Auburn volleyball loses to Mississippi State, beats Georgia in weekend of SEC road battles
In a weekend where the Tigers played both Bulldogs of the SEC on the road, Auburn only came away with one win.
In a weekend where the Tigers played both Bulldogs of the SEC on the road, Auburn only came away with one win.
Auburn walked out of Auburn Arena with another win on Saturday afternoon following a sweep of the Jacksonville University Dolphins.
The Tigers dropped their second set of the day against the University of Miami Redhawks by a score of 3-2.
Auburn swept Memphis in their first match of two on Friday in Auburn Arena. The Tigers entered the match looking to follow up the success they achieved last week in Kentucky which included a win over the 21st ranked Louisville Cardinals.
In what was a feisty and competitive match with both teams exchanging shots verbally, the Tigers rallied in 5 sets to get their first win of the season against Kennesaw State on Tuesday night in Auburn Arena.
In the first game of two on Saturday the Tigers fell to Furman 3-1. Auburn was able to avoid the sweep by winning the third set but couldn't carry the momentum into the final set.
The Tigers took on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in Auburn Arena on Friday to kickoff the 2016 season.
With fall right around the corner the Auburn Volleyball team is gearing up for another long season, hopefully longer than last years.
Auburn had 84 student-athletes from all 17 sports on this year’s First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll list, the conference office announced Thursday.
Auburn's 2016 volleyball team is set to take on a challenging schedule that includes eight NCAA Tournament participants and two home tournaments, head coach Rick Nold announced Wednesday. Five of the Tigers six starters are returning for the 2016 season after posting 18-12 overall and 10-8 SEC records in 2015. "We are really excited about the schedule we have planned for 2016," Nold said.
The junior was named to the SEC Community Service Team for the second year in a row Tuesday.
Auburn closed out the regular season with yet another five-set match, this time falling to the 24th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats in Lexington.
The Auburn Tigers cruised past the Arkansas Razorbacks, 3-0, at Auburn Arena on Sunday afternoon.
Auburn downed the Rebels in five sets in the Tigers' penultimate home game of the season.
The Tigers got a much needed win tonight in Auburn Arena taking down the University of South Carolina Gamecocks.
The Tigers were able to snap a 41-match losing streak to the Gators dating back to 1990 with a furious comeback, clinching their third win over a ranked opponent in program history.
For the third straight game, Auburn has dropped an SEC game in dramatic 5-set fashion. Auburn traveled to Missouri Sunday afternoon with hopes of ending this SEC losing skid and came very close but couldn't pull it out.
Auburn fell in five sets for the second-straight game, falling to Arkansas on the road Friday night.
For the second straight game the Tigers have lost on the road in 5 sets. This is also the second straight SEC loss for the Tigers making them 4-5 in conference play.
A much needed SEC win puts Tigers back on track.