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(03/01/13 5:24pm)
Water is a necessity to every athletics team on the Plains nutritionally. For some though, the liquid of life is essential to how their sport is played. Swimming, bass fishing, water skiing, snow skiing and snowboarding all require water in some way to properly compete, but the one common state of water these sports lack is what we know as the solid form of H2O, the phenomenon of ice.
(02/25/13 12:34am)
The No. 29 ranked women's golf team is currently in 16th with a 14-over 302. The team had its first day of play in the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate in New Orleans Sunday, Feb. 24.
The Tigers were led by junior Marta Sanz, who shot even par at the English Turn Golf and Country Club, enough to put her in 20th place in the tournament. Following Sanz was Auburn junior Diana Fernandez shooting a 2-over 74 in the first round of play.
"Marta had a solid round, and Diana put together a round that she has been working for," said Head Coach Kim Evans to Auburn Athletics.
Tulane, the host of the tournament, currently leads the field with a 6-under 282 on the day, followed by a tie in second place of Duke and UCLA with a 5-under 283.
Leading the individual competition is Tulane's Emily Pentilla who shot a 5-under 67 today. Alabama's Stephanie Meadow and Tulane's Gemma Dryburgh are tied in second scoring a 4-under 68.
Joining Auburn in the tournament are 18 teams from across the nation, featuring eight teams in the top 25. The Tigers teed off against No. 1 Southern Califormia, No. 3 Duke, No. 4 Florida and No. 6 Alabama, among others.
The five starters for Auburn in the 54-hole tournament this week are Marta Sanz, Diana Fernandez, Carlie Yadloczky, Alex Harrell and Jamie Yun.
Auburn looks to close the gap on its 20-shot deficit in the second round of the tournament at 9 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25.
(02/23/13 9:22pm)
Having the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth wasn't enough for the Tigers to snag a last-minute win against Middle Tennessee State University Saturday, Feb. 23, losing to the Blue Raiders 2-1.
(02/21/13 5:39am)
The men's basketball team suffered its 10th loss in the last 11 games Wednesday, Feb. 20, falling to Texas A&M 65-56. The Tigers are now 9-17 on the season and 3-10 in the SEC.
(02/14/13 6:06am)
It may not be one of Auburn's biggest sports or the South's most popular game, but the men's lacrosse team is quickly gaining popularity on campus.
(01/31/13 5:51am)
With only a week left until National Signing Day on Feb. 6, the Tigers have built an impressive 2013 class ranked No. 13 in the nation by Rivals.com. With top targets and commits visiting the Plains this weekend, Auburn hopes to continue their momentum after multiple flips from rival SEC schools earlier this week.
(01/24/13 3:38am)
The men's basketball team traveled to Nashville to face Vanderbilt Wednesday, Jan. 23 and lost 73-61. The Tigers (8-10, 2-3 SEC) kept it close in the first half, but failed to defend Vanderbilt (8-9, 2-3 SEC) and its strong shooting offense in the second. The loss marks Auburn's third straight conference loss after starting SEC play 2-0.
After keeping the game close and leading for much of the first half, Auburn was unable to hang on as Vanderbilt went on multiple runs throughout the second half to gain an easy victory. After last week's 3-point disaster against Kentucky, the Tigers once again faltered from behind the line shooting 9-24. Senior center Rob Chubb scored 14 points and recorded eight rebounds, leading the team.
Vanderbilt's offensive teamwork shined with four players scoring more than 10 points and an impressive 24 points from the free-throw line, shooting 80 percent. Sophomore guard Kedren Johnson scored 15 points and had seven rebounds for the Commodores along with freshman guard Kevin Bright, who hit 4-7 three pointers and had 12 points off the bench for Vanderbilt.
The turning point came in the second half when Vanderbilt's shots from behind the arc began to fall. In the first half, they were 28.6 percent from the 3-point line, but in the second half made 5-10 and continued to add on to their lead.
At halftime the Tigers trailed by seven after failing to score in the final three minutes of the half. The Commodores were able to score seven unanswered and went into the locker room with the lead. They never looked back and coasted to the win on top of poor shooting from the Tigers' offense.
On Saturday, Jan. 26, Auburn looks to bounce back against No. 23 ranked Ole Miss at home at 7 p.m.
(01/23/13 1:32am)
The No. 21 ranked men's tennis (3-1) defeated Troy (1-2) Tuesday, Jan. 22 at the Yarbrough Tennis Center in Auburn by a score of 6-1.
The Tigers swept the doubles competition, winning all three matches easily. The first victory came from Auburn sophomore Lukas Ollert and freshman Joseph Van Dooren against Troy's Anas Rouchdi and Daniel Bustamante, winning 8-1. The doubles team of senior Andreas Mies and junior Daniel Cochrane coasted to an 8-3 win over Troy's Sami Ghorbel and Andre Stabile. The Auburn duo is currently ranked No. 2 in the nation for doubles.
Auburn fared well in the singles competition, winning five of six matches, three of which were won in only two sets. The Tigers' only loss came from the match-up of Van Dooren and Troy's Sami Ghorbel, which went three sets with Ghorbel coming out on top in the final set 6-2.
Last week the Tigers defeated Jacksonville State 7-0 and Mercer 7-0 to open the 2013 dual match season with a doubleheader at the Yarbrough Tennis Center. Auburn never lost a single set throughout the two matches and started the season with a record of 2-0.
