Caitlin Stangl’s bases-loaded single in the ninth inning gave the Auburn softball team a 1-0 win over Kentucky to split a Sunday doubleheader, giving the Tigers a 2-1 series win.

The Tigers improved to 15-7.

Auburn hurler Anna Thompson went 9 innings, scattering seven hits, walking three and striking out nine. Thompson earned the win to improve to 7-4 on the season.

In Game 1, Kentucky put up three runs in the fourth inning to break a tie game and held on for a 5-3 win.

Women’s golf wins Tiger/Wave title
NEW ORLEANS — After carding 4-over 76s in the first two rounds, Auburn senior Candace Schepperle put it together in the final round, coming into the clubhouse with a 5-under-par 67 to lead the No. 3 Tigers to a final-round even-par 288 and the team title at the Tiger/Wave Golf Classic at English Turn Golf Club.

The win is the second of the season for the Tigers and comes just a week after the first victory. Auburn won the one-day Auburn Invitational last Sunday with a team-total 294.

All five players on the Auburn roster scored at least two rounds in the tournament with the top three posting four rounds at even-par or better.

Cydney Clanton entered the day in a tie for the individual lead, but her 1-under 71 on Sunday put her third overall. Sophomore Haley Wilson shot a 5-over 77, while freshman Carlie Yadloczky posted the third-best round for the Tigers on Sunday with a 2-over 72. Rounding out the Auburn lineup was sophomore Patricia Sanz with a 4-over-par 76.

Men’s golf to host Tiger Shootout
Auburn men’s golf is set to host the 2010 Tiger Shootout today at the par-72, 7,254-yard Auburn University Club. The Tigers will play host to Bradley and Louisiana-Monroe in the one-day, 36-hole event.

The Shootout marks the first time Auburn has hosted a home event since the 2006 Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate.

2 divers qualify for NCAAs
ATLANTA, Ga. — Sophomores Vennie Dantin and Anna Aguero each earned their ticket to the NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships on Day 3 of the NCAA Zone B Championships in Atlanta at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center.

The women’s NCAA Championships begin Thursday in West Lafayette, Ind., and the men will compete in Columbus, Ohio, March 25-27.

Men’s tennis earns SEC win
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The No. 68 Auburn men’s tennis team picked up its first SEC win of the season Sunday, defeating No. 50 South Carolina, 4-3.
The Tigers are now 4-7 overall and 1-3 in conference play, while the Gamecocks fall to 6-6 and 0-4 in the SEC.

The duo of seventh-ranked junior Tim Puetz and sophomore Alex Stamchev kicked things off with an 8-3 victory. Freshman Andreas Mies and junior
Michel Monteiro were not fazed by the pressure as the pair gave Auburn a 1-0 lead with an 8-4 win over Ivan Machado and Johannes Pulsfort.

Tiger freshman Lucas Lopasso scored Auburn’s second point of the day, defeating Machado in two sets (6-1, 6-2) at No. 4 singles. The 89th-ranked singles player in Stamchev put the Tigers up 3-0 with a two-set win over Alexander Kostanov at No. 3 singles, 6-3, 6-3.

Auburn captain and 26th-ranked Puetz secured the Auburn victory in No. 2 singles.

Women’s tennis also beats South Carolina
The No. 63 Auburn women’s tennis team (6-5, 1-3) defeated the No. 20 South Carolina Gamecocks (7-4, 2-1), 4-3, Sunday afternoon from City of Auburn/Yarbrough Tennis Center.

The match was secured by senior Myrthe Molenveld’s 6-3, 7-6 win over the 111th ranked player in the country, Anya Morgina at the No. 3 position.

The loss was the Gamecock’s first conference loss of the season in SEC play, and snaps South Carolina’s overall five-match win streak.

No. 2 Equestrian beats K-State
FRESNO, Calif. - The No. 2 Auburn equestrian team defeated No. 6 Kansas State 12-3 Sunday in Fresno, Calif. The Tigers improved to 12-3 while the Wildcats fell to 5-7. Auburn defeated Kansas State in each of the four events, taking Hunt Seat Equitation over Fences 3-1, Equitation on the
Flat 4-0, Western Horsemanship 3-1 and Western Reining 2-1.