Auburn Morning Rush: Tigers offer cousin of NFL star, Women’s basketball cruise to victory

Good morning Auburn fans, another weekend has come and gone and there is no better way to start your Monday than with the Auburn Morning Rush.

It was a busy weekend on the Plains with Auburn picking up a big win over Western Kentucky in their final home game of the season.

The football team wasn’t the only program to pick up a win over the weekend though, the women’s basketball team cruised to a win over Alabama State Sunday night. The women’s swim and dive team took the top spot and the men finished second at the UGA Invite.

The football team also took advantage of the excitement ahead of the game to extend an offer to Tevis Metcalf, who is cousins with NFL star DK Metcalf.

Catch up on all of this news in today’s Auburn Morning Rush.

Tigers offer 3-star CB Tevis Metcalf

Auburn’s coaching staff knows the importance of recruiting and hasn’t wasted any chance to get talented players to campus. On Saturday 3-star cornerback Tevis Metcalf unofficially visited for the game and secondary coach Zac Etheridge extended a scholarship offer to him in person.

A member of the 2024 recruiting class, Tevis is ranked as the No. 66 cornerback in the country according to the 247Sports Composite ranking.

If his name is familiar, he is first cousins with former Ole Miss wide receiver and Seattle Seahawks star DK Metcalf.

Women's basketball dominates Alabama State 88-49

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It was a team effort for the Tigers Sunday in Neville Arena as all 13 players scored in the dominant 88-49 win over Alabama State.

“I told our starters, I’m not going to wait around for you to play hard,” head coach Johnnie Harris said. “I went to the bench and found some people who wanted to play. I challenged them after the last ballgame that I needed more. Sania (Wells) gave me more, Romi came in, and we all know Romi can score, but what I absolutely love is Romi battling and getting on the boards. That’s what we need.”

The Tigers (3-1) shot 50.7% from the field and were led by Romi Levy who scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for her first career double-double. Aicha Coulibaly scored a game-high 26 points and added six steals and seven rebounds.

They will return to action Friday in their first road game of the season. They are headed to Las Vegas where they will take on Indiana at 7:45 p.m. CT Friday and Colorado State at 5:30 p.m. CT Saturday in the Las Vegas Invitational.

Women finish 1st and men 2nd for Swim and Dive at UGA Invite

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It was another good weekend for Auburn swim and dive with the women winning the UGA Invite and the men finishing second.

The women took down Florida, Georgia, Florida State, and Georgia Tech with a score of 1005.5.

“A good weekend,” head coach Ryan Wochomurka said. “Mission accomplished on getting relays qualified for the NCAA meets. Exciting to see a few school records, multiple top 10 performances and one top time in the country. We have a lot to clean up over the holidays as we look to the second half of the year and into championship season. War Eagle!”

The men finished with a score of 1087, trailing only Florida.

A select group of Tigers will compete at the Toyota US Open while the divers await the Auburn Diving Invitationals in mid-December.

Story originally appeared on Auburn Wire