Sept. 5, 2007
Match Notes: Matches 9 - 11 (UTSA Classic) 
AUBURN - The Auburn volleyball team (6-2) wraps up the non-conference portion of its schedule this weekend with the UTSA Classic, hosted by the University of Texas - San Antonio.
The Tigers open the tournament at 12 p.m., Friday with WAC-member Louisiana Tech (5-4). Auburn then plays in the nightcap against host Texas-San Antonio (3-4) at 7 p.m.
Auburn wraps up the tournament at 3:30 p.m., Saturday with Texas A&M (7-0). All matches are slated for UTSA's Convocation Center.
Fans that cannot make it to the tournament can follow all the action with live stats, which can be accessed from the volleyball schedule page at GoUTSA.com.
COACH FARINA ON THE UPCOMING WEEKEND
"It is going to provide us a challenge that we need, just like Denver provided. The goal is to respond better than last weekend. The work that we have done in practice this week should help us further that goal and get us better and more competitive as we enter this weekend's matches."
TIGER BITES
The Auburn Volleyball team is in its 22nd year of existence and holds an all-time record of 330-330 for a .500 winning percentage... Head Coach Laura Farina begins her sixth season with the team and holds a 49-97 (.336) record at Auburn... Last season the Tigers finished with a 13-18 record and were 5-15 in SEC play, finishing sixth in the SEC West... Auburn returns six letterwinners, four starters, from 2006 and welcomes nine newcomers.
ON THE SCHEDULE THIS WEEK
After dowing Kennesaw State 3-0 on Tuesday, Auburn hits the road for its final tournament of the season, traveling to San Antonio for the UTSA Classic.
SERIES HISTORY
The meetings this weekend with Louisiana Tech and Texas-San Antonio will be the first in the program's history against the squads. Auburn and Texas A&M have met once before, in 1996, with the Aggies taking the 3-0 win at the Holiday Inn Classic in Fort Collins, Colo.
FOLLOW THE ACTION LIVE
Fans that cannot make it to the match can follow all the action with Live Stats. A link to the stats can be found on the volleyball schedule page at GoUTSA.com
UP NEXT FOR THE TIGERS
This weekend's tournament signifies the end of the non-conference schedule for the Auburn volleyball team. The Tigers start SEC play next weekend at South Carolina on Friday (6 p.m. CT), followed by a match at Florida on Sunday (12:30 p.m. CT).
LAST TIME OUT
The Tigers are coming off a 3-0 sweep over Kennesaw State on Tuesday at the Student Activities Center in Auburn. Jelena Sekulic, Rachel Shanks and Whitney Jacob all finished with double-digit kills in the win.
1,000 KILLS. . . AND COUNTING
At the 14-5 mark in Auburn's win over Kennesaw State, senior Rachel Shanks picked up her second kill of the match and the 1,000th of her career. She becomes only the 10th player in Auburn's history to pull off the feat and still has the rest of the season to build on it. Currently, she is tied for ninth all-time at Auburn in career kills with 1,008. Shanks is also nearing the 1,000 mark in career digs as she currently has 899. If she reaches the 1,000 digs mark, she will become only the fourth Tiger ever to make both lists.
