MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Auburn Montgomery volleyball team's inaugural season begins this weekend in the UAH Classic, hosted by the University of Alabama in Huntsville. The Warhawks will face Lemoyne-Owen, Alabama Huntsville, Tuskegee and Harding during the tournament.
 
"We are going to have a challenging weekend," head coach Melissa Robinson said. "I think they are going to push us to some limits that we haven't been pushed to yet. We had a scrimmage last weekend which helped us identify some areas that we need to work on. The teams we will see in Huntsville are good and will expose some areas that we still need to improve on, but I think we can handle them as a team and will surprise some people this weekend."
 
Match Information: Lemoyne-Owen
Date: Friday, September 1, 2017 | 9:30 a.m.
Location: Huntsville, Ala. | Kelly Court at Spragins Hall
Media Coverage: Live Stats
 
Match Information: Alabama Huntsville
Date: Friday, September 1, 2017 | 3:30 p.m.
Location: Huntsville, Ala. | Kelly Court at Spragins Hall
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Match Information: Tuskegee
Date: Saturday, September 2, 2017 | 9 a.m.
Location: Huntsville, Ala. | Kelly Court at Spragins Hall
Media Coverage: Live Stats
 
Match Information: Harding
Date: Friday, September 1, 2017 | 3 p.m.
Location: Huntsville, Ala. | Kelly Court at Spragins Hall
Media Coverage: Live Stats
 
About the Warhawks
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About the Magicians
Lemoyne-Owen is coming off a 10-15 2016 campaign and was picked to finish fifth in the SIAC West by the league's coaches. The Magicians return middle blocker Tayler Phillips, who was named to the Preseason All-SIAC Second Team.
 
About the Chargers
The hosts return to the court following a 16-15 season in 2016, going 8-12 in GSC action. UAH boasted an 11-4 record when playing at home last season and went undefeated in the 2016 UAH Classic. The Chargers return the bulk of its roster from last season, including Caroline Sanford and Rachel Brugman who paced UAH with 0.97 and 0.94 blocks per set which ranked fifth and sixth in the league last year.
 
About the Golden Tigers
Tuskegee went 14-19 last season with a 12-8 mark in SIAC play. The Golden Tigers established themselves as one of the top teams from behind the service line, boasting 203 service aces which ranked 33rd in Division II. Team returns 2016 All-SIAC Second-Team honorees Zahria Radford and Janae Graham, who along with Jessica Johnson represented Tuskegee on the league's preseason teams.
 
About the Bison
Harding was voted to win the Great American Conference by the league's coaches after going 12-4 in conference play with a 21-8 overall record. The Bison return middle blocker Zoe Harding who boasted the third-most blocks in Division II with 164, propelling Harding to the eighth-best blocks per set average in the country with a 2.39 mark. Team also held opponents to a .129 hitting percentage in 2016 which ranked 15th in Division II.

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