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Nine Auburn women selected for NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships
By Ryan Metcalf | Sports Writer | March 5The women’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships are now set and Auburn is sending nine of its members to Athens, Georgia, for the competition later this month. The group of women includes just three seniors, Robyn Clevenger and Claire and Julie Meynen. The rest of team is compiled of juniors ...
Doughty’s 25 not enough, No. 17 Auburn falls to Texas A&M in home finale
By Sumner Martin | Assistant Sports Editor | March 4Auburn’s winningest senior class in program history was one win away from perfection. The No. 17 Tigers entered Wednesday 16-0 inside Auburn Arena with a chance to finish the regular season unbeaten at home for just the third time in Auburn’s history, and for the first time under head coach Bruce ...
Auburn downs Vanderbilt in first round of SEC Tournament
By Jake Gonzalez | Sports Writer | March 4Auburn advanced in the SEC Tournament on Wednesday, defeating Vanderbilt 77-67 in the first round.
Tigers 'going to find out' how good they are when SEC play opens Friday
By Harrison Tarr | Sports Writer | March 4Early season tournament play has reached its conclusion, and, on Friday evening, the Auburn softball team will take the field in Gainesville, Florida, to begin SEC play. And head coach Mickey Dean and his squad said the Tigers’ approach to this weekend will not differ from any others to this point. The ...
Auburn preparing for New Hampshire Quad Meet
By Matt Johnson | Sports Writer | March 3No. 15 Auburn tied its season-best Friday night with a 196.700, and the team looks to maintain that momentum moving into the Quad Meet on Sunday afternoon. "We just need to perfect the things we already have," said Gracie Day. It was an all-around solid performance for the Tigers Friday night as they ...
Tournament Tracker: Keeping tabs on Auburn's March Madness projections
By Jake Weese | Sports Reporter | March 3Welcome to The Plainsman's March Madness 2019-20 Bracketology Tracker. Every Tuesday, readers can see where ESPN's bracketology expert Joe Lunardi and other outlets have Auburn projected in the NCAA Tournament. Each week, this post will be updated with the current week's rankings, along ...
Auburn's double-double queen: Unique Thompson's journey into the record books
By Jake Weese | Sports Reporter | March 3Auburn junior Unique Thompson is a 2020 first team All-SEC forward, and she also played her way into the program record books this season. Here's her story.
Auburn softball dominates weekly SEC honors
By Mattison Allen | Sports Writer | March 2Auburn softball swept the SEC honors for Week 4 of the season with three recipients.
Auburn's Senior Day effort falls short in 56-55 loss to Tennessee
By Dylan Fox | Sports Writer | March 1On Senior Day, Auburn dropped its final game of the regular season 56-55 to Tennessee.
Scheffler's career day, lights-out relief pitching lead Tigers to sweep of Wright State
By Olivia Huskey | Sports Writer | March 1The Tigers’ pitching staff combined for 13 strikeouts on the day while allowing five walks and six hits. None of the Auburn relief pitchers allowed a hit.
Career performances for Yarbrough, Handley help Auburn sweep doubleheader
By Dylan Fox | Sports Writer | March 1“I think it gives us motivation moving forward,” Rivera said. “We just got to show up every day like that and capitalize.”
Wildcats' aggression leads to win at free-throw line, loss for Auburn
By Ryan Metcalf | Sports Writer | March 1“We weren’t able to defend without fouling."
Tigers score 20 runs in huge Game 2 win over Wright State
By Matt Johnson | Sports Writer | February 29The game was essentially over after Auburn’s huge fourth inning, and Coach Thompson would like to see his offense keep that momentum going.
Auburn falls to Kentucky 73-66, eliminated from SEC regular-season title race
By Christian Clemente | Sports Writer | February 29“I thought we played pretty well in defeat."
Auburn walks off Georgia Southern, loses close to No. 18 Minnesota
By Jake Gonzalez | Sports Writer | February 29“We battled and fought this game. I’m really proud of everybody."
Unique Thompson breaks double-double record as Auburn downs Mizzou
By Caleb Jones | Sports Writer | February 28She now holds the Auburn record in career double-doubles with 41.
Judd Ward's 7 RBIs lead Tigers to 12-6 win over Alabama A&M
By Dylan Fox | Sports Writer | February 26“I give a lot of credit to my teammates for getting on base,” Ward said. “I was sticking to my approach and reacting to pitches.”
Sonny Smith to be inducted into Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame
By Caleb Jones | Sports Writer | February 26Former Auburn basketball coach and current men’s basketball color commentator Sonny Smith will be inducted and immortalized in the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.
