AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn (5-4-2, 2-1-0 SEC) continues Southeastern Conference play by hosting LSU (2-7-2, 0-2-1 SEC) Thursday night. Kickoff at the Auburn Soccer Complex is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT.
Thursday's match will be broadcast on SEC Network and is also available on the WatchESPN app. It marks the second of three nationally televised broadcasts for the Tigers this season. The contest will also be available on radio at WEGL 91.1.
Admission to all Auburn soccer home matches is free.
Starting XI
Auburn started 2-0 in SEC play for the first time since 2011 before dropping an overtime contest by a score of 1-0 at Ole Miss last Sunday.
A win Thursday would mark the third time in the last five seasons Auburn has started SEC play 3-1-0. The feat had been accomplished just three times in the history of Auburn soccer leading up to the 2015 season.
The team is 166-61-18 (.714) all-time at the Auburn Soccer Complex and 36-9-3 (.781) at home since the start of the 2015 season.
The Tigers have allowed just one goal and have outscored the opponent 12-1 in games they have won this season.
Goalkeeper Kate Hart and the Auburn back line have allowed just two goals in the last four contests, a span of 400 minutes. The Tigers didn't allow a goal in a span of 395 minutes during the four-game stretch.
Coming off two injuries that derailed each of the last two seasons, midfielder Kori Locksley became the sixth Auburn player to score a goal this season as she recorded her first career goal that proved to be the game-winner vs. Tennessee last Thursday.
The Tigers are 3-1-0 in Thursday games this season and have won three straight Thursday night matchups since the season opener at South Florida.
Auburn leads the all-time series against LSU 17-8-3 and is 9-1-1 against the visiting Tigers in matches played in Auburn.
The Tigers have earned nine straight results against LSU (7-0-2).
The last goal scored in the series between Auburn and LSU came from Casie Ramsier in the 90th minute of Auburn's 2-1 win in Baton Rouge on Oct. 20, 2016.
Scouting LSU
Coming off a SEC Tournament Championship a season ago, LSU enters Thursday's matchup with a 2-7-2 overall record and are 0-2-1 to start SEC play.
The Tigers dropped the SEC opener to Florida before tying at Georgia and dropping its most recent contests against Texas A&M.
Five different Tigers have scored this season, led by senior midfielder Marlena Cutura, who paces the way with five points on one goal and three assists.
Promotions
Playing card giveaway – first 250 fans starting at 5 p.m.
Player to Watch: Alyssa Malonson
Malonson has played and started in all 51 contests in her two-plus seasons in an Auburn uniform. The junior defender has not only contributed to 23 shutouts during the last three seasons, but she has also pitched in with a team-high 15 assists during the span. Malonson had the chance to represent the United States as a member of the U.S. Under-23 Women's National Team this summer.