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Auburn women's team dismantled non-conference rival George Washington 62-43 Saturday afternoon. It was Auburn's third consecutive win while George Washington finds itself in a tailspin with its fifth straight loss. The Tigers went 25-55 from the field including 4-13 from beyond the arc. The defense was suffocating as they held GW to a paltry 30.4% from the field. Alli Smalley led the way with 19 points and six assists, Blanche Alverson chipped in 14 points and Keke Carrier had 17 points on 7 of 9 shooting from the field along with two blocked shots.

DeWayne Reed and Frankie Sullivan combined for 34 points yet it was not enough to hold off Troy and Brandon Hazzard's game-high 28 points. Hazzard went 7-10 in three point shooting and as a team Troy knocked down 13 of 25 shots from beyond the arc. Auburn was down as much as eight with just over 11 minutes left in the game yet managed to claw back and regain the lead at 74-73 with 1:46 left in regulation. However, Troy took advantage of some sloppy play late in the game to take the lead on consecutive fast break layups by Volger and Hazard. Auburn had 10 turnovers and allowed Troy to shoot 53.7% from the field.

After reading this quote on many of friends facebook accounts, I had to post.

“When we heard of the Auburn fans chanting at the end of Fridays game “its great to be an auburn tiger” we knew there was something special about the excitement around this football team. The tigers have everything we are looking for in a New Year’s Day team. They are a tough, exciting team, extremely well coached and have what might be the best fans in college football”

Jim McVay, Outback Bowl President/CEO

Let me say that there is no source just yet, but the RUMOR is that came from an e-mail sent out to AU employees.
We are not in the business of gossip, but whether Jim McVay said it or not- we are the best fans in the SEC.

We aren't headed down-under, but we may just be headed to the Outback. WVLT in Knoxville and CBS42 in Birmingham report the Outback Bowl selected Auburn, and it looks like we will be taking on Wisconsin on January 1st in Tampa, Florida.
If the unofficial announcement proves true, the top five SEC bowl slots have been determined:
BCSC: Alabama/Florida
BCS: Alabama/Florida
Capital One: LSU
Cotton: Ole Miss
Outback: Auburn
The SEC bowl selections will not be official until December 6th, after the SEC Championship Game. But, there is a reason why out of the SIX teams with 7-5 records Outback chose Auburn. Auburn fans are loyal and loyalty means filled seats and purchased tickets.

This weekend, the Auburn Cricket Club hosted the Tiger Cup. This event was the club's first tournament and featured cricket teams from around the Southeast. The club has been trying to form a club for the past two years, and this year the club has over 100 members. The Club has been quite successful this year winning several regional cricket matches. This weekend, the Club competed against clubs from schools like Georgia, Vanderbilt, and Mississippi State. The Auburn Cricket Club won their own tournament this weekend and hopes to continue to build on their success.

Head Coach, Gene Chizik, reflects on Homecoming game vs. Furman.

Following Auburn's 33-20 win over Ole Miss, we heard Head Coach Gene Chizik's thoughts on the game, and we also heard from Tommy Trott, Ben Tate, Chris Todd, and Offensive Coordinator Gus Malzahn.

For the fifth straight time in the series the Auburn Tigers football team upended the Tennessee Volunteers. This time by a score of 26-22. It was the first road test for the Tigers of the season, and the first strong defense the Gus Malzahn offensive machine had faced. The Tigers marched right though it, however racking up more than 400 yards of offense, 100 more yards than the Volunteers had given up to any previous opponent. It appeared that the third largest crowd in Auburn football history was going to be a factor for the Tigers as they were held out of the end zone for a quarter and half, but the Tigers soon found their rhythm as they wore down the vaunted Vol defense as the game wore on.

The first home game of the season debuts with a win from the Auburn Tigers against Louisiana Tech, 37-13

Eagle Eye snapped a couple of field shots, and following the Tigers' victory, met with Head Coach, Gene Chizik, at the post-game press conference. Check out our Newsroom Blog for these AU vs. LA Tech game-day pictures.