Lee (28-4), ranked No. 10 in the final NAIA Top 25 Coaches Poll, will go for a fourth SSAC Tournament title on Saturday night at 5 p.m. when they take on second-seeded and No. 18-ranked Southern Poly State University, which was a 59-43 winner over Shorter College earlier in the day.

Auburn-Montgomery ends its season with a 15-15 record.

The Lady Flames turned a first-half barn burner into a runaway victory in the second frame, opening the period on a 14-2 run capped by a Katie Nelson three-pointer that gave Lee a 36-24 advantage with 9:15 remaining. Nelson, the SSAC's Player of the Year, shook off a scoreless first half to finish with a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds. She also swatted three shots.

Auburn-Montgomery, which went into the halftime locker room tied with the defending SSAC champions at 22-all, finally scored its first field goal of the second half on a Melanie Gess bucket with 8:59 to play.

A pair of Gess free throws cut Lee's advantage to 36-29 at the 7:46 mark, but a three-pointer from Nelson and five straight points from All-SSAC selection McKinnon ignited a 10-0 Lady Flames' spurt that gave Lee its largest lead to that point, 46-29, with 5:14 left.

Lee outscored AUM 31-13 in the second half and held the Lady Senators to 3-of-27 from the floor in the frame. The Lady Flames withstood a solid 13-point, 10-rebound effort from 6-foot-4 AUM center, Cassie Moore, who was hampered by foul trouble late in the first and into the second half.

Gess ended her career with 13 points to go along with four rebounds. The Lady Senators, who had upset Lee 73-49 in Montgomery back on Feb. 13, played toe-to-toe with the Lady Flames for the first 20 minutes and made up for a rough shooting night with a 9-of-10 showing from the foul line.