night from the field, finishing with six points. Alli Smalley finished with two points, going 0-for-6 from 3-point range.

Auburn (20-1, 5-1 SEC) went 2-for-15 from long range as a team, shooting just 33.3 percent overall from the field for the game.

Georgia (14-7, 4-2 SEC) shot 51.9 percent, out-scoring Auburn 39-29 in the second half. Angel Robinson led the way with 17 points.

"On the road you have to be mentally tough," Auburn head coach Nell Fortner said. "You just have to be a tougher road team in this conference.”

The Tigers are back in action Sunday when they travel to LSU for a 3 p.m. EST game.

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