Fresh off a successful season-opening weekend, the Auburn volleyball squad is set to entertain Mercer tonight at the Student Activities Center. The undefeated Tigers (3-0) face the Bears (0-4) in a 6 p.m. match and admission is free.

As he struggled to find real playing time in 2009, T’Sharvan Bell heard it from just about every coach at Auburn’s practices.

The air was unseasonably cool and rain sporadically fell during Sunday’s practice, providing the Tigers with a not-so-accurate sneak preview for what Saturday’s season-opening game conditions are anticipated to resemble.

Quindarius Carr can laugh about it and smile now.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Katy Frierson’s chip shot over the goalkeeper with a pair of defenders breathing down her neck in the 75th minute propelled Auburn to a 2-1 win over UW-Milwaukee in the MKE Cup on Sunday afternoon at Marquette’s Valley Fields.

Lee Ziemba knows just one player on Arkansas State’s roster — maybe. And he knows there are bigger, tougher and more important games ahead on Auburn’s schedule.

The Auburn volleyball squad captured the 2010 War Eagle Invitational title Saturday night with a 3-1 (17-25, 25-16, 25-13, 25-19) victory over Georgia Southern at the Student Activities Center. The win puts Auburn at 3-0 on the early season, while the Eagles fall to 2-1 overall.