Sports Archives - Page 5 of 7

Sep

21

2019

Warhawks’ Five Game Winning Streak

Sports

BY: Brandon Barker The Warhawk volleyball team has been on a roll lately, winning their fifth straight game this past weekend. After starting 0-2 this season, the Warhawks bounced back hard. On Saturday, Sept. 14, AUM defeated North Greenville University (3-1) in a fantastic finish. The first set was a hard one with both teams going on runs taking the lead back and forth. In the end, the Lady Warhawks went on a 5-1 run to give them the first set win. The second set was another nail biter for the team, but they eventually won after breaking a (27-27)…

Sep

20

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

AUM Volleyball Taking On Montevallo University

News, Sports

BY: Randy Dunn The AUM Warhawks return home after being on the road for weeks. The first game back will be against the Montevallo Falcons. This will be the first time the Warhawks and Falcons will see each other this year. In 2017, the Falcons won their two matchups against the Warhawks (3-0) & (3-1), and in 2018 they met once and defeated the Warhawks (3-1). With a hot three-game winning streak, the Warhawks (6-3) plan to get revenge on the Falcons (5-4) and continue their dominance on the court. Be on the lookout for a few players for the…

Sep

16

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

AUM Men’s Soccer Starts New Season

Sports

BY: Allison Singleterry Auburn University at Montgomery’s men’s soccer team kicks off a new season with new Head Coach Matthew Thorne and Graduate Assistant Coach Joe White. Thorne became the head coach of the men’s soccer program back in December and is now coaching his first official season as a head coach this semester. Thorne was a graduate assistant coach at AUM back in 2007. Before coming back to AUM, Thorne coached at the University of West Alabama, where he led the team to win the conference championship four years in a row. White was hired just before the 2019…

Sep

16

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

AUM’s Athletic Department Develops Students for Future

Sports

BY: Randy Dunn As AUM’s athletics season kicks off, the Athletic Department gives students the opportunity to gain confidence when it comes to their field study so once the opportunity presents itself, they will have experience and knowledge to take to their job of interest. I had the honor to interview Sports Information Director Mr. Matthew Pellegrin, and we discussed the importance of students getting the experience with AUM. I asked Mr. Pellegrin a few questions and here were his responses. Q: “How does giving students this opportunity help them graduate with experience with their field?” A: “We feel like…

Sep

11

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Lady Warhawks Making History

News, Sports

BY: Daaiyah Latham Women’s soccer season is here for AUM Athletics. The now NCAA D-II team has kicked off their first game with a school-record on this past Thursday against Clayton State University Lakers. The women's soccer team includes head coach, Tafadzwa Ziyenge, 13 previous team players, and 13 new team members. The Orange and Black team finished the 2018 year off with a promising future. With the help of seniors Prater, Singleterry, Mendez, and Slaughter, the women’s soccer team members are upping their game for a better record than the 2019 season. Mendez had an outstanding year in 2019-she…

Sep

11

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Auburn University at Montgomery- Fall 2019 Intramurals

News, Sports

BY: Randy Dunn When it comes to diversity the game of sports brings everyone together no matter their height, weight, or skin color. AUM is having their yearly Fall Intramural season coming up, and these sports will be available: Volleyball season starts Sept. 3rd and will end Oct. 11th. Flag football season will kick off Sept. 8th and will end Dec. 1st. With college football and the NFL season right around the corner, this should be a great turn out with our student body. Frisbee golf registration runs through Sept. 17th, and the season will run from Sept. 18th through…

Sep

11

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

AUM Volleyball Introduction

News, Sports

BY: Brandon Barker The third season of AUM’s volleyball team was officially kicked off this weekend. Big changes have happened for the program this year and it’s important to get off to a great start. The volleyball team won their first game of the season. There was a massive division switch for the Warhawks, a couple of coaching changes, and a bunch of new players added to the roster. The Warhawks have recently been granted full NCAA Division 2 membership. This was a long process that started for the Warhawks a couple of years ago. AUM is one of four…

Sep

09

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

AUM Cross Country

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BY: Allison Stewart Beep… beep… beep… It is 7 a.m. and your alarm clock goes off. You wake up and get ready. For the next two and a half hours, you will be running and working out. Oh, and you do this seven days a week. This is how each day begins for AUM’s cross country team. Dedication does not sleep in for these runners. Rather, it starts their day bright and early. Head Coach Ryan Thompson is excited for what the new season has in store. As the coach, Thompson understands the pressures and rewards of pushing his team.…

Sep

09

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Warhawks Volleyball- First Home Game of 2019

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BY: Brandon Barker Montgomery, Alabama- Sept. 6, 2019- The Warhawks volleyball team start their home game stint with not one but two games on the same day. On Tuesday, September 10, their first game will be vs Erskine College at 4 p.m. at the AUM Athletics Complex. Erskine College went 7-21 in 2018, but stood at 0-11 in away games. This will not be the Flying Fleets’ first game- they will have already played four teams heading into the matchup. The Warkhawks' second home game of the day will be vs Huntingdon College at 6 p.m. at the same venue.…

Sep

09

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Auburn University at Montgomery Makes Official Switch to NCAA

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BY: Allison Singleterry Auburn University at Montgomery recently became a full Division II member of the NCAA in the Gulf South Conference. Jessie Rosa, AUM’s Director of Athletics, says it has been about a 10 year process to fully make the switch to this division and conference. This process started years ago by first having at least 10 sports participating for the university. From this point, they had to get approval from the Auburn University Board and the NCAA. Once they had the approval they needed, they were able to move forward in the process. From this point, it took…

