The Auburn women's soccer team is playing in an exhibition match against the Atlanta Beat April 2 at Spain Park High School in Birmingham.
This will be the second exhibition match between Auburn and the Atlanta Beat.
Auburn played the Atlanta Beat in an exhibition match March 10.
Atlanta Beat won 1-0.
"We have a little advantage because we played the Beat before Spring Break," said Amy Berbary, assistant coach. "We are working on the mistakes we made in that game and trying to improve."
The game will be played in the Birmingham area, which is the hometown of many of the players.
"We are pumped about playing a professional team," Berbary said. "Some of the people on our team grew up watching some of the Beat players; it will be interesting playing alongside them."
The team plans to practice for the game every day.
"We do the same things to prepare for any other game," said Julie King, junior defender. "We have to prepare because they are a good team."
Throughout the 2010 soccer season, King has played for more than 1896 minutes.
Junior Katy Frierson was named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Scholar Athlete of the Year.
"We are concentrating on technique," Frierson said.
"That's one of the things we missed during the first game."
Frierson said she is excited to play the match since the team is playing in her hometown.
"No matter how it goes, it will be a learning experience," King said. "The goal is to win."
Auburn will end its exhibition season next weekend in Kennesaw, Ga.
The Tigers will take on the Columbus State Cougars and Kennesaw State in back-to-back games Saturday, April 9, starting at 1:30 p.m.
Do you like this story? The Plainsman doesn't accept money from tuition or student fees, and we don't charge a subscription fee. But you can donate to support The Plainsman.
