Special to the News
Published: March 24, 2008

The Auburn softball team will play a midweek doubleheader against the Mercer Bears in Macon, Ga., beginning at 3 p.m. today.

The Tigers are 27-7 overall and 7-4 in the Southeastern Conference this season and have won their last six consecutive non-conference games.
The Tigers are coming off a series sweep at the hands of 10th-ranked LSU this past weekend in Baton Rouge. Auburn is currently third in the SEC West standings and has gone 7-3 in its last 10 games.

Bonner named finalist for State Farm team
The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, in cooperation with State Farm, announced the finalists for the 2008 State Farm Coaches’ All-America Basketball Team for Division I on Monday. Auburn’s DeWanna Bonner was named one of 40 finalists.

Bonner led Auburn on both sides of the ball this season and became just the second ever Tiger player to lead the team in scoring and rebounding three consecutive years.

She is the league’s second leading scorer with 18.4 points and grabbed an SEC best 10.0 rebounds per game. Both averages rank her in the top 30 in the nation. 

The State Farm Coaches’ All-America Basketball Team for NCAA Division I will be announced at the press conference at the Tampa Hyatt Regency on April 5.

Men’s golf remains in 5th at Bulls Bay
AWENDAW, S.C. — No. 14 Auburn (239-579) finished second round action in fifth place at The Hootie at Bulls Bay at the par-71, 7,282-yard Bulls Bay Golf Club.

Jay Moseley (73-143) leads the Tigers, finishing the day tied for 11th. Glenn Northcutt (74-145) is tied for 23rd. Gordon Strother (73-146) and Patton Kizzire (73-146) are tied for 30th, with Jamie Bowen (76-148) tied for 44th.

No. 16 South Carolina (286-566) retained its lead from round one, followed by NC State (297-567). 

The final round of the three-day, 54-hole event is set to begin this morning. The Tigers tee off on the front nine with Florida and Lamar at 10:40 a.m.