Apr

25

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Lakers to Interview Ty Lue, Monty Williams

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BY: Andrew Edwards The head coach Luke Walton Era is over for the Los Angeles Lakers. There’s no time to waste for Owner Jeanie Buss and GM Rob Pelinka as front runner Ty Lue and Monty Williams are set for their second interviews this upcoming week. Pelinka will meet with Lue, former Cavaliers Head Coach, and Williams, Philadelphia 76ers assistant, this week after previous interviews were reported as good. It is also reported that Jeanie Buss will be present in the interviewing process and that she will have a strong say in the hiring of the position. It has been…

Apr

25

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Tiger Owns the Golf World Once Again

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BY: Andrew Edwards The return to glory-- Tiger Woods has now won his first major championship in 11 years, this time coming from the grandest stage of them all: the Masters. The final day of the Masters was forced to be pushed up due to inclement weather in the Augusta area, with a new tee-off time at 7:30 a.m. CT. At two strokes behind the leader, Francesco Molinari, Tiger Woods found himself in a comfortable position to take over the lead. He did just that, surpassing Molinari and taking over the sole possession of first place with a score of…

Apr

25

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Underdogs Steal Limelight in NBA Playoffs

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BY: Andrew Edwards Coming down the stretch in late March and early April, it seemed like we were going to get less NBA matchups for the 2018-19 season. The narrative for the West was that the Golden State Warriors were going to coast until the finals, the Oklahoma City Thunder would find their footing and win their series easily, and the Denver Nuggets would prove everyone wrong and uphold their second seed status. In the east, that narrative was that the Raptors would finally break their playoff curse because of the acquisition of Khawi Leonard this past offseason, and that…

Apr

25

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Top 5 in 2019 NFL Draft

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BY: Andrew Edwards The 2019 NFL draft has really garnered attention of late as it is leaked that the Arizona Cardinals may pick Quarterback Kyler Murray as the first pick. The question, “Is Kyler Murray talented?" is null and void. Anyone with a basic knowledge of football can tell that he is extremely talented on the field. The question, rather, is "Does he have the intangibles to be successful in the NFL?" The answer is much more difficult than anything he saw on a college football field. Ultimately, it seems as if the Cardinals will choose Murray as number one…

Apr

25

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Best Suited to Win 2019 Super Bowl?

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BY: Andrew Edwards We are still four and half months away from the start of the NFL season and people are already wondering who is going to win the Super Bowl. We’ll look no further, and we’ll take a look at who might just be the favorites to win it all again this year. I think that there are four legitimate candidates. The first being, you guessed it, the New England Patriots. New England has yet to have a bad season under Belichick, and until they prove us all wrong and have a terrible season, it only makes logical sense…

Apr

25

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

What’s Wrong With the Warriors?

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BY: Andrew Edwards There’s something seriously wrong with the Golden State Warriors. Dating back to the beginning of this season, the Warriors have seemed to play their most lackluster, uninspired basketball since the acquisition of Kevin Durant. Still, being the one seed on the west does not hurt. They will have home court advantage all the way through the playoffs unless they play the Bucks or Raptors in the finals. All this being said, the Warriors just blew a 31 point lead on Monday night to a Clippers team that had no business competing with the two-time champions. “The mood’s…

Apr

25

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

2019 A-Day in Bryant-Denny

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BY: Andrew Edwards Few things in this world are certain, but this is: Tua Tagovailoa will be the starting quarterback for the Crimson Tide in 2019. After being shell shocked in Santa Clara for the 2018-19 national title game, Tua and the Crimson Tide look to retool their offense and defense and get back to a more traditional style of play for the 2019 season. During the A-day game on Saturday, Tua completed 19 of 37 attempts for 265 with a TD and INT. For some, it was a lackluster performance. For others, such as Nick Saban, Tua’s performance was…

Apr

25

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

NFL Prime-Time: The Browns

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BY: Andrew Edwards The NFL schedule was released yesterday, and surprisingly enough, the Cleveland Browns were given four prime-time games for the upcoming season. The Browns have the fewest amount of Prime-time games over the past 10 season. During that span, the franchise has accumulated an NFL-worst 41-118-1 record. However, the team finished the 2018 season by winning five out of their last seven games. Most of this success is attributed to Baker Mayfield, who has made the Browns a household, fun-to-watch team again. Even more so, the team has one of the best defenses in the league, ranking in…

Apr

25

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

2019 College Football Playoff Scenarios

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BY: Andrew Edwards In case you forgot, Alabama and Clemson have played each other in the past three college football playoffs. Not much is going to stop that from happening again this year. According to ESPN’s playoff simulator, Clemson has an 83 percent chance to reach the playoff for the fourth straight year. Meanwhile, Alabama has a 71 percent chance to do the same thing. Did I mention that both teams return nearly their entire offense and retool each defense respectively with five-star talent? I would have to say that this predictor seems pretty accurate. For the 2019 season, Clemson’s…

Apr

25

2019

By Aumnibus Staff

Thunderstruck

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BY: Andrew Edwards The Oklahoma City Thunder now find themselves down 2-0 to the Portland Trail Blazers after losing 114-94 on Tuesday night. Capped off by an extremely poor shooting performance by Russell Westbrook, the Thunder will now have their backs against the wall in a must game in OKC on Friday night. How did the Thunder get to this point? Once predicted to be the best shot to defeat the Warriors in a potential western conference finals matchup, the Thunder have now own a 13-15 record since the All-Star break. Previous to that, the Thunder were the third seed…