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(02/24/15 2:39am)
Auburn wrapped up their indoor regular season this weekend at the LSU High Performance Meet, Tyson Invitational and Husky Invitational, where multiple Tigers had impressive outings.
Junior Jessie Johnson broke her school record in the pole vault Saturday, Feb. 14, with a score of 14-0.5/4.28m at the Carl Maddox Field house, which is also a facility record.
Johnson has now broken her own record three times, clearing 13-4.5/4.08m and 13-8.5/4.18m prior to Saturdays meet.
Senior DJ Smith tied his personal record in the high jump at 7-3/2.21m to finish third at the Tyson Invitational. Marshay Ryan placed third in the triple jump with a distance of 42-4/12.90m.
Sophomore Teray Smith clocked a personal-best in the 200m with a time of 20.97. Sophomore Sashel Brown set a personal record with a time of 24.47 in the 200m, and junior Redatu Semeon recorded a new personal best in the 5000m at 9:38:68.
Senior Kane Grimster won the mile at the Husky Invitational with a time of 4:04.73, his fastest time at the event since 2012.
Sophomore Brianna Heilsnis placed second in the weight throw at the LSU High Performance Meet with a personal-best throw of 58-5.25/17.81m.
Next up, the Tigers will prepare to head to Lexington, Kentucky for the SEC Indoor Championships on Feb. 27-28.\0x200B
(02/24/15 1:51am)
The Auburn University men's and women's cross country teams were named to the Division I Cross Country All-Academic Teams Wednesday.
Auburn was among 179 men's teams, with a 3.47 cumulative GPA, and 226 women's teams, with a 3.32 cumulative GPA, to earn All-Academic honors.
Senior Kane Grimster was also once again named an individual All-Academic honoree by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
Honorees must have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or greater and must either be an All-American or among the top 15 finishers at their regional meet.
Grimster finished eighth at the NCAA South Regional and holds a cumulative GPA of 3.73 as a journalism major.
(02/24/15 1:47am)
Auburn fell to 0-10 in conference play Thursday night in Auburn Arena. LSU survived a second half, 3-point barrage by the Tigers to hold on for a 60-49 road win.
Although Auburn connected six times from deep in the second half, it was not enough to make up the difference.
LSU scored 28 points off of 24 Auburn turnovers while shooting a perfect 14-14 from the free throw line.
"We are just hurting ourselves by turning the ball over and giving up offensive rebounds," Coach Terri-Williams Flournoy said. "Those are things that we have control of, and we just have to do a better job than that."
Williams-Flournoy went with her eighth starting lineup of the season tonight --Petithomme, Montgomery, Frerking, Dieng, and Tanner-- and even in the loss, she said she believes the current unit gives her team the best chance to win moving forward.
"We are going to keep that lineup for the rest of the season," Williams-Flournoy said. "I am tired of changing the lineup. I told our freshman on the bench that they have to play better... They have to step up and give (our starters) a breather."
Brandy Montgomery's sharpshooting was on full display to keep Auburn from falling too far behind. She connected on five of her eight 3-point attempts in the second half, including three in a row to cut LSU's 38-23 lead to six.
Montgomery finished with a game-high 23 points and tied her career-high with six made 3-pointers.
"We have learned over the past few games that it can't just be one person," Williams-Flournoy said. "If we get Brandy scoring and somebody else scoring, that just gives us an opportunity."
Danielle Ballard led LSU with 14 points and three assists. Anne Pedersen and Raigyne Moncrief each scored 11 points for the visiting team.
Sophomore guard Kiani Parker missed her third straight game with a leg injury. According to Williams-Flournoy, there is no timetable for her return.
"We are trying to work her back in," Williams-Flournoy said. "She is practicing a little bit, and just seeing how much pain she can tolerate. So we will just have to wait and see."
LSU has won the last six meetings between the two teams.\0x200B
(02/24/15 1:37am)
Auburn remained winless in SEC play Sunday afternoon as the Tigers fell to No. 12 Texas A&M 78-34 in Reed Arena.
Junior Tra'Cee Tanner contributed her fourth double-double of the season, finishing with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Sophomore Brandy Montgomery also scored 10 points for Auburn in the loss.
Courtney Williams led all scores with 23 points. Courtney Walker added 13 points for A&M.
Everything seemed to fall for the Aggies, who shot a scorching 55.4 percent from the floor against the Tigers. Auburn was held to 34 percent shooting for the game.
