If at first you dont succeed ...Most of us learned the familiar adage as children. But after two decades of trying to win a game in Gainesville, Florida, Auburn could have been forgiven for questioning its usefulness.But during a week in which Tigers junior forward Kristen Dodson showed off both precision and persistence, it was precisely that spirit of try, try again that helped propel her team to a historic win and helped her earn espnWs national soccer player of the week honors.Dodsons performance in her teams 3-0 win at No. 12 Florida on Sept. 22 was its own masterpiece of persistence, with two crucial goals scored on a night that could have been about missed chances. Given the stakes, that effort was its own candidacy. But there was Dodson on Sunday, no less resplendent with two goals and two assists in a 4-2 comeback win at Georgia.Auburn traveled to Florida without a road win over the SECs bellwether program during the two-decade history of the series. The Tigers eight previous trips to Gainesville produced a total of three goals. The Tigers, in other words, would have taken a goal any way they could get it.When Florida offered just that, Dodson didnt let aesthetics stand in the way of progress.A goalkeepers errant judgment in playing the ball out and subsequent loose first touch on a back pass turned into Auburns opening goal because Dodson never switched off. At full sprint, she got to that loose first touch before the keeper and slid the ball into the suddenly wide-open goal for Auburns first lead of any kind in Gainesville since 2011.With Auburn ahead by two goals late but fending off Florida pressure, Dodson was still running down chances. A teammate played the ball out of danger toward Dodson, then near midfield but still in Auburns half. The ball barreled past her with enough pace that it seemed an easy claim for the Florida goalkeeper racing out of her goal. After a game spent pressuring high up the field, it would have been easy for Dodson to catch her breath and worry about defending what was behind her. Instead, she took off at full speed, blocked the goalkeepers kick and got just enough on her own shot to send the ball rolling slowly more than 30 yards into an open net.That she couldnt enjoy it in the moment, leveled by the desperate keeper as the goal-bound shot was released, presumably didnt keep her from enjoying it later while applying ice.On a different night, she might have kicked herself for opportunities missed -- on two occasions in the second half, she found herself with clean looks at goal when played in by Casie Ramsier, only to pull the shots just wide of the post. Instead, Dodson created more chances.Not that she cant produce a finish worthy of a skills video. Her first goal against Georgia, which tied the game 2-2 early in the second half, was a beautiful individual effort that saw her nutmeg a defender with her first touch, then use her next two touches to deke her way past a second defender and set up an angle for a shot she stuck in the top corner.The winner came 12 minutes later, when Dodson again crossed up a defender and calmly put herself in position for a point-blank finish. Steve Spurrier Jersey . The team also announced Tuesday that the Braves will wear a commemorative patch on the right sleeve during the season. The patch, shaped like home plate, carries the number 715, Aarons autograph and a "40th Anniversary" banner. Ken Dorsey Jersey .Y. - Nelson Mandela will be honoured by the New York Yankees with a plaque in Monument Park. http://www.custom49ersjersey.com/custom-paul-hofer-jersey-large-1488d.html . 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He returned to the sidelines in street clothes later in Saturday nights game, but coach Mike Riley said his status for next weekends game against Minnesota is unclear.Coming into the game, No. 9 Nebraska (7-2, 4-2 Big Ten, No. 10 CFP) still controlled its own destiny in the Big Ten West and lurked on the periphery of the national playoff picture. The blowout at the hands of the Buckeyes (8-1, 5-1, No. 6 CFP) will drop the Huskers in the polls and they will need help to win the division after their worst loss since 2004.That came out of the blue to me, said Riley, who is in his second season rebuilding the Huskers.Damon Webb intercepted Armstrong on Nebraskas third play and ran it back for a touchdown. The Buckeyes never looked back, rolling up 590 yards of offense.Bad football on our part, Cornhuskers safety Nate Gerry said. Especially early on we gave a really good football team some opportunities.Besides winning out, Nebraska will need Wisconsin to lose again to win the Big Ten west.Well, I think our first goal is to win next week, but I think the rest of it is still a possibility out there, Riley said.dddddddddddd Now we dont control our own destiny anymore, but that doesnt mean we cant win our division.To have a shot at that, the Huskers will likely need Armstrong, who was knocked out during the second quarter after his head bounced off the turf while being tackled by Ohio State safety Malik Hooker. He was strapped to a backboard and loaded into tan ambulance. He gave a thumbs-up to the Ohio Stadium crowd that chanted, Tommy, Tommy.In the third quarter, he came jogging out of the tunnel in a track suit and was greeted on the Nebraska sideline with hugs and handshakes from his teammates.Armstrong, a senior, was 4 for 15 for 74 yards when he left the game. Backup quarterback Ryker Fyfe took over Armstrong and went 5 for 18 for 52 yards and an interception.Fyfe, a senior, started a game against Purdue last season when Armstrong was injured and completed 29-of-48 passes for 407 yards and four touchdowns in a 55-45 loss. The 407 passing yards rank as the fifth-highest single-game total in Nebraska history.---More AP college football at www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 .---Follow Mitch Stacy at http://twitter.com/mitchstacy ' ' '