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#6 Tennessee won its 11th consecutive game on Thursday night with a 54-42 victory at Auburn. The 11-game winning streak is the longest by Tennessee since a 25-game streak at the end of the 2010-11 season.
The Lady Vols improved to 15-2 overall and remainder perfect in the SEC at 5-0.
The Tigers are now 9-9 and stay winless in the league at 0-5.
Tennessee has won a league-best 12 consecutive games against SEC foes, a streak that began with a 93-63 win over Auburn on Feb. 20, 2014 in Knoxville.
SophomoreJordan Reynoldsand juniorAndraya Cartereach scored 11 points to lead Tennessee's well-balanced scoring attack.Cierra Burdickadded 10 points, her fourth game in a row in double-figures.Isabelle Harrisonhad nine points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
Auburn was led by Tra'Cee Tanner's 14 points. The Tigers were held to just 32.2 percent from the floor on 19-of-59 shooting.
Tennessee has held all 11 opponents during the win streak to less than 63 points and all SEC foes to 58 or fewer.
Up eight at halftime, the Lady Vols expanded their lead to 13 on a Reynolds' 3-pointer with 17 minutes left in regulation. That gave Tennessee a 35-22 advantage.
The Lady Vols continued to lead by at least three possessions for the remainder of the game. Auburn got with seven points on a 3-pointer by Katie Frerking midway through the second half, making it 42-35. That was Auburn's first of only two treys of the game.
The Lady Vols held Auburn scoreless for the final 3:03 of the first half and taking a 26-18 lead into the locker room. Carter led all players with 11 points in the first half. Tennessee limited Auburn to just 25.8 percent from the floor and forced the Tigers into nine turnovers.
Tennessee is now 40-10 all-time against Auburn.
Tennessee finishes its three-game road swing at #7 Notre Dame on Monday night at 7 p.m. ET. That game airs on ESPN2 and the Lady Vol Network.
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