Auburn's next opportunity to earn their first conference win will be Thursday night at home against LSU. The game will tip off at 6 p.m. and can be seen on FSN.
(02/24/15 1:34am)
Head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy announced Sunday, Feb. 1, that senior forward Hasina Muhammad has been dismissed from the Auburn women's basketball program for violating team rules.
"Our student-athletes have to be held accountable for the choices they make," Williams-Flournoy said. "It is a privilege to represent Auburn University as a student-athlete, and we expect everyone that is part of our program to conduct themselves accordingly."
Muhammad has led the team averaging 13.7 points per game in SEC play.
Muhammad's 1,184 career points ranks 23rd all time in Auburn history. She is fifth all-time in blocked shots (169) and seventh in steals (224).
Muhammad will graduate in May with a degree in physical education and teacher education.
(01/27/15 5:37am)
Auburn's conference woes continued Monday night against No.18 Mississippi State as the Tigers fell to the Bulldogs 59-48, dropping their eighth straight game.
"I think we just had a hard time getting open on the wings," Coach Terri Williams-Flournoy said. "We had a lack of proper screening and not cutting hard. A lot of that was the issue. They just have to be better at that. We just can't be denied on the wings and not run our offense. That puts too much pressure on your freshman point guard."
Auburn (9-11,0-7 SEC) did not score until Brandy Montgomery's free throw broke the ice four minutes into regulation.
Although Auburn was able to get out in transition and go on a 15-2 run to build a seven point lead midway through the first half, the Bulldogs' size and defensive pressure in the halfcourt took Auburn out of their rhythm offensively throughout the game.
"We were making shots," Williams-Flournoy said. "We were making stops. I think in that possession Kiani Parker made two steals. We were scoring and we were able to make defensive stops, which means we weren't turning the ball over and we weren't giving up offensive rebounds."
Mississippi State (21-2, 6-2 SEC) scored 13 points off of 23 Auburn turnovers. The Bulldogs bullied the Tigers in the paint, where they scored 32 of their 59 points.
Montgomery netted a game-high 21 points for Auburn in the loss. Neydja Petithomme added 11 points and three assists.
Victoria Vivians led the way for Mississippi State with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Martha Alwal and Breanna Richardson scored 15 points each for the Bulldogs.
Senior guard Hasina Muhammad was not on the bench tonight after being suspended three games by the University. Her defensive presence and athleticism was missed as the Tigers gave up 17 offensive rebounds, leading to 25 second chance points for Mississippi State.
"I missed her a lot," Montgomery said. "She's our leader, she's our senior out there and keeps everybody together. She's at the top and gets us pumped up. We really missed her tonight."
The Tigers are 1-10 this season when scoring less than 60 points. Auburn has not reached the 60-point mark since their 81-44 victory over Florida International on Dec. 29, 2014.
Next up, the Tigers will travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas, in search of their first conference win against the Arkansas Razorbacks in Bud Walton Arena.
"It is something that we need to take care of," Williams-Flournoy said. "We want to win. I don't think it's a lack of effort from my young ladies. They're not trying to go out there and lose. They're playing hard. They're trying. We just got to keep fighting until we get that win. It can't stress us out. We can't stop. We can't give up. We can't quit. We just have to keep going until we get that win."
The game will tip off at 7 p.m. CT on SEC Network.
(02/24/15 1:04am)
Despite a season-high 29 turnovers and 30-24 halftime deficit, Auburn (9-10, 0-6 SEC) rallied to take a two-point lead late in the second half. However, Alabama (12-9, 1-5 SEC) would go on to win the game 51-50 after Brandy Montgomery's last second shot was blocked at the buzzer.
Katie Frerking netted a career-high 15 points to go along with eight rebounds. Brandy Montgomery added 16 points, and Tra'Cee Tenner scored nine points and pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds.
After Auburn fought back to take a 47-45 lead, Alabama relied on sharp free throw shooting down the stretch to put the game away, finding their way to the line six times in the game's final three minutes.
Although Auburn shot 38 percent from the floor to Alabama's 30.2, the Tide scored 31 points off of the Tigers' 29 turnovers creating a lead that was too large for the Tigers to overcome.
At the 1:17 mark in the first half, a fight broke out between the two teams that resulted in the ejection of Auburn's Hasina Muhammad and Alabama's Breanna Hayden and Meoshonti Knight.
