Good Morning, Auburn Family. 2025 began the way 2024 ended, with Johni Broome leading the Tigers to an 84-68 win over Missouri Saturday in the SEC MBB opener at sold-out Neville Arena, one that tied head coach Bruce Pearl for the most wins in program history.

“Nobody enjoys winning more than me, nobody hates losing more than me, and when I win I get on to the next one,” said Pearl, who tied Joel Eaves (1949-63) with win No. 213 on the Plains.

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🤸🏽 Auburn Gymnastics grabs second at American Gold Collegiate Classic quad meet
⛳️ Cayden Pope wins the 99^th annual New Year’s Invitational
🐅 And much, much more!

🔼 A Solid Springboard Into the Season Auburn Gymnastics team kicked off the 2025 season at the American Gold Collegiate Classic quad meet Saturday, finishing second with a 195.950.

The Tiger lineup featured all four freshmen with newcomer Katelyn Jong competing in the all-around, finishing with a 39.175. All four contributed to the team score.

“There is a lot of room for improvement after tonight, but we also had a lot of bright spots as well.” - Jeff Graba, head coach

🔼 A Little Birdie Told Us. Auburn men’s golf sophomore Cayden Pope captured his first amateur tournament title Saturday, going 13-under-par to win the 99^th annual New Year’s Invitational at St. Petersburg Country Club by six strokes. 

Pope dominated the 90-man field with scorecards that consisted of a pair of 68s and a 67 in Saturday’s final. On the week, he matched five bogeys with 15 birdies and one eagle. In Saturday’s 18, he bogeyed just once, on 11, and picked up birdies on 2, 3, 13, 15 and 16 before sealing the win with one more on the 18^th and final hole. 

🔼 The Squad, From A to Z. With the 2025 gymnastics season approaching, it is time to meet all the new faces joining the squad this year. Up next is Sarah Zois!

Q: What was your first visit to Auburn like?
A: “Going from a city school to down south was definitely a good change of scenery for me. And the way I was immediately welcomed by the coaches and school made me feel super excited and confident coming here!”

Q: What Auburn traditions are your favorite?
A: “Rolling Toomer’s Corner.”

Read the full Q&A.

🔼 Some Harm, Some Foul. Audia Young scored a career-high 19 points, but Auburn battled foul trouble and a streaky LSU team as the home Tigers earned a 73-63 win Sunday afternoon at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

Leading scorer DeYona Gaston played just 16 minutes while dealing with foul trouble throughout, and LSU took advantage of a smaller, more inexperienced lineup to turn a first-quarter deficit into a double-digit lead they would never relinquish.

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Monday, Jan. 6
(No Activities Scheduled)

Tuesday, Jan. 7
🌊 Swimming & Diving @ Georgia Tech @ 11 a.m. CT
🏀 Men’s Basketball @ Texas @ 8 p.m. CT ESPN2 | Live Stats

Wednesday, Jan. 8
(No Activities Scheduled)

Thursday, Jan. 9
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Arkansas - Play 4 Kay @ 6 p.m. CT SEC ESPN+ Buy Tickets | Live Stats

Friday, Jan. 10
👟 XC-Track @ Harvey Glance Tigers & Tide Dual Meet - All Day Tickets | Meet Info

Saturday, Jan. 11
🌊 Swimming & Diving vs. South Carolina @ 10 a.m. CT
🤸🏽 Gymnastics vs. Penn State - San Antonio Invitational @ 12 p.m. CT
🤸🏽 Gymnastics vs. Maryland - San Antonio Invitational @ 12 p.m. CT
🤸🏽 Gymnastics vs. Arizona State - San Antonio Invitational @ 12 p.m. CT
🤸🏽 Gymnastics vs. Temple - San Antonio Invitational @ 12 p.m. CT
🏀 Men’s Basketball @ South Carolina @ 12 p.m. CT SEC ESPN | Live Stats

Sunday, Jan. 12
🏀 Women’s Basketball @ Kentucky @ 2 p.m. CT SEC ESPN | Live Stats

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