Good news for the Auburn women's basketball this afternoon. Reserve forward Chantel Hilliard does not have a tear in her left knee after going down in pain during the second half of the Tigers' win against Georgia.Honestly, it looked bad when she went to the floor, and didn't appear much better when she was carried off the floor. The exact injury wasn't specified by the training staff, but Hilliard is questionable for Auburn's regular season finale against Arkansas on Sunday at Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum.
Hilliard's stats are modest (3.3 ppg in 12.2 mpg) but she has become one of the few viable options off the bench for the Tigers, who are not deep. She scored eight crucial points Sunday against Arkansas, scoring six straight for Auburn as it put the game away late in the second half.
Two other Auburn-related notes today ...
- Thompson wins SEC honor: We don't cover much softball here, but it is worth noting that pitcher Anna Thompson was named SEC Pitcher of the Week. Her stats last week are ridiculous: 3-0, 0 ER, 44 K in 18 2/3 innings. She set the school's single-game record with 18 strikeouts against Middle Tennessee on Feb. 20.
- Oku makes move: The bizarre David Oku saga just got a little bit weirder. Oku has enrolled in classes at Lincoln East High in Nebraska this semester, according to Nebraska.StatePaper.com. (apparently Oku is playing the recruiting process like a Stradivarius). The all-purpose back, who is considering Auburn among a host of schools, used to live in Midwest City, Okla. This is interesting because he recently added Nebraska to the list of schools he is considering. Think the Cornhuskers might be near the top now that he's going to school in Lincoln? I'm not liking Auburn's chances much anymore.
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