Auburn and LSU Draw in Auburn's First SEC Matchup of 2021
It was a defensive slugfest between Auburn and LSU for Auburn’s first SEC game of the 2021 spring season. Auburn and LSU drew 0-0 after 110 minutes of soccer.
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It was a defensive slugfest between Auburn and LSU for Auburn’s first SEC game of the 2021 spring season. Auburn and LSU drew 0-0 after 110 minutes of soccer.
Auburn pushed the number 16 team in the country to the final minutes, but in the end Arkansas pulled away for a 74-69 win. It was a tough loss on Senior Night for Auburn, as All-American senior Unique Thompson played for the final time in Auburn Arena.
After falling to Baylor in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, Auburn's Jaylin Williams emphasized that the team was focused on winning the remaining nine games on the schedule. At the time, Auburn was just two games removed from sitting in second place. Since then, the Tigers are 1-5, with the latest loss coming to Florida at home, 74-57.
The No. 17 Auburn baseball team opened the season with a series against Presbyterian College, winning all three games. The Tigers first took the mound Friday evening in the bitter cold to start their season against the Blue Hose. Auburn looked to maintain its momentum from last season and dominated the game.
Auburn was unable to leave Baton Rouge with a win over SEC rival LSU Tigers today. The Auburn Tigers got utterly dominated after taking a quick lead to open the game as LSU recovered and never looked back. Auburn was only able to end the game leading in two statistical categories, that being blocks and free-throw percentage.
The Auburn Tigers were able to get a dominant win against Kennesaw State last night. Auburn was able to score five goals off great games from five separate players. Only two of those players, Olivia Candelino and Hannah Waesch, played more than 60 minutes of game time. Of those five goals, only one of them came from a non-freshman, that being from veteran player Kori Locksley.
On Monday, freshman pitcher Maddie Penta was named SEC Co-Freshman of the week after her impressive weekend debut consisting of 13 strikeouts between the two games. She shares the award with Georgia’s Sydney Chambley.
Auburn baseball opens its season Friday with a three-game series against Presbyterian at Plainsman Park. The Tigers were 13-5 last year before the season was cut short because of COVID-19.
After a 93-day rest period, the Auburn Women’s Soccer team will resume their 2020-’21 season at home tomorrow at 5pm. Months ago many believed a season would never be played amidst a “pandemic” that shut down a nation. Similar rules apply from the Fall with fan attendance limited to Auburn students and friends/family of players, but much of the public found a hill side just beyond the East side of the complex to be quite an enjoyable place to catch the game. With an eight-game schedule in place, the NCAA has decided to continue with the 64-team tournament to be held in April in Cary, NC.
Auburn football has been in the news again this week, but not because of things happening on campus. Gus Malzahn, who coached Auburn from 2013-2020, was hired on Monday by UCF to be the Knights' next head coach. Malzahn signed a 5-year contract worth $11.5 million. The Knights' former coach, Josh Heupel, was recently hired away to fill the same position at Tennessee.
Alabama’s 3-point shooting on Sunday afternoon proved to be too much for Auburn in the regular-season finale between the two in-state rivals. The Crimson Tide returned to Tuscaloosa in the win column after their 15 made 3s propelled them to a 92-78 victory.
Auburn softball completed the 3-game sweep of Southeast Missouri State to open its season on Sunday, advancing to 3-0 for the first time since 2018. Behind freshman pitcher Maddie Penta and a three-run fourth, the Tigers secured a 3-1 victory.
A second half barrage lifted the Kentucky Wildcats (6-13, 5-7 SEC) over the visiting Auburn Tigers (11-11, 5-8 SEC) for their 19th straight win over Auburn in Rupp Arena. The Tigers still have not beaten Kentucky on the road since 1988, this time falling by a score of 82-80.
College football is a competitive landscape - whether it be on the field, recruiting trail, or in building the most spectacular facilities for their players to make use of. While Auburn's last season did not measure up to the competition around them, there is no doubt the planned new football only facility can compete with any facility in the country.
Coming into tonight’s matchup, Auburn had only one win in the past 11 meetings with the Commodores in the Music City. Despite a low scoring, very sloppy first half, the visiting Tigers found a new gear in the second led by Sharife Cooper with 18 of Auburn’s 50 points. It was a very physical night at the Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, but the Tigers held on 73-67 in a high scoring second half.
The Auburn women’s basketball team scored its most points in an SEC game this season, but it was not enough in an 85-75 loss to Missouri Sunday afternoon at Auburn Arena.
Signing day has always been a busy time for Auburn, and under Coach Bryan Harsin this year is no different.
For much of the afternoon, it seemed like Auburn was in control against Ole Miss. However, Ole Miss rallied from a 14 point second half deficit against Auburn to force overtime and then won the game 86-84 on Davontae Shuler's off balance jumper with 0.2 seconds to play in overtime.
After being outscored 26-6 in the first quarter, the Auburn Women's basketball team struggled to complete the comeback against #2 South Carolina at home. In their past ten matchups, the Gamecocks have had Auburn's number every time making tonight their 11th consecutive victory against the home team. Despite being lead by Redshirt Sophomore Honesty Scott-Grayson shooting 6/14 from the field totaling 15 points, the Tigers now drop to 5-12 on the season losing 77-58.
On Sunday, Carlton Davis and Jamel Dean will become the latest Auburn Tigers to play in the Super Bowl. Super Bowl LV will be the sixth consecutive Super Bowl with a former Tiger playing on the biggest stage in football. In total, 36 former Auburn players have seen the field in at least one Super Bowl.