COLUMBIA, S.C. — Auburn (11-7, 2-3 SEC) was held to 39.6 percent shooting from the field Sunday as South Carolina (10-7, 3-2 SEC) pulled away in the second half for a 63-49 win at Colonial Life Arena.

Nell Fortner took a “my bad” after, perhaps, working Chantel Hilliard and Morgan Jennings back into the rotation too abruptly Thursday against Alabama.

The ease with which KeKe Carrier won Thursday night’s jumpball signified that it might just be one of those nights for her in the post.

Three days later, Auburn women’s basketball coach Nell Fortner and the Tigers’ most reliable veteran, Alli Smalley, were still beaming about Sunday’s upset victory at No. 12 LSU.

BIRMINGHAM — For the first time in her career, Auburn senior KeKe Carrier was named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Week, the league announced Monday.

BATON ROUGE, La. — Auburn center KeKe Carrier had trouble getting out of bed Sunday, and it cost her a start in front of the family and friends who drove almost two hours to see her play at LSU.

Nell Fortner is getting on the defensive.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Down by as many as 20 points late in the first half, the Auburn women’s basketball team (9-6, 0-2 SEC) rallied back in the second half, setting up a Nicolle Thomas 3-pointer with 3 seconds left to tie the game at 52 and send the Tigers to their first…