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Harrell named Second Team All-SEC

Senior guard KT Harrell was named Second Team All-SEC on Tuesday morning by league coaches and administrators. Harrell led the conference in scoring (18.1 ppg), 3-point percentage (43.3 percent), 3-pointers made (88) and 3-pointers per game (2.84). This is the second consecutive season Auburn has had a representative on the All-SEC Second Team.

The State Press

McKean and Youtsey qualify for NCAA Diving Championships

Senior Fraser McKean and junior Justin Youtsey qualified to compete on the 1-meter springboard at the 2015 NCAA Men’s Championships Monday at the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships at the Gabrielsen Natatorium. McKean finished fifth overall and had a 12-dive list of 719.85 to earn his spot at the national meet. Youtsey took seventh overall with a score of 674.35 to represent Auburn for the first time at the national meet on the 1-meter springboard. The two of them have a chance to qualify for the championships with a top-12 finish in the 3-meter springboard Tuesday and the tower Wednesday. The NCAA Championships will be March 26-28, in Iowa City, Iowa.

The Auburn Plainsman

Auburn gymnastics climbs to No. 7 nationally

By Andrew Monson | Sports Writer | March 9

Auburn gymnastics jumped two spots to No. 7 nationally in the Regional Qualifying Score rankings with an RQS of 197.020, the highest in program history. Auburn raised its RQS with a record performance against Alabama in Birmingham on Sunday, March 8, where the Tigers scored the highest away total ever and the highest total against Alabama for the program. Auburn’s previous away score at Florida was replaced with its higher score against Alabama, increasing the Tigers’ RQS despite the loss. This is the highest the Auburn program has been ranked this far into the season in the program’s history. Auburn now ranks seventh nationally on floor (49.310), eighth on beam (47.220), eighth on vault (49.295) and ninth on bars (49.250). The Tigers meet North Carolina for Senior Night Friday, March 13 at 7 p.m.

The Auburn Plainsman

Melvin Gray delivers walk off hit, Auburn wins in 11

By Sam Butler | Sports Writer | March 8

For nearly four hours, Auburn and Xavier were neck-and-neck. But in the 11th inning, reserve infielder Melvin Gray dribbled a single up the middle, and the throw went wide, scoring Jordan Ebert from second base to give Auburn a walkoff win. “I just had a gut feeling about Melvin,” head coach Sunny Golloway said.

The Auburn Plainsman

Auburn gymnastics loses to Alabama despite another record performance

By Andrew Monson | Sports Writer | March 8

In its final conference game before the SEC Championship, Auburn gymnastics fell to Alabama 197.200-197.025 in Birmingham Sunday afternoon, March 8. Auburn’s 197.025 is the program’s highest away total of all-time and the highest score against Alabama of all-time. The Tigers’ Caitlin Atkinson won the all-around title with a 39.750, the highest score in program history and her seventh-straight title. In 34 career meets, Atkinson has 15 all-around titles. She led the Tigers on bars, vault and floor, and her scores on bars and vault were career-highs. Auburn began on bars with a 49.325, and Atkinson’s score of 9.975 led the Tigers. The Tigers then moved to vault, scoring a 49.300.

Emily Carosone #5 hits ball. Auburn vs Georgia State in Auburn, AL on Feb 12, 2015. Emily Enfinger | Photo Editor

Carosone's slam lifts Tigers over Myers' former team

By David McKinney | Assistant Sports Editor | March 8

The Tigers got down 4-0 early, but rallied back in the third to make it 4-3. In the next inning, Emily Carosone deposited a grand slam over the left field wall, to give Auburn the 7-4 lead that would end up being the final score. Strong pitching from Lexi Davis, and solid defense from the Tigers infield, secured things the rest of the way.  The win moves the Tigers to 24-2 as they head home for a matchup with Troy on Wednesday.

The Auburn Plainsman

Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum hosts USA Team Handball

March 8

Auburn University has been the home for nationally recognized NCAA football, basketball and baseball, but Saturday night, Auburn held the USA Team Handball “Last Chance” Pan American Qualifier against Uruguay, bringing in USA fans from around the country. The women’s team kicked off the competition at 5 pm in Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum, falling to Uruguay by a mere five points, 30-25.

The Auburn Plainsman

Seniors honored at last home game

By David McKinney | Assistant Sports Editor | March 7

Seniors honored at last home game Prior to tipoff of Auburn’s final home basketball game, a 64-61 loss to Georgia the program honored its seniors, who were playing their last game at Auburn Arena. KT Harrell, Malcolm Canada, KC Ross-Miller and Antoine Mason, who all started their college careers at other schools, were honored at half-court, receiving framed jerseys and standing ovations from the crowd.

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Softball splits on day two of Judi Garman Classic

March 7

With the team’s recent advancement to No. 14 in the rankings, their game against Arizona proved easy for the Tigers, dominating the Wildcats 20-2, allowing the run-rule to call the game in the top of the fifth. This win also constitutes the largest lead against a ranked team in the program’s history.

The Auburn Plainsman

Base-clearing triple keeps the Tigers out of reach in series opener

By Derek Thompson | Sports Reporter | March 6

Auburn (11-3) picked up its ninth win in its last ten games with a 7-2 win over Xavier (4-7) Friday at Plainsman Park. Auburn catcher Blake Logan’s triple off Xavier’s Brad Kirschner, who has allowed only one run all season, sealed the victory in the first ever meeting between the two teams. The Tigers already had a 3-0 lead when Auburn’s Jackson Burgreen singled on a bunt to load the bases in the bottom of the fifth for Logan to clear the bases with a shot to left-center and make it 6-1. The Tigers’ first three points came early. Junior Cody Nulph, who had three hits on the day, hit a two-run single in the bottom of the first inning to put the Tigers on the board and junior Alex Polston scored on a sac fly from sophomore Damon Haecker in the second inning. Another Tiger run scored in the seventh inning from a sophomore J.J.

Olivia Bennett, a freshman on the women's tennis team, readies her racket at the tennis tournament Sunday. (File Photo)

Auburn’s women’s tennis beats Tennessee

By Patrick Lucas | Sports Writer | March 6

Auburn’s women’s tennis team defeated Tennessee Friday, March 6, in the Tigers’ first home SEC match of the season. The team defeated the Lady Volunteers 4-0 en route to their first SEC victory. Second courts doubles team, sophomore Reka Muller and senior Jen Pfeifler finished first with an 8-5 win. Juniors Paula De Man and Michala Kucharova won their doubles match despite trailing 7-2.

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