Next up, the Tigers return home to take on Mississippi State Monday, Jan. 26, at 8 p.m. in Auburn Arena.
(01/03/15 4:30am)
Despite a furious second-half rally, Auburn's comeback bid was denied as No.1 South Carolina pulled away for a 77-58 win Friday, Jan. 2, in Colonial Life Arena in front of a crowd of 16,456.
(12/31/14 3:45am)
Auburn (9-4) missed 15 consecutive shots in the first half and went into the locker room trailing the Hampton Lady Pirates 21-12.
(12/15/14 1:07am)
Women's basketball (6-2) extended their winning streak to three games Sunday afternoon in the Auburn Arena after knocking off the Samford Bulldogs 64-41 in a game that they never trailed.
Samford cut Auburn's second half lead to five at 34-29, but strong defense once again led to an offensive explosion for the Tigers, who then went on a 21-5 run to put the game out of reach.
The Tigers forced Samford into 27 turnovers, highlighted by Hasina Muhammad 's season-high seven steals. Muhammad also scored seven points and pulled down four rebounds to go along with four blocks.
Freshman forward, Jazmine Jones, led the charge for Auburn with a career-high 12 points on 5-of-5 shooting.
Tra'Cee Tanner added 10 points for the Tigers, and Katie Frerking had a team-high seven rebounds.
Auburn is now 4-0 in games where the team forces 25 or more turnovers.
Women's basketball will finish up their non-conference schedule Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. against Savannah State in the first game of a basketball double header. The men's basketball team will then take on the Winthrop Eagles at 8 p.m.
(12/27/14 8:30pm)
The Auburn Tigers (8-4) will take on the Wisconsin Badgers of the Big Ten (10-3) Thursday, Jan. 1 on ESPN2. Both teams are coming off tough losses, but offensive stars on both teams make this an interesting matchup to watch.
(11/30/14 7:28am)
Winthrop converted 16 of their 25 attempts from the free-throw line and played opportunistic defense down the stretch to knock off the Tigers 56-54 Saturday afternoon at Winthrop Coliseum.
Aliyah Kilpatrick scored a game-high 16 points for the Eagles with 10 of those points coming from the charity stripe.
Winthrop trailed Auburn 54-49 with 2:34 remaining in the second half after Katie Ferking hit Auburn's seventh 3-pointer of the game.
Samiya Wright responded with a 3-pointer of her own for Winthrop to cut the lead to 54-52.
After Kilpatrick converted 2 free-throws following a missed jumper by Brandy Montgomery, she came up with a steal near midcourt and was fouled with 12 seconds to play.
Kilpatrick's final two free-throws sealed the game for Winthrop after a last second shot by Hasina Muhammad was blocked as time expired.
Tra'Cee Tanner and Montgomery led the way for Auburn with 11 apiece.
Khady Dieng added 10 points for the Tigers.
Auburn will now prepare to host Marquette on Tuesday, Dec. 2. At 6 p.m. at Auburn Arena in the first of four-straight games at home.
(11/27/14 1:00pm)
Since 1954, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes has been influencing the lives of players and coaches around the country.
Whether it's at the youth level, high school, college or the pros, the voluntary organization had challenged athletes of all sports to live by the values of integrity, teamwork, community service and devotion to Jesus Christ through weekly "huddle" meetings.
Randy Roberts, former All-American football player at Morehouse University, has served as Auburn's FCA assistant director since his arrival at the University eight years ago.
"The FCA is designed for people to ultimately grow in their walk with God," Roberts said. "It's not just us leaders or staff people that are guiding the ministry. It's students who are having a big part in the direction that we take and the influence that we have. It's a neat experience that a lot of people get to be a part of."
The FCA has been on Auburn University's campus for over 50 years, and student-athletes like senior quarterback Jonathan Wallace and sophomore runner Samantha Berggren continue to further its legacy.
"I got involved with the FCA as a freshman when a kind upperclassmen friend of mine invited me to join them on a Monday night," Berggren said. "After that first night, I was hooked and I wanted to come back. Through my first year, I got to develop meaningful relationships with several people and I eventually was encouraged to join the FCA leadership team."
Wallace describes the FCA as a "lively, transparent and honest" group of people searching for direction. After being involved with the FCA throughout high school, Wallace once again turned into the organization to build stability.
