On Friday night, Auburn women's soccer was able to draw Ole Miss 2-2, the same team that defeated the Tigers 7-0 last season.
Then on Sunday afternoon, they battled Tennessee to a scoreless draw.
Despite countless chances, the Tigers were unable to convert throughout regulation and two overtime periods against the Volunteers.
"It is frustrating," head coach Karen Hoppa said. "We had plenty of chances and should have put one or two away. But at the same time, Tennessee made some great defensive plays to save it or block it off the line."
Auburn finished the game with 18 shots and seven corners, but Tennessee goalkeeper Jamie Simmons saved six of the Tigers chances.
Perhaps her most important save came with one minute to play in the second overtime, when she was able to make a foot-save on an Ellie Leek shot from about 10 yards out.
Overall though, Hoppa was pleased with the play of her team, especially the defense who held their opponent scoreless for the sixth time this season.
"I was really pleased. Our defense is playing great, and that's a really good offensive team," Hoppa said. "Tennessee's got some really dangerous offensive players, and I thought defensively we played tremendous. I thought we played better today as a whole than we did the last couple of games, so we're happy about that as well."
Sunday's match marked the fourth time in five SEC matches that Auburn has gone to overtime.
The extra time on the field may slow the Tigers down heading into the second half of their conference schedule, and minor injuries to Ellie Leek, Chelsea Gandy-Cromer, and Samantha Solaru indicate that could be true.
But when asked if she thinks it will affect her team, Hoppa did not seem concerned.
"I don't think so," Hoppa said. "We're fit team, it's deep in the season, everybody's a little banged up. But I think our team is fit enough that they're going to recover and get back."
The weekend's results move Auburn to 6-4-3 overall and 0-2-3 in SEC play. The Tigers play next on Friday at 7 p.m. against Missouri at the Auburn Soccer Complex.
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