If Auburn’s season opener was any indication, the Tigers can look to a number of different sources for scoring this year.

Three Auburn players scored in double figures in the Tigers’ 77-43 win over Mercer on Friday — Tyrese Tanner (14), Blanche Alverson and Hasina Muhammad (12 each) — and two more — Jassany Williams (9) and Najat Ouardad (7) — got within a basket.

Head coach Nell Fortner would like to see that continue in the Tigers’ home opener against Belmont (0-2) on Tuesday night at 6, and beyond.

“You love seeing that scoring balance,” Fortner said. “All the players on the floor are confident enough to put the ball in the hole. When you’re playing with that much confidence, everyone feeds off of it.

The Tigers’ win Friday put them at 799 in the history of the program, leaving a milestone 800th win on the table for their home opener.

Auburn (1-0) was especially active in the post against Mercer, blocking five shots and outrebounding the Bears, 48-27, in the win, led by Alverson’s 10 boards and Parrisha Simmons’ nine.

Fortner expects a little more of a challenge down low from the Bruins, especially with 6-foot-2 senior center Haley Nelson (16.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg) in the paint.

“She is just extremely versatile as far as offense goes,” Fortner said. “It’ll be a real challenge for us to guard her. Anytime we have an opportunity to guard a player at any position that’s that good, it puts a lot of stress on your team, but also a lot of focus in the preparation.”

With a road trip to No. 8 Duke on Friday, Fortner hopes her Tigers can build on the success they had against Mercer — a game in which they started 10-of-10 from the field — against the Bruins.

“I don’t know if I have ever had a team do that, get your first 10 shots in the season opener,” Fortner said. “It was an exciting start to the season, but we still have a lot of work to do and a long way to go.”

WHERE: Auburn Arena

WHEN: 6 p.m.

RADIO/TV: WMXA (96.7 FM)/None

PROJECTED STARTERS, BELMONT: G Adrienne Tarrence, 5-9, Fr. (2.5 ppg, 3.5 apg); G Molly Ernst, 6-0, So. (4.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg); F Cacy Burtnett, 6-0, Sr. (3.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg); F Tristan Daniel, 6-2, Sr. (5.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg); C Haley Nelson, 6-2, Sr. (16.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg)

PROJECTED STARTERS, AUBURN: G Hasina Muhammad, 6-1, Fr. (12.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg); G Mordan Jennings, 5-8, Sr. (6.0 ppg, 8.0 apg); F Chantel Hilliard, 6-2, Sr. (6.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg); F Jassany Williams, 6-2, So. (9.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg); F Tyrese Tanner, 6-1, So. (14.0 ppg, 2.0 spg)

NOTABLE 
* Auburn, in its 41st season as a program, has a 799-361 record.

  * Belmont coach Brittney Ezell was a four-year starting point guard for Alabama, helping lead the Crimson Tide to four straight Sweet 16 appearances from 1995-98.

  * The Tigers beat the Bruins, 77-59, in the schools’ only meeting, on Nov. 30, 2002.