"FCA has given my life structure and purpose," Wallace said. "The way I handle situations in my life has been influenced by what I have come to learn in FCA. You see, we all have trials and adversity in our lives and the only way that I have been able to get through those times is by talking it out with my FCA family."
Because of the closeness of its members, the FCA provides an outlet for student-athletes to express themselves in ways they may not be able to anywhere else on a college campus.
"We share personal stories with each other to help one another," Wallace said. "We always bring up the fact that there are some things that everyone has possibly gone through in their life at some point and if you are able to connect with those people who have experienced some of those tragedies or trials, then they can more than likely help you through it. That is what I love most about FCA. We use our experiences to help others. We may not always have the answer, but we will do our best to love and support anyone the best way we know how."
Berggren has also been able to find herself through her FCA experience.
"Through several topics during our Monday night huddles, I have learned the valuable lesson of finding my identity in Christ and not in my sport," Berggren said. "Having learned this, it has helped me to see track and field as a blessing and a privilege rather than a burden. FCA has helped me develop the mindset of 'the bigger picture.' It helps being able to see the value of things in my life, seeing that afflictions are merely temporary and that God has an ultimate plan for my life that is unfolding at a rate that he finds fit."
Although the organization is promoted for athletes, its doors are open to any student on campus looking to be part of it.
"What we want the Auburn family to realize is that just because we are labeled as a fellowship of Christian 'athletes,' we want all believers to feel welcome because we all serve the same God," Berggren said, "We have several regular attendees who are considered non-athletes, but as far as we're concerned, if you are on Team Jesus, we want you there."
As a student-athlete at a major school, the spotlight can cause some to lose sight on what's really important. With so much to appreciate, the FCA provides students and athletes with an experience they can truly be thankful for.
"Without my relationship with Christ and the relationships that I had with friends and FCA members that kept me accountable, I would not be on the path that I am today," Wallace said. "My relationship with Christ created accountability that put purpose, honesty and trust in my life. It has made me think twice about my actions and I take responsibility for the actions I decide to make. It is not easy. It never has been easy, but one thing I cannot do is give up or give in."
(11/21/14 3:15am)
A pair of 2-0 teams met Thursday night in Auburn Arena in a game that did not disappoint.
(11/19/14 6:01am)
Days after being named the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Auburn senior Ty McCormack has now been recognized as the USTFCCCA South Region Runner of the Year, becoming the first Tiger to take home the award since 2009.
McCormack won the NCAA South Region title with a time of 30:08.30 and finished second at the SEC Championships.
McCormack has finished every race this season in the top-two.
McCormack has qualified for the NCAA Cross Country Championships at the Lavern Gibson Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Ind. on Saturday, Nov. 22.
(11/17/14 9:19pm)
The Tigers showed promise in their opening drive against the Bulldogs. The march included three straight third down conversions and a 26-yard touchdown run by Cameron Artis-Payne to give the Tigers an early lead.
However, that touchdown would be Auburn's only score of the evening as Georgia would go on to win 34-7 in the lowest-scoring performance under head coach Gus Malzahn.
"I'm disappointed," Auburn offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee said," We didn't get it done. Really at every spot, we didn't get it done so we're very disappointed. Obviously as coaches we're disappointed and our players are disappointed that they didn't get it done."
The Tigers turned the ball over three times in the game, handing the momentum over to a surging Georgia team on their home field.
"At the end of the day, they kicked our tail and that's just the reality of it," Lashlee said. "We didn't get it done and they beat us."
The offensive line struggled as the SEC's leading rusher Artis-Payne was held to just 86-yards on 20 carries. Georgia dominated Auburn at the line of scrimmage taking the offense out of its rhythm.
"Well, we still lead the league in rushing and we've been running the ball pretty well," Lashlee said. "Saturday we just didn't get it done so we've got to work on fixing that this week."
The pass protection wasn't much better for the Tigers as Nick Marshall was under pressure for most of the game in his return to Athens. Marshall completed 11 passes for 112-yards, and interception, finishing with a QBR of 40.6.
Now out of the SEC West race, Lashlee and the Tigers will look to their seniors on the offensive side of the ball for leadership as the regular season winds down.
"You look at Nick at quarterback, Reese (Dismukes) at center. Those are the first two who come to mind," Lashlee said. "Someone like a Cameron Artis-Payne is not going to say a lot, but I thought his play spoke fine. He played hard and played well. A guy like C.J. (Uzomah) is a senior. You know, you look at your older guys and some of your juniors that have been there. But just as a collective whole as a group, you've got to bounce back.
