Sports

Deese Maintains Excellence in Softball Program Since 1997

By Lindsey Grubbs/ Staff Writer | October 29

Head softball coach Tina Deese is entering her 13th year of coaching at Auburn University where she has broken many program records and seen many new developments during her coaching career.Deese was named 2002 SEC Head Coach of the Year, leading the Tigers to second in the Southeastern Conference Western Division in 2005 and most recently brought Auburn its 400th win in February 2009.Originally from Huntington Beach, Calif., Deese began her softball career following in the footsteps of her athletic family of four brothers and sisters."Basically we were very involved with baseball and softball as a family," Deese said.

Sophomore leads Equestrian through fall

By David Crayton/ Staff Writer | October 29

Despite being a sophomore, Grace Socha is a leader in and out of the barn.Two weeks ago, the Auburn Equestrian team went up against Texas A&M University.

Auburn Women's Rugby Club branches off Men's Rugby Club

By Lindsey Grubbs/ Staff Writer | October 29

A sport once known to be played by mostly men is now open to women and is making its way to women in Auburn.Auburn Women's Rugby Club opened its recruitment to find those interested in learning the game of rugby and most of all those who just want to have a good time.The club was granted provisional status by the Auburn Student Government Association and will seek an official vote to receive full club status Nov.

Mat Cats lend support to Auburn Wrestling Club

By Max Newfield / Staff Writer | October 29

Auburn University Mat Cats pin down all of the wrestling team's needs.The Mat Cats are the hostess organization for the Auburn Wrestling Club.

Intercollegiate Tennis Association Strips Win from Auburn Athletes

By Nick Van Der Linden / ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR | October 29

It was a weekend of highs and lows for senior wheelchair tennis player Jared Rehm after being stripped of the doubles title at the second annual Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Collegiate Wheelchair Tennis Championships.The tournament was at the Copeland-Cox Tennis Center in Mobile, the world's largest public tennis facility, Oct.

Men's Tennis takes first at South Regional

By David Crayton/ Staff Writer | October 29

Auburn Men's Tennis team won the Wilson/ITA South Regional Saturday with perfect wins in two of the competitions."We had a great weekend, winning both the singles and doubles titles," said head coach Eric Shore.The regionals were in New Orleans, starting Oct.

Volleyball takes down Bama, Miss. State

By Crystal Cole / STAFF WRITER | October 29

Auburn Volleyball improved its record this weekend, sweeping Alabama and Mississippi State at home.The Tigers sit alone at second in the SEC West with a record of 14-8 overall and 6-5 in conference.In both matches, the team had a strong showing in the first game, but let things get close in the second and third games.Associate head coach Chris Campbell said these games showed the team's youth."It is good to know that in certain situations we are capable of coming from behind," Campbell said.

Women's Golf ties for 2nd place at NCAA Fall Preview

By Max Newfield / Staff Writer | October 29

Auburn Women's Golf team ended its fall season with an ace of a tournament at the NCAA Fall Preview.The third-ranked women's golf team tied for second in a field consisting of nine of the top 10 and 17 of the top 25 teams in the country."This weekend has been great," said head coach Kim Evans in a release.

Women's Basketball Showcases Talent

By Crystal Cole / STAFF WRITER | October 29

Fans wanting to get a look at this year's women's basketball team got an unpleasant surprise as junior Reneisha Hobbs took a nasty spill on the court Sunday evening.The veteran player hurt her knee during a break-away layup while practicing in front of the crowd.

Auburn Gears up for Iron Bowl of Soccer

By Abby Albright / Sports Editor | October 29

Coming off an exciting 2-0 shutout over No. 19 Georgia (13-4-1, 6-4-0 SEC) Sunday, the Auburn Women's Soccer team (8-7-3, 5-5-0 SEC) has spent this week preparing to play arch-rival Alabama (6-9-1, 2-6-1 SEC) in the Iron Bowl of Soccer, Friday at 7 p.m."Alabama, just like in any sport, is one of those games, especially at Alabama, that records are out the window," said head coach Karen Hoppa.

Tigers Prepare to take on the Rebels

By Nick Van Der Linden / ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR | October 29

Auburn Tigers Football team (5-3) will face No. 24 Ole Miss Rebels (5-2) in Auburn's first Halloween showdown since 1988.The Tigers will try to make it three straight wins against the Rebels in Jordan-Hare Stadium while trying to break a three game losing streak to become bowl eligible.Auburn is coming off a tough 31-10 loss against SEC foe Louisiana State University.

Trip to Tennessee triumph for Auburn women's soccer

By Aubrie Davis/ Staff Writer | October 28

Last Thursday, the women's soccer team traveled to Knoxville to take on the Tennessee Volunteers in one of the team's final matchups before the SEC Tournament in Orange Beach.The Auburn Tigers were victorious with a final score of 3-1, ruining Tennessee's senior night. This was Auburn's first win against Tennessee in Knoxville in five years.The Auburn team started off slow. Going into halftime, Tennessee was ahead 1-0.

Cross Country finish 6th, 23rd at Pre-Nationals

By David Crayton/ Staff Writer | October 26

Auburn Cross Country team finished strong Saturday at the 2009 Pre-Nationals which was hosted by Indiana State University.The men managed to finish in sixth place while the women finished 23rd.The team competed against major competition such as in-state rival Alabama and SEC rival Florida.The top two performers of the men's team were junior Ben Cheruiyot and senior Felix Kiboiywo.

Auburn Loses Third Straight to LSU

By Patrick Dever / Assistant Sports Editor | October 25

BATON ROUGE, La.-Auburn Tigers football lost its third game in as many weeks Saturday to Louisiana State University, 31-10."LSU played a great game," said Auburn head coach Gene Chizik. "From the beginning to the end, they executed better than we did, and I'd say they beat us in about every phase of the football game."

Women's tennis returns from hard fought tournament

By Daniel Chesser/ Staff Writer | October 24

Auburn University Women's Tennis team traveled to Tallahassee, Fla., this past weekend to play in the Seminole Quad tournament, hosted by Florida State University.The team had it's ups and down in the cold weather throughout the tournament with eight out of nine losses in doubles matches and nine out of 17 wins in singles matches."It was fun to get to play teams that we normally don't play during season, but the weather was really cold and windy so it made for some ugly tennis," said Heather Bybee, a 5-foot-1 senior from Longmont, Colo. "It was a good measure of how we are doing with nationally ranked competition like FSU, Florida International University and Iowa, all teams that post consistent results every season."

Tiger Paw Needs Spirit Votes To Win

By Callie Garrett / Assistant Intrigue Editor | October 22

Kameron McDaniel, a senior Tiger Paw member, was nominated by Auburn University and selected by Athlon Sports to represent the SEC for the Sideline Spirit Competition."War Kam Eagle" is accepting everyone's participation in voting as the polls remain open until Oct. 30 for the third round.