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AUBURN, Ala. -- In a tightly-contested match at the Auburn Soccer Complex on Sunday night, No. 21 Auburn fell 2-0 to USC. The Tigers (3-3-0) mounted a bevy of attacks that led to 13 shots, including eight on target.Im really proud of our team, said head coach Karen Hoppa. I thought we played some great soccer. Obviously, USC is a great team and really well-coached. I thought it was just a really quality soccer game and we were unlucky to not finish our chances, but give credit to USC. They scored on two corners and were able to come out of here with a win.Ellie Leek led the way on offense with three shots, including two on net, while Casie Ramsier and Courtney Schell contributed two shots apiece.The Tigers came out firing right away to start off the match. In the first minute of play, Kristen Dodson found Casie Ramsier, who then laid it off to Leek for a curling effort that was hauled in by an extraordinary effort from the opposing goalkeeper.Sarah Le Beau kept things level with a diving snare in the 14th minute to keep the score level at 0-0.Ten minutes later, Brooke Ramsier laced a firecracker from 25 yards away that rocked the crossbar, but was unable to cross the line.In the 26th minute, USC (3-2-0) broke the tie with a goal from a corner to make it 1-0. The Trojans kept that margin heading into the locker room.The opening of the second half mirrored the first half with Dodson again working it around to Leek, who forced a diving save by the USC goalie to keep the score at 1-0.Avery Batson then made a pair of crucial sliding challenges to thwart the Trojan attack in the 53rd minute.USC doubled its lead with 14 minutes to play on a ball that bounced around the box and ended up finding the back of the net.Auburn ratcheted up the intensity even more, but was unable to find a goal and eventually fell, 2-0.USC head coach Keidane McAlpine returned to The Plains for the first time since he was an assistant coach at Auburn under Hoppa from 2006-11.Its always a bit emotional having someone you work with for so long on the opposite bench, stated Hoppa on McAlpine coming back. Theres also a source of pride in what hes doing with that program and how good they are. There were a lot of emotions.USC goalkeeper Sammy Jo Prudhomme and Iowa State netminder Lindsey Hendon were awarded Co-MVP honors for each producing back-to-back shutouts in the Auburn Soccer Classic.Auburn returns to its home field on Friday when it opens up conference play against Vanderbilt. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. and will be broadcasted on the SEC Network. Baltimore Orioles Pro Shop . PETERSBURG, Fla. Orioles Jerseys China .Y. - General manager Billy King says the Brooklyn Nets are looking to add a big man and confirmed the team worked out centre Jason Collins, who would become the first openly gay active NBA player if signed. https://www.cheaporioles.com/ . Two pressure cooker bombs exploded near the finish line of the April 15 race in an area packed with fans cheering the passing runners. Three people were killed and more than 260 injured, including at least 16 who lost limbs. Orioles Jerseys 2019 . But Bourque, who has missed three games with a lower-body injury, wont be in the lineup when the Habs travel to Buffalo to take on the Sabres on Wednesday. Custom Baltimore Orioles Jerseys . -- Nate Robinson has played for seven teams, so beating one of them is no longer a rare occurrence. Sebastian Vettel says he is not entirely happy after Ferrari struggled for pace during Friday practice at the Brazilian Grand Prix.The four-time world champion was only ninth fastest in opening practice -- with teammate Kimi Raikkonen just behind -- and over 1.6s down on Lewis Hamiltons pace. After an improved FP2, in which the Vettel once again finished ahead of Raikkonen in seventh, the German could only get within 0.7s of Mercedes.I think one lap is difficult to judge, but I wasnt entirely happy, Vettel said. The gaps between the cars were close and if its like this tomorrow maybe we can do something with it. It was a tricky day -- very slippery and very hot, so everybody I think was struggling with the tyres.It was a bit difficult to find a rhythm, but on the long run it was a bit better for us. I havent seen what the others are doing, but I felt a bit more confident with more time and laps in the car.We weere pushing to the maximum, but maybe we were not quick enough.dddddddddddd As I said, it was a bit of a tricky day and, as I said, we tried a lot of things and now we need to go and see what was actually best.Despite enduring a difficult day, Vettel says he can take positives from how close the times are between the chasing pack, with just 0.3s ?separating Williams, Red Bull and Ferrari by the afternoon session.The good news is that the gaps are really close, of course Mercedes seem to be a bit up front as expected, but other than that I think its very close. If it stays like that I think we have the chance to do well tomorrow.Towards the end of the day I seemed to calm down a bit more and find a rhythm, which wasnt the case for the short run and the fast lap -- I wasnt very happy. ' ' '