Softball defeats Mississippi State to win series
Auburn only managed a single hit in Starkville, Mississippi, on Sunday, but its strong pitching was enough for a 2-0 victory over Mississippi State to win the series.
Auburn only managed a single hit in Starkville, Mississippi, on Sunday, but its strong pitching was enough for a 2-0 victory over Mississippi State to win the series.
The 196.975 is a program-record at the SEC Championships in North Little Rock, Arkansas, and the Tigers will now move on to NCAA Regionals.
The Bulldogs jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the second inning and remained in control en route to a 6-3 upset.
Auburn carded a 19-under-par 269 on Saturday, which set a school record for the lowest team score in a round in school history.
On a night when its high-powered offense was ineffective, No. 3 Auburn relied on its pitching to survive a 14-inning game at Mississippi State, 3-2, on Friday night.
The first of a three-game series between the Auburn Tigers and the Texas A&M Aggies (16-1) was cancelled due to nasty weather at Plainsman Park on Friday.
Auburn used a strong first half and a career-high 24 points from freshman Janiah McKay to defeat St. John's, 68-57, and advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Auburn placed 12th out of 14 teams, including three ranked opponents, with a 4-under 284 in the first round at Forest Heights Country Club in Statesboro, Georgia.
The Auburn Tigers traveled to Atlanta on Tuesday, March 15, for a showdown against the No. 22 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
Celebrating her last meet in Auburn Arena, Atkinson won the all-around title with a season-high 39.725, along with securing all four event titles.
On the verge of being swept at home by the defending national champions, the third-ranked Auburn Tigers staged a late rally to knock off No. 1 Florida, 5-4, at Jane B. Moore Field on Monday night.
Auburn was selected as a No. 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will face St. John's, a No. 8 seed, in the first round.
Both the No. 6 ranking and the 197.120 RQS score are program records, and the five-straight 197 scores mark a first for the program as well.
No. 11 Auburn women’s tennis closed its first SEC match of the season with a 4-1 loss at No. 3 Georgia.
The Gators twice overcame a one-run deficit in an 8-5 win over the No. 3 Auburn Tigers at Jane B. Moore Field on Sunday afternoon.
Freshman Casey Mize pitched seven strong innings and allowed only one run in Auburn's 10-1 victory over Oral Roberts on Saturday at Plainsman Park.
Kayli Kvistad's three-run homer in the seventh inning propelled No. 1 Florida to a 6-3 win over No. 3 Auburn that kept the Gators' perfect record (25-0) intact.
Senior Shawn Johnson recorded the best finish by an Auburn athlete since 1998 in the triple jump at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday.
The Tigers edged out No. 7 Kansas State, 10-9, in Manhattan, Kansas, to close out the best season in school history at 11-1.
Auburn roared back from a disappointing first round to post two solid rounds and win the Seminole Intercollegiate by two strokes on Saturday in Tallahassee, Florida.