After last week's match, Auburn Athletics reported Coach Eric Shore as saying, "I think they came out and did a good job. I thought we got better as the day went on. We have some things we need to work on. We're trying to get ready for next weekend. We got to play outdoors in the morning, which helped because we will be outside next weekend, and we're also preparing for Troy on Tuesday, who is much improved from last year. We're looking to continue our success on Tuesday."
Continuing their success was exactly what happened, as the Tigers easily handled Troy Tuesday. Next week, Auburn will compete against No. 22 Indiana, No. 11 Mississippi St. and No. 24 LSU Jan. 26-27 in Starkville, Miss.
(01/20/13 6:54am)
The men's basketball team suffered its worst home loss under Head Coach Tony Barbee as the Tigers fell to Kentucky 75-53 in front of a sell-out crowd Saturday night, Jan. 19, dropping the Tigers to 2-2 in the SEC and 8-9 on the season.
After leading by only five points at halftime, a lights-out second half from the Wildcats and sophomore Kyle Wiltjer gave Kentucky its third SEC win, improving it to 12-5 on the year. Wiltjer's 17 points led the Wildcats, with 15 of them coming in the second half among the team's 18-27 from the field.
"We had our lack of confidence," Barbee said. "We were scared in the moment."
The Wildcats began to pull away with impressive play from the nation's number two overall recruit Nerlens Noel. After sitting out much of the first half in foul trouble, the 6-10 freshman finished the game with 10 points, but his defensive play allowed Kentucky to break away. He recorded 7 blocks and 9 rebounds in 25 minutes on playing time. Auburn center Rob Chubb added that Noel reminded him of ex-Kentucky player and NBA starter Anthony Davis by being such a big inside presence.
Auburn faltered due to poor shooting throughout the game, finishing with only 34.8 percent from the field and 0-15 from behind the arc. Chubb led the Tigers with 14 points and helped to bring the them back from a late eight-point deficit in the first half, but was unable to hold on in the second.
"We came out and played scared," said Auburn guard Frankie Sullivan. "You can't win like that at all."
Both teams got off to a sloppy start Saturday night, scoring a combined 12 points in the first 10 minutes with 6-35 shooting from the field.
"We had a real lack of aggression and lack of poise from the get-go," Chubb said.
Auburn shot 32.4 percent from the field in the first half, including a dismal 0-11 from 3-point range.
"We couldn't make a shot either," said Kentucky's head coach, John Calipari. "Then we executed and made plays and Nerlens played well," and that was the difference between the two teams. Kentucky was able to bounce back from its poor first-half play and Auburn never came back.
(01/12/13 2:33am)
The No. 13 Auburn gymnastics team lost its home opener Friday night, Jan. 11 against conference opponent No. 25 Kentucky. The Wildcats posted a total score of 195.525, beating the Tigers' score of 194.250.
(01/10/13 4:00pm)
The Auburn men's basketball team won 68-63 in the team's first SEC game of the season Wednesday, Jan. 9 at home against LSU (9-3), improving the Tigers to a 7-7 record.
(12/19/12 10:35pm)
The men's basketball team commanded the lead after scoring the game's first points and never looked back, coasting to a 81-62 victory against opponent Tennessee Tech at home Tuesday, Dec. 18.
A shutdown second half from Auburn led to a game-high 28-point lead against the Golden Eagles with six minutes left in the game. The Tigers held Tennessee Tech to a meager 37 percent from the field, and Auburn junior Chris Denson scored 18 points in his third game with the team this season.
Head coach Tony Barbee commented on Denson's impact, "He plays with a swagger. He feels he is as good as anyone on the floor, and it's contagious with the other guys."
In his three games this season, Denson has averaged more than 16 PPG and continued to be a large impact on the team, helping it to its third win in a row.
"I feel we were rushing shots earlier (in the season)," Denson said. "I never sat out a full practice because coach wanted me fresh when I came back."
The difference between the team's consistency before and after Denson's arrival is substantial and has shown on the final scoreboard during the past week.
Auburn's defense held strong against TTU's three-point game, allowing only one of 18 attempts. TTU has three players that shoot more than 40 percent from the three-point range, and the Tigers knew they had to stop it to win.
"We gambled a lot defending the three," Denson said. "They got us jumping but we just really had to guard it."
Freshman Jordan Price also had an impressive game, scoring 12 off the bench, including three straight three-pointers that brought him to 11 straight from behind the arc over the last three games, four shy of the NCAA record.
Price was issued a technical foul late in the first half and saw little playing time afterward.
"I got too excited," he said. "They were talking some trash and I got involved. I shouldn't have. I know that."
Price is still seeing a relatively small amount of playing time after his impressive last three games.
"He made those buckets for us but I saw he had five or so 50-50 balls," Barbee said. "It's going to be a process. He has to mature his game."
When asked about the technical foul, Barbee replied, "It was a teaching moment."
The 19-point victory was the Tigers' third straight win, giving them a 5-5 record on the season heading towards conference play. Following the game this Saturday, Dec. 22 against Winthrop, Auburn will have two tough match-ups against No. 10 ranked Illinois and ACC opponent Florida State.
"I knew this team would be better later than earlier," Barbee said. "With Chris (Denson) absent, I knew we'd be inconsistent. I see this team advancing and making steps. That's what we want to do is make steps."