Another obstacle looms in front of the LSU soccer team’s quest to become the school’s most successful team.Just as No. 16 LSU (13-4-3, 8-2-1) has failed to get past Florida in the regular season, the Tigers have also fallen in the Southeastern Conference tournament’s semifinal round in back-to-back years.”Hopefully, we’ve been battle-tested,” said LSU coach Brian Lee. “With this group of seniors, it’s one last chance to get through the semifinals and hopefully win [the tournament].”The Tigers get another crack at advancing to the championship round tonight against Auburn (10-7-3, 6-5-0). The SEC’s other Tigers defeated Ole Miss, 2-1, Wednesday night, setting up a rematch with LSU, who defeated Auburn, 2-0, on Oct. 4.”We watched them play last night,” Lee said. “We’ve both played eight or nine games since then, and it looks like both teams are better. These two teams have developed into traditional rivals — usually it’s either us or them to win the [SEC] West.”That assessment seems fitting. LSU’s win against Auburn was the first of a three-game Auburn losing streak, but Auburn has won five of its last six games heading into tonight’s match.”We are playing LSU, and they are a very dangerous team with a very offensive attack,” said Auburn sophomore midfielder Katy Frierson. “We have to match them. We have to play with the same intensity we have had in the last three games.” Auburn notched its first goal just three minutes into Wednesday’s match against Ole Miss. Auburn freshman forward Mary Coffed and sophomore midfielder Julie King both found the net off assists from Frierson, who leads the team with 10.”One of our keys to the game was to come out early and come out strong with a lot of physicality. It was really important to get on the board first,” Coffed said. “We like to get the ball up the field as fast as we can. Katy gave me a perfect cross, and I was able to place it far post, so lots of the credit goes to Katy.” LSU has taken an easy approach to the showdown, even with a two-game semifinal losing streak on the line. Lee said some players caught a movie Thursday, while other caught up on school work.”We had a good little training session,” Lee said. “Some of the players are studying, some are going to the movies, and we have a study hall tonight.”A win tonight would send LSU into uncharted territory — the SEC tournament final. The Tigers have dropped their last two semifinal appearances to the tournament’s eventual champion — Florida in 2007 and Tennessee in 2008. Lee said a tournament championship would come as nice consolation after finishing just short of the regular season championship.- – – -Contact David Helman at [email protected]