STARKVILLE, Miss. – The Auburn volleyball team opened its SEC road weekend with a 3-1 (22-25, 29-27, 25-20, 26-24) loss to Mississippi State Friday night in the Newell-Grissom Building. The Auburn backrow put together a solid effort as junior Jesse Earl set a season-best with 29 digs. Classmates Kelly Stewart and Tate Pember added 11 digs for the Tigers. Pember…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The Auburn volleyball team capped the Auburn Invitational Saturday afternoon with a 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-14) victory over Jacksonville in Auburn Arena. The win moved the Tigers to 5-5 on the season. “Serving was the big difference for us today,” head coach Rick Nold said. “We put them out of system quite a few times, which…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The Auburn volleyball team suffered a five-set setback to Miami (OH), falling to the Redhawks in a tough match, 3-2 (17-25, 25-22, 26-28, 26-24, 15-11), Saturday night in Auburn Arena. The match was the final match of day one of the Auburn Invitational. “We came out and had good energy, but we took our foot off…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The Auburn volleyball team kicked off its busy weekend with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-17) sweep of Memphis Friday afternoon in the team’s first match of the Auburn Invitational. The two-day tournament is being held in Auburn Arena. “We now have an understanding of what we need to do to get a win,” head coach Rick…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (auburntigers.com) – The Auburn volleyball team finished the final day of the Active Ankle Challenge with a 1-1 record, falling to Santa Clara in the early afternoon and upsetting No. 21 Louisville Saturday night in the KFC Yum! Center. Sophomore Brenna McIlroy and junior Alexa Filley were placed on the All-Tournament team, while Auburn came away from the…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The Auburn volleyball team is set to travel to Louisville, Ky., for the Active Ankle Challenge hosted by Louisville, Sept. 2-3. The two-day tournament will be played in the KFC Yum! Center. The Tigers (1-3) open play with a 4 p.m. CT match vs. Stony Brook Friday. They follow with a 11 a.m. CT match with…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – After falling behind 2-1, the Auburn volleyball team put together a late comeback to defeat Kennesaw State, 3-2 (25-18, 21-25, 15-25, 28-26, 15-10), Tuesday night in Auburn Arena. “It was truly a hard-fought match,” head coach Rick Nold said. “Kennesaw State is a really good team and they’ve proven that over the years. We wanted to…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The Auburn volleyball team welcomes Kennesaw State to Auburn Arena Tuesday for a mid-week, non-conference match. The Tigers (0-3) and the Owls (1-2) face off at 7 p.m. CT and admission is free. Tuesday’s match will be streamed live via SEC Network+ and fans can listen live on WEGL (91.1) and AuburnTigers.com. SEC Network+ broadcasts are…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The Auburn volleyball team concluded the 2016 War Eagle Invitational with a pair of losses Saturday in Auburn Arena. The Tigers fell to Furman earlier in the day, 3-1 (25-21, 25-19, 20-25, 25-16), and followed with a 3-0 (25-22, 28-26, 25-17) loss to Pacific Saturday night. Auburn (0-3) sophomore Brenna McIlroy was named to the all-tournament…
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – The Auburn volleyball team opens the 2016 season hosting the War Eagle Invitational in Auburn Arena, Aug. 26-27. The Tigers kick off the weekend with a 7 p.m. match against Georgia Tech in the season opener Friday. The team follows with a pair of matches Saturday, taking on Furman at noon and Pacific at 7:30 p.m….
