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Auburn Gymnastics Gears up 2010-11

By Helen Northcutt / INTRIGUE EDITOR | December 3

Auburn Gymnastics head coach Jeff Thompson announced two new gymnasts will join the team next fall.Abigail Habicht and Aliaksandra Tsikhanovich have signed national letters of intent to attend Auburn University and participate in gymnastics in the 2011 season."There is nothing better than putting a lot of time and effort into the recruitment of kids," Thompson said.

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Coach Hawke reflects on first year as head coach

By Emily Beckett/ Staff Writer | December 3

Sydney, Australia, may have kangaroos, boomerangs and a world-famous opera house, but it is missing one important person - Brett Hawke.Hawke left his native city, Sydney, in 2006 and returned to Auburn, his alma mater, to pursue a career in coaching for arguably one of the strongest collegiate swimming and diving programs in the U.S."I think I just wanted to hand back some of the knowledge and information that I have built up over the years as a professional athlete," Hawke said.

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Coach's Corner: On the Court with Fortner

By Daniel Chesser/ Staff Writer | November 19

Auburn Women's Basketball head coach Nell Fortner, in her sixth season as head coach, was named Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year and led her team to the SEC Championship last season with an overall record of 30-4 and 12-2 in the SEC."Winning the SEC Championship was something we worked hard on for many years and expected to achieve with all the seniors we had last year," Fortner said.

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No. 1 Auburn Equestrian Topples to No. 2 Georgia, 12-8

By Mary-Glenn Smith/ Staff Writer | November 19

Auburn's Equestrian team was defeated 12-8 by SEC rival Georgia Friday in the final match of the fall season.Auburn traveled to Bishop, Ga., just outside of Athens, to the University of Georgia's equestrian center, for the meet.Auburn knew going into the meet that Georgia had only been beat once at its home equestrian center, so it was going to be a tough competition. "We knew we had to go big or go home," said sophomore Hunt Seat rider Maggie McAlary.Though they rode hard, the No.

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Soccer Team Falls in First NCAA Round

By Nick Van Der Linden / ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR | November 19

The Auburn Tigers Women's Soccer team (10-9-3) reached its goal of making it to the NCAA Tournament, but its season came to an end Friday night with a 2-1 overtime loss to the University of California at Berkeley Golden Bears (11-8-1) at the Seminole Soccer Complex on Florida State University's campus."It was one of those heartbreaking losses," said head coach Karen Hoppa.

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Men's basketball kicks off season with win over Purple Eagles

By Emily Beckett/ Staff Writer | November 16

Fans stood with bated breath as Auburn Men's basketball edged out the Niagara Purple Eagles in a season-opening win during the final seconds of Friday night's game at Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum.Senior leader and guard DeWayne Reed lived up to his title as he completed a layup and free throw with 12.5 seconds left in the second half, securing a 69-65 win for the Tigers."I was just hungry, ready to win," Reed said. "I was ready to win the whole game."

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Auburn volleyball falls to Gamecock's in second ever meet

By Mary-Glenn Smith/ Staff Writer | November 16

The Auburn Volleyball team was defeated by South Carolina in a 3-0 match at the Gamecock's home court."It is a disappointing loss for us and it's hard to win when only a couple of people are playing up to par," said head coach Wade Benson. "Not having everyone in the game really hurt us and this loss is going to hurt for a while."

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