Auburn soccer misses out on NCAA Tourney bid
Despite a five-game winning streak, Auburn soccer did not receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Auburn ends the season 10-5-3.
Despite a five-game winning streak, Auburn soccer did not receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Auburn ends the season 10-5-3.
Auburn closed out its season with a 4-1 win over Virginia Tech on Saturday. “To beat them 4-1 is just a huge statement about this team from Auburn deserves to be in the NCAA Tournament,” Hoppa said.
"It feels really great," Houchin said. "I was just really happy to be able to spend it with my team. Those are the people that mean the most to me, my teammates. I know they all played really hard for me and Dani today, so it was really good to go out with a win."
“Really proud of our team,” said head coach Karen Hoppa. “Last fall we felt like we let one get away at home against Alabama, and the girls really wanted to have this opportunity to have a second chance."
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Auburn soccer secured a three-game season sweep of the Georgia Bulldogs in a 1-0 win at the Auburn Soccer Complex on Saturday. The victory was Karen Hoppa’s 250th career win as the Auburn Tigers head coach.
“I was really proud of our team today,” Auburn head coach Karen Hoppa said. “We executed our game plan. I thought we did a great job disrupting Clemson, and we created a ton of chances. We just couldn’t find the back of the net.”
Following 110 minutes of play, Auburn and LSU were unable to break the 0-0 tie at the Auburn Soccer Complex on Friday. “I thought we started the game really slow, but we grew into the contest and created enough chances to win,” said head coach Karen Hoppa. “We just couldn’t find the back of the net.”
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Auburn soccer returned to the field on Friday to start its spring portion of the 2020-21 season and resumed play with a decisive 5-0 win over Kennesaw State at home. “We are really proud of the girls’ effort tonight,” said head coach Karen Hoppa.
Auburn soccer announced its schedule for the 2021 spring season on Friday. Auburn will open its season on Feb. 19 against Kennesaw State at the Auburn Soccer Complex.
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Auburn’s fall season ended on Tuesday with a 4-3 loss to No. 1 seed Arkansas in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals in Orange Beach, Alabama.
When the Tigers needed a hero, freshman midfielder Mallory Mooney scored in the opening seconds of double overtime to give the Tigers a 2-1 win over Georgia and send them to the quarterfinals.
After a chaotic regular season that saw Auburn soccer play in seven overtime periods, face a 25-day hiatus due to COVID postponements, and a stretch of four games in 11 days to end the season, head coach Karen Hoppa and the Tigers are ready for anything when it comes to the SEC Tournament.
On Monday, No. 15 Auburn lost on the road 2-0 to No. 3 Texas A&M at Ellis Field in College Station, Texas. The Tigers end the regular season with a 3-3-2 record.
Auburn had its chances with 12 shot attempts, but ultimately the Tigers were shutout in a 1-0 loss to Alabama at the Auburn Soccer Complex Friday.