Tennessee guard Andraya Carter (14) works against Auburn forward Katie Frerking (13) in their NCAA basketball game Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Knoxville.KNOXVILLE – Meighan Simmons can’t pinpoint a reason for her career-long mastery of Auburn.
Simmons scored 26 points as No. 10 Tennessee trounced Auburn 93-63 on Thursday night for the Lady Vols’ seventh victory in their last eight games. The 5-foot-9 senior averaged 26.5 points in Tennessee’s two victories over Auburn last season.
“No explanation,” Simmons said. “I just try to come out and play hard. It’s not ever about me. It’s really about the team. I just want to do whatever I can to kind of help the team win, just do my role and pay attention to what I need to do out there on the floor and just be a leader.”
Simmons sparked an early 19-0 run and had 25 points in the game’s first 21 minutes, 42 seconds before cooling off down the stretch. She made 10 of her first 15 shots before missing her last seven attempts with the game well out of reach.
“(I’m) very happy she’s a senior,” Auburn coach Terri Williams-Flournoy said. “I’ll look forward to watching her in the pros.”