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After throwing a no-hitter in her first collegiate start and defeating the 18th-ranked team in the country in her second start, Auburn pitcher Jenee Loree was named the Southeastern Conference Softball Freshman of the Week, the league announced Monday.

Loree, a native of Jupiter, Fla., posted a 3-0 record in five appearances, two starts, in the opening weekend of the 2009 season.

Loree helped the Tigers to a 4-1 start at the FIU Tournament in Miami.

In her first collegiate start, Loree threw the 19th no-hitter in Auburn softball history as the Tigers defeated Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2-0.

Loree fanned eight and, with the win, handed Tina Deese her 400th victory as the head coach of the Tigers.

The Tigers (4-1) return to action today against Jacksonville State (3-1) in Jacksonville. Game time is set for 5 p.m.

Boddie No. 1 nationally in assists
After dishing out 12 assists in No. 5 Auburn’s 81-54 rout of Alabama on Sunday, senior point guard Whitney Boddie finds herself in a new position as she moved into the No. 1 spot in the nation in assists per game.

Boddie is the first Tiger to lead a national statistical category this season after leading the SEC for most of the year.

She currently averages 8.3 assists per game, up from 8.0 last week.

Her back-to-back games of 11 assists against Ole Miss and 12 assists at Alabama propelled her into the top spot, passing Kansas State’s Shalee Lehning (8.0 apg).

Diver Mazzaferro to compete in U.S. camp
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Auburn University diver Dan Mazzaferro will compete at the 2009 USA Diving Selection camp today at the McCorkle Aquatics Pavilion.

The 2008 SEC Champion and five-time All-American will look to earn a spot diving platform for the U.S. Diving team.

Participants selected at the camp will represent the United States on the 1-meter, 3-meter and platform events at the 2009 World Championships in Rome from July 18-25.  Divers will also be selected to compete at the Canada Cup and the AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix.

Individual selections will be announced Thursday, while announcements for synchronized diving will be made on a later date.