Auburn suffers its first loss of season to Oklahoma
Auburn lost its first game of the season on Friday as Oklahoma came back to win 4-3 in 10 innings at the Round Rock Invitational.
Auburn lost its first game of the season on Friday as Oklahoma came back to win 4-3 in 10 innings at the Round Rock Invitational.
Auburn gymnastics is headed to top-ranked Florida for its last road meet on Friday. "So my thought is, put us up against the top teams and we’ll show you that we deserve to be there," Graba said.
On senior night, Unique Thompson and Auburn were unable to pull off the upset over No. 16 Arkansas losing 74-69. “Whenever I look back on my years here, I can honestly say I did give it everything I had,” Thompson said. “I don’t have any regrets."
Auburn softball opened up the Tiger Invite on Thursday with a 2-0 win over the Jacksonville Dolphins.
On Thursday, Auburn picked up a commitment from a local prospect in 3-star linebacker Powell Gordon. Gordon is a linebacker in the class of 2022 who plays at Auburn High School.
Auburn's basketball game against Mississippi State has been rescheduled for Saturday, March 6, the SEC announced on Thursday.
Auburn used a 14 run fourth inning to cruise to a 33-0 win against Alabama A&M Wednesday night. The Tigers' 33 runs are the new program record for runs in a game, besting the previous record of 32 runs set in 1994.
Auburn is looking to make some adjustments after a 2-1 weekend in the Osprey/Dolphin Invitational. “It’s nice to win some ballgames here in the last couple of weeks knowing you’re not playing your best ball yet," Dean said.
Auburn basketball will have back-to-back years with a McDonald’s All-American on the roster with 2021 5-star signee Jabari Smith being named one on Tuesday.
“It means everything to me,” Thompson said. “It’s hard to not get choked up and teary-eyed. I had goosebumps the whole game. Before the game I was a nervous wreck, just knowing what I had to do tonight. Once I looked up and saw that I had (10 rebounds), I couldn’t do anything but smile.
For the first time since Jan. 6, Auburn was without starting point guard Sharife Cooper. The freshman point guard was unavailable for Tuesday's game after suffering an ankle injury on Sunday. Cooper's absence was felt in Auburn's 74–57 loss to Florida at home Tuesday night.
Auburn baseball remains undefeated after dominating Alabama A&M on Tuesday. The game ended after seven innings with an 18-2 Auburn victory.
On Tuesday, the SEC announced that Auburn's Derrian Gobourne had been named the SEC Specialist of the Week after helping Auburn defeat Georgia last week.
Auburn (11-12, 5-9 in SEC) will be looking to get back in the win column on Tuesday when they host Florida (11-6, 7-5 in SEC) at home.
Former West Virginia cornerback Dreshun Miller committed to Auburn on Monday via a post on his Twitter.
After totaling four assists against Kennesaw State, Anna Haddock was named SEC Freshman of the Week, the conference announced on Monday.
It took ten innings, but pinch-hitter Bobby Pierce's walk-off single helped Auburn sweep Presbyterian with a 2-1 win on Sunday.
On Sunday, Auburn scored four unanswered runs, but ultimately fell 6-5 to No. 19 South Carolina in the final game of the Dolphin/Osprey Invitational. "We kind of gave it away in the first four innings," said head coach Mickey Dean.
Sharife Cooper had another 20-plus point outing on Saturday, scoring a team-high 26 points against LSU. Despite Cooper's 26 points, Auburn fell to LSU 104-80 in Baton Rouge.
On Saturday, Auburn had its first showdown with SEC competition this season in a 5-4 win over No. 19 South Carolina. In Auburn's second game of the day, the Tigers defeated Jacksonville 5-1.