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Auburn finishes season at No. 20 in AP poll
By Jake Weese | Sports Reporter | March 18Even without the opportunity for postseason success, Auburn and Bruce Pearl continued to make history. Auburn finishes the season ranked at No. 20 in the last AP Poll of the season. The 2019-20 team is just the second in program history to finish the entire season ranked in the AP Poll from start to ...
Auburn guard Lauren Hansen enters transfer portal
By Christian Clemente | Sports Writer | March 18The freshman averaged 7.9 points per game during the Tigers' 11-18 season.
NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships
By Jake Weese | Sports Reporter | March 12There will be no March Madness, College World Series and every remaining winter and spring NCAA championship. They've all been canceled, according to a statement by the NCAA. NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships: https://t.co/qzKAS4McEI pic.twitter.com/G6XreZx35E— NCAA ...
SEC cancels remainder of men's basketball tournament
By Jake Weese | Sports Reporter | March 12On Wednesday, the Southeastern Conference announced that the remainder of the 2020 Men’s Basketball Tournament was going to be played with limited attendance, closed to the general public. Now, ahead of Thursday’s games, the SEC has cancelled the tournament entirely following decisions from ...
Fans not allowed for remainder of SEC Tournament, on-campus sporting events due to coronavirus concerns
By Sumner Martin | Assistant Sports Editor and Harrison Tarr | Sports Writer | March 11For the remainder of the 2020 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament, there will be no crowd noise, no bands playing in the background and no cheerleaders chanting on the baseline. The champion will be crowned in an empty arena. The league announced Wednesday evening that fans will not be allowed to ...
Doughty, Okoro voted All-SEC
By Caleb Jones | Sports Writer | March 10Two Auburn basketball players were named All-SEC by the league’s coaches on Tuesday. The league announced that senior Samir Doughty had been selected to the First Team All-SEC and true freshman Isaac Okoro was selected to the Second Team All-SEC, as well as the SEC All-Defensive Team and SEC ...
Auburn softball swept by Gators in SEC-opening series
By Dylan Fox | Sports Writer | March 9Auburn softball fell to Florida 11-0 Sunday's Game 3, completing a sweep for the Gators. The Tigers fall to 14-11 on the season. Despite playing an 11-inning thriller the day before, this game quickly got out of hand for the Tigers. Redshirt junior Lexie Handley got the start, and gave six earned ...
Auburn finishes second in quad meet
By Matt Johnson | Sports Writer | March 9In a competitive quad meet Sunday in New Hampshire, No. 15 Auburn finished second falling just 0.75 points short of Rutgers. Auburn finished with a 195.825. “The big part of this meet was getting ready for the postseason and the pace of a quad meet. I'm walking away thinking we're in a good spot right ...
Career day from Doughty leads Auburn to big win over Tennessee
By Jake Gonzalez | Sports Writer | March 8A stuttering Auburn offense had been slowing this team down. Saturday morning, the Tigers started hot and stayed hot as they cruised past Tennessee 85-63. "That's about as good as we can play," said Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl. That was evident today as both the offense and defense for ...
Auburn bats fuel 16-2 rout of Chicago State
By Dylan Fox | Sports Writer | March 8After a 6-0 victory the day before, Auburn looked to make another statement against Chicago State on Saturday. The Tigers did just that, and then some, blasting the visitors from Illinois 16-2 at Plainsman Park on Saturday Junior left-hander Jack Owen got the start on the mound, and he had no problem ...
Bruce Pearl 'still stinging' from A&M loss
By Jake Weese | Sports Reporter | March 6After No. 17 Auburn’s 78-75 loss at home to Texas A&M on Wednesday, the sun still came up the next morning on an albeit cold and rainy day. The loss prevented Auburn from finishing the season undefeated inside Auburn Arena, something that has only been done twice in program history. While ...
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.
