Soccer

Tigers face Auburn in SEC tournament

By Michael Gegenheimer
Sports Contributor • November 1, 2011

LSU is the only team in Southeastern Conference tournament history to topple a No. 1 seed in the opening round, beating Auburn in 2002. Fast-forward to tonight, and the tables have turned with No. 2 LSU...

Soccer: Five seniors look to cap tenure with SEC championship

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer • October 31, 2011

Senior seasons are seen as sacred entities for college athletes. Four years of toil together can forge a bond between members of a graduating class. For this season's LSU soccer team, a quintet of seniors...

Soccer: Tigers grab No. 2 in SEC tournament with 3-0 win

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer • October 30, 2011

The LSU soccer team earned its third Southeastern Conference runner-up finish in four seasons by breezing past Arkansas with a late offensive barrage in a 3-0 victory Friday at Razorback Field. Senior...

Soccer: LSU closes regular season at Arkansas, SEC title in reach

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer • October 27, 2011

The LSU soccer team concludes another regular-season title campaign with a road match tonight at Southeastern Conference cellar-dweller Arkansas. The Tigers (12-6-1, 7-3 SEC) have already clinched a fourth...

Tigers capture SEC West title with clutch road win

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer • October 23, 2011

The LSU soccer team clinched its third Southeastern Conference Western Division title in four seasons in a historic fashion Sunday. In front of a rowdy Gator home crowd and a national television audience,...

Soccer: Tigers host key SEC match tonight

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer • October 19, 2011

Even with five seniors playing their final home game at LSU, the Tiger soccer team has bigger concerns than Senior Night ceremonies — Southeastern Conference championship aspirations. LSU (11-5-1,...

Soccer: LSU looking for first conference title

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer • October 18, 2011

For the first time in LSU soccer history, the Tigers control their own destiny for the Southeastern Conference title as the final quarter of conference play approaches. LSU (11-5-1, 6-2 SEC) sits in a...

Tigers split Alabama road trip, tied for conference lead

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer • October 16, 2011

The LSU soccer team stayed in the thick of a tight Southeastern Conference title race with a 2-0 victory Sunday at Alabama to earn a weekend split in the state. The Tigers (11-5-1, 6-2 SEC) lost at No....

Tigers struggle to 3-4 mark in road games this season

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer • October 11, 2011

Call it the road blues. While the LSU soccer team sits at 10-4-1 and 5-1 in the Southeastern Conference, its 3-4 road record leaves some question marks as four of the Tigers last five matches are away...

LSU bounces back to beat Kentucky, loses 2-1 to Vandy

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer • October 9, 2011

Behind senior midfielder Natalie Martineau's two goals and a gritty defensive effort, the LSU soccer team bounced back from a heartbreaking loss on Friday to defeat No. 10 Kentucky, 2-0, in Lexington,...

Soccer: Confident Tigers finally hit the road in SEC play

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer • October 7, 2011

LSU soccer coach Brian Lee said he knows the Southeastern Conference title isn't won at home. Following a 4-0 start in SEC play at the renovated LSU Soccer Stadium as part of a month-long, eight-match...

Soccer: Tigers use early goals to beat Bulldogs

By Chris Abshire
Sports Writer • October 2, 2011

All the talk surrounding the LSU soccer team this past offseason was about the team's focus on reclaiming Southeastern Conference Western Division superiority. Following a weekend home sweep of two of...