The Auburn soccer team jumps into Southeastern Conference play this weekend, traveling to Mississippi State and Ole Miss for the opening conference weekend.
Tonight’s match in Starkville kicks off at 7, while Sunday’s clash in Oxford begins at 2 p.m. and will air live on ESPNU.
Auburn is 3-2-3 on the year and is coming off of a scoreless tie with then-No. 1 and defending national champion North Carolina at the Duke Nike Classic last weekend in Durham, N.C.
Volleyball hosts LSU today
After three straight weeks on the road, the Auburn volleyball team returns to the Student Activities Center to face SEC Western Division opponent LSU at 6 p.m. today. The match will be an “All Auburn All Orange” event and admission is free.
“It will be nice to play in front of our home crowd again and I’m hoping that, with football being home, to get a great crowd from the Auburn faithful,” Wade Benson, head volleyball coach, said.
Former O-lineman McNeill honored by Sporting News
Former Auburn offensive lineman Marcus McNeill has been named to the Sporting News’ All-Decade team for college football, the magazine announced Thursday. The magazine, which is now available at newsstands, features a 14-page tribute to the athletes, coaches and teams of the decade.
McNeill was a two-time All-American for the Tigers and the first AU player since Ed King (1989-90) to be All-American in back-to-back years.
McNeill was a coaches and Associated Press All-SEC First-Team member as both a junior and senior, and received the Jacobs Trophy as the SEC’s top blocker following his senior campaign, when he was also one of three finalists for the Outland Trophy. McNeill is one of just six players from SEC schools who was named to the 26-man squad, joining Arkansas’ Darren McFadden and Shawn Andrews, Georgia’s David Pollack,
Tennessee’s John Henderson and Florida’s Lito Sheppard.
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