Auburn advances to National Championship behind third highest score in program history
By Alex Husting | April 14, 2022Suni Lee led the Tigers with an all-around score of 39.6750 and won the individual beam national championship.
Suni Lee led the Tigers with an all-around score of 39.6750 and won the individual beam national championship.
“I think it hit them like a ton of bricks early,” Graba said. "In the end, you just got to survive and advance.”
Auburn went wire-to-wire against the Frank Martin led Gamecocks (18-12, 9-9 SEC, defeating South Carolina 82-71. Jabari Smith led in scoring once again with 21 points, his third straight 20 point game, and KD Johnson was not far behind with 18.
For the second straight year, Auburn (10-18, 2-14 SEC) has been eliminated in the first round of the SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament.
“It’s what won the Alabama game and it's what won the game tonight, our second half defense,” Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl said.
It was the first Iron Bowl ever to go into overtime and Alabama's first road Iron Bowl win since 2015.
It was senior day for Auburn Volleyball but the No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats were too much for the Tigers, winning their fifth straight match in straight sets 3-0.
The Tigers were in control for most of the scoreless first half but two huge goals in the second half made all the difference.
This will be the Tigers' first match since their loss to No. 1 Florida State and Georgia is currently on a six-match win streak.
Auburn had 49 total shots and 18 shots on goal while the Bulldogs finished the match with zero shots.