Auburn secures 4-seed in NCAA tournament
Auburn earned a bid as a 4-seed in the 2021 NCAA Tournament, announced in a selection show on Monday.
Auburn earned a bid as a 4-seed in the 2021 NCAA Tournament, announced in a selection show on Monday.
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. -- The Tigers' extended stay at Orange Beach was cut short on Thursday night when Auburn (12-6-1) fell 5-1 to Arkansas (16-3) in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament.
Auburn (9-4-1) advanced to the SEC Tournament semifinals for the first time since 2016, where it will face 1st seeded Arkansas (15-3) for the second time this season at 5 p.m. CST.
For the first time in five years, Auburn advanced to the SEC Tournament semifinals after it defeated South Carolina 2-1 in the tournament’s second round.
"We start over now at the SEC Tournament at 0-0, and it's a new season for us," said Auburn head coach Karen Hoppa. "There's no easy draw in this league, but South Carolina is an excellent team.”
Auburn soccer’s Alyssa Malonson continues to etch her name into new record books and awards as she was named the SEC’s Defender of the Year on Sunday.
Auburn soccer loses its Iron Bowl 1-0 while still gaining a bye in the upcoming SEC Tournament.
"You love playing your biggest rival at the end of the year. There's so much on the line,” said Auburn head coach Karen Hoppa.
Auburn soccer is looking to end the season as one of the Top 20 teams in the nation and came one step closer with the release of the newest RPI poll, which ranked the Tigers as the 12th best team with just one regular season game remaining on the schedule.
Auburn soccer added to its standing with a tie against Ole Miss, 2-2.
After suffering a 2-0 defeat to No. 4 Arkansas on Thursday, Auburn looks to rebound against No. 13 Ole Miss.
Auburn soccer loses 2-0 to No. 4 Arkansas.
Auburn is on pace to compete for the top spot in the SEC West for the first time since 2010, with a matchup against the other top divisional team looming large on Thursday.
Auburn soccer held Florida to two shots and no goals for its 11th win of the season.
While lacking a numerous amount of wins this season, Florida has seen recent success against the Tigers, winning the last three games dating back to 2017.
Senior Alyssa Malonson earns her second Top Drawer honor of the season, her fourth of her career.
Jake Gonzalez joins the show as the Tigers fall to the Dawgs, volleyball comes up short against the Razorbacks and soccer breaks out two more SEC wins.
Marissa Arias scored a game-winning goal in overtime in Auburn's sixth consecutive shutout against LSU. “Great to get the result. Really proud of how we just gutted that win out,” Hoppa said.
Following a 1-0 win in Starkville against Mississippi State, the No. 22 Auburn Tigers will look to continue their positive momentum as they welcome unranked LSU to the Auburn Soccer Complex.
Auburn has now shut out every SEC opponent it's defeated, now while sitting at a 3-2 record in conference play after downing Mississippi State on the road Thursday.