Although disappointed, Lashlee knows that there is still more football to be played.
"Like I said, we're going to find a lot about what we're made of and how we respond. Last week was very disappointing and this week was extremely disappointing. It's all about how we respond. As coaches, we've got to respond well if we want our players to respond well. We've still got plenty to play for."
(11/15/14 1:00am)
The Auburn Tigers competed in the NCAA Cross Country South Regional on Friday at the Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Fla., and strong performances by seniors Ty McCormack and Kane Grimster earned the duo a spot in the upcoming NCAA Cross Country Championships.
(11/12/14 8:30am)
The game was Auburn vs. Jacksonville State.
We were unstoppable that night in the Auburn Arena. We built a huge lead behind the strong play of Chris Denson and KT Harrell, aka The Bearded One.
The outcome of the contest was all but decided, and when most people saw a blowout win, I saw an opportunity.
Coach Barbee glared down the bench and looked at me and my teammate, Devin Waddell. He said a quick prayer, and then called our names to check in. Next thing I knew, I was dribbling the ball up the floor frantically trying to get my team into an offensive set with thousands of screaming Tiger fans in attendance.
Considering the fact I got a grand total of zero reps in practice that week, I was somewhat nervous.
As a walk-on, you never really know when it's going to be your time to shine. However, that night, on that floor, my moment came.
The ball was in my hands with 50 seconds left in the game. Jacksonville State did a great job defending the play coach called because I didn't run it correctly.
With the 35-second shot clock running down, I had no choice but to improvise. Attempting my best Tahj Shamsid-Deen impersonation, I called for a high ball-screen and used it to beat my defender into the paint.
I attacked the rim with the ferocity of a Miniature Pinscher. Jacksonville State's center slid perfectly into help position from the weak side, but that night, I would not be denied. I didn't back the ball out, and I didn't look for an open teammate.
I went full Kobe mode on the Gamecocks.
Ignoring a wide-open Devin in the corner, put my head down, dipped my shoulder into my defender, and blindly floated the ball up toward the glass with the grace of Derrick Rose.
As the ball drifted through the air, I had a shortness of breath, mostly because I was out of oxygen because of my chronic asthma.
It was my first career shot attempt, and although my skill level may have appeared to be that of a redshirt senior, I was under a lot more pressure than people realized.
All of that pressure subsided when cheers from the crowd confirmed my eyes weren't playing tricks on me.
The ball went through the net.
It finally happened. I scored. I recorded my first career points as an Auburn Tiger.
During my victory trot down the court, I had the biggest smile on my face. It communicated the phrase, shove it, to everyone who said I couldn't do it.
I came to Auburn as a basketball manager, and even when I was added to the roster two weeks later, I was still expected to fail living in the shadow of the scholarship players.
I'm not the biggest, or the strongest. I'm not the fastest, or the most skilled, but somehow, day after day, I make it work.
I have embraced the role of Mr. Irrelevant, and for a kid who wasn't supposed to accomplish anything, I've done pretty well for myself.
As these thoughts were going through my head, I quickly realized my celebration was a bit premature.
The four-foot-zero point guard I was guarding launched a three in my face and drained it as time expired.
Gotta love college basketball.
CJ Holmes is a sports writter for The Plainsman. He can be reached at sports@theplainsman.
(11/09/14 9:30pm)
Plainsman sports writers C.J. Holmes and Pierce Quinn recap the AU vs Texas A&M game.
(11/09/14 1:05am)
After a nail-biting victory over Ole Miss last weekend in Oxford, No. 3 Auburn came into the afternoon as a 23.5 point favorite over an unranked and inconsistent Texas A&M team.
However, Kevin Sumlin and company had other plans.
In a game full of pivotal booth reviews and big plays by both offenses, the Aggies were able to capitalize on Auburn's miscues and outlast the Tigers, winning 41-38.
"Obviously we are disappointed with the way the game finished." Coach Malzahn said, "Our kids fought back. We got in a hole early and they had a lot of momentum."
Auburn's home game winning streak ends at 14, and the Tigers will fall to 7-2 on the season with the health of their star receiver D'haquille Williams in question.
In the second quarter, Williams went down with an apparent knee injury and left the field on crutches assisted by the medical staff. He did not return to the game.