Auburn's swimming and diving and diving team ended its regular season with a victory Thursday at the Missouri Aquatic Center in Columbia, Missouri.
The No. 6 Men defeated Missouri, 162-138, and the No. 8 women won, 162-137.
On the men's side, the Tigers (4-4, 4-1 SEC) took seven out of the last eight events.
Sophomore Joe Patching and junior Arthur Mendes each had two wins.
Patching won the 200 backstroke, touching in at 1:44.19, and ended the meet with a 1:48 in the 200 individual medley.
Mendes posted a time of 43.90 in the 100 freestyle for his first victory of the year, and led the Tigers once more in the 100 butterfly, coming in at 47.28.
With sweeps in both of the men's relays, the men's squad also picked up key wins from freshman Logan Samuelson in the 500 free, freshman Hugo Morris in the 200 fly and a victory in the 50 free from Kyle Darmody.
On the women's side, Auburn's (7-2-1, 5-1-1 SEC) Ashley Neidigh, Allyx Purcell and Jillian Vitarius each had a pair of wins.
Neidigh touched in at 9:59.41 in the 1,000 free and 4:50.51 in the 500 free. Purcell clocked in at 22.64 in the 50 free and 49.60 in the 100 free. Vitarius came in a 55.41 in the 100 back and posted a 1:57.86 in the 200 back.
Auburn's women also earned victories in the 200 IM from McKenna DeBever, 200 free from Valerie Hull and the 200 free relay.
Carly Scheper earned a first-place finish in diving for the Tigers.
The junior recorded a six-dive list of 311.33 in the women's 3-meter competition, while senior Fraser McKean came in first place for the men in the 1-meter with a score of 367.13.
With the 2014-15 dual meets behind them, the Tigers will host the SEC Championships on Feb. 17-21 at the James E. Martin Aquatics Center.
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