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Auburn finishes second in quad meet

By Matt Johnson | Sports Writer | March 9

In 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 8

A 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 8

After 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 6

After 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 ...

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Nine Auburn women selected for NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships

By Ryan Metcalf | Sports Writer | March 5

The 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 4

Auburn’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 4

Auburn 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 4

Early 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 3

No. 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 3

Welcome 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 ...