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The State Press

Auburn Gears up for Iron Bowl of Soccer

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.


The State Press

Tigers Prepare to take on the Rebels

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.


The Auburn Plainsman

Trip to Tennessee triumph for Auburn women's soccer

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.

The Auburn Plainsman

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

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.

The Auburn Plainsman

Auburn Loses Third Straight to LSU

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."

The Auburn Plainsman

Women's tennis returns from hard fought tournament

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."

The Auburn Plainsman

Tiger Paw Needs Spirit Votes To Win

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.

The Auburn Plainsman

Neubarth gives back to AU

Working for Auburn Equestrian is much more than a job for Lindsey Neubarth, associate head coach of the Hunt Seat."To have a job where you represent Auburn and help other people come to know it doesn't seem like work," Neubarth said.

The Auburn Plainsman

Volleyball prepares for rematches

This weekend the Auburn Volleyball Team faces Alabama (6-14, 4-6 SEC) and Mississippi State (5-16, 1-9 SEC) at home in the Student Activities Center.The Auburn Tigers faced both teams earlier in the season, defeating Mississippi State Sept.

The Auburn Plainsman

Water Ski Club Alumni Event Draws Faithful to Faith Lake

Cloudy skies and cold temperatures did not stop student members and alumni of Auburn University's Water Ski Club from competing in the annual alumni tournament Saturday.The Water Ski Club hosted the event at Faith Lake in Shorter."We sent out letters and e-mails for the alumni to come," said Maegan Marcheggiani, a junior in industrial design and president of the club.

The Auburn Plainsman

Home Run Derby is a Big Hit for Fans and Charity

The sixth annual Home Run Derby Friday was a smash hit, bringing in more than $5,000 and 1,700 fans.Gabe Gross won the derby with 15 home runs in the first round and 11 in the second.The proceeds went to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Lee County.Scott Duval, director of baseball operations, said he is happy to be helping the organization."We picked the Boys and Girls Club that first year and it's turned into a good deal," Duval said.

The Auburn Plainsman

Tigers Get a Taste of Fall Ball

Following Friday's Celebrity Home Run Derby, guests were treated to an intra-squad baseball team scrimmage.Before the game, head coach John Pawlowski said he was excited about seeing the work over in the summer on display."Our biggest focus was trying to improve our pitching staff," Pawlowski said.

The Auburn Plainsman

Tigers split with UF, USC

Auburn Tigers Volleyball team (12-8, 4-5 SEC) fell to No. 9 Florida Gators (14-3, 8-2 SEC) Friday and defeated South Carolina (11-8, 3-7 SEC) 3-1 Sunday.The Tigers fell to the Gators 3-0 with scores of 19-25, 22-25 and 21-25.Although the Tigers came short of victory, head coach Wade Benson said he is proud of how the girls played."We could have and should have beaten Florida," Benson said.

The Auburn Plainsman

AU Golfer shines in fall tournament play

Sophomore Kyle Kopsick has accomplished a lot in his short two years at Auburn.Last week, the Chicago native competed in the 2009 Gary Koch Invitational in Tampa, Fla., last weekend where Auburn placed seventh, but Kopsick won the overall tournament."I didn't know I had it won until an hour after or so I got after the course," Kopsick said.