Angie Bjorklund breaks slump with 17 points as No. 5 Tennessee beats Auburn 85-56
By Beth Rucker, APThursday, January 28, 2010
No. 5 Tennessee defeats Auburn 85-56
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Angie Bjorklund broke a shooting slump and scored 20 points as No. 5 Tennessee beat Auburn 85-56 on Thursday night.
Glory Johnson scored 15 and grabbed 13 rebounds. Shekinna Stricklen added 17 points, and Alyssia Brewer had 11 points.
Bjorklund entered the game leading the Lady Volunteers (18-2, 6-1 Southeastern Conference) with 14.8 points per game but averaged just 8.8 in the past four games.
A 3-pointer by the Bjorklund capped a 14-2 run that gave Tennessee a 22-14 lead with 11:05 in the first half, and the Lady Vols did not trail again. Bjorklund hit 6 of 12 from behind the arc.
After losing twice last season to the Tigers (11-10, 2-6), the Lady Vols had no problems stopping them this time with stifling defense. Alli Smalley was the only Tigers player that didn’t appear to struggle, and she led the team with 21 points.
