MOBILE, Ala. – Junior setter
Carly Smart and freshman outside hitter
Skylar Coppinger recorded double-doubles for the Auburn Montgomery volleyball team on Tuesday evening, but it was not enough for the Warhawks in a 3-1 setback to Spring Hill College (28-26, 21-25, 25-22, 25-22).
NOTES
• AUM drops to 9-17 on the season.
• Spring Hill improves to 26-3.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• Smart recorded a match-best 40 assists with 12 digs in the double-double outing, her ninth of the season.
• Coppinger used a career-high 16 digs with 10 kills for her third collegiate double-double.
• Redshirt junior right-side hitter
Kheala Roberts led the offense with 14 kills off 24 attempts with no errors for a .583 hitting percentage while boasting a match-best five blocks.
• Sophomore defensive specialist
Haley Toler set her career-high in service aces with three while chipping in 14 digs on defense. Redshirt freshman
Jaylyn Felder also finished with double-digit digs, recording 13 to go with seven kills and a pair of aces.
• Junior middle blocker
Brianna Garvin posted 13 kills.
• For Spring Hill, Ceciley Blanchard boasted 15 kills, Bre Carlton had 45 assists, Taylor Chiaro recorded 23 digs and Christa Karns posted five blocks.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Trailing for the bulk of the opening frame, AUM used a late 6-1 run to create set point at 24-23. SHC responded with back-to-back tallies to force their own set point and scored five of the final seven points of the frame to claim the first set.
• AUM grabbed a 17-12 lead in the second stanza off a 6-0 run after a back-and-forth opening. SHC cut into the lead with three-straight points before a 6-1 run by the Warhawks created a seven-point cushion at 23-16.
• Spring Hill College led the entire third frame, leading by as many as eight after a 9-2 run made it 20-12. AUM matched the hosts' run to bring the separation back to one at 22-21 but SHC scored three of the final four points to take the frame.
• Using a math-best 18 kills on a frame-high .282 hitting percentage, Spring Hill was able to fend off AUM in the fourth set to close out the match. AUM led early, using a 3-0 spurt to take a 5-4 lead before a 9-1 run for the Badgers created a 13-6 separation. Facing set point at 24-19, the Warhawks tried to mount a comeback with three-straight points before a SHC kill ended the contest.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• AUM finished the match with 50 kills on a .177 hitting percentage versus 62 on a .191 clip for Spring Hill.
• AUM won the battle at the net with seven total blocks with the hosts posting two.
• Spring Hill College held a slim 10-9 advantage in service aces.
• Spring Hill recorded 85 digs, AUM had 72.
UP NEXT
AUM returns to the friendly confines of the AUM Gymnasium on Friday, Nov. 3 when they host nationally-ranked West Florida. First serve is slated for 6 p.m.
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