CARROLLTON, Ga. – Senior defensive specialist Haley Toler set the school record for digs in a match while fellow senior Brianna Garvin tied the program mark for kills in a contest in Auburn Montgomery's hard-fought 3-0 victory over West Georgia on Tuesday evening in Gulf South Conference volleyball action.
 
NOTES
• AUM improves to 11-19 overall and 2-13 in league play.
• UWG falls to 11-13 and 5-9 in the GSC.
• Toler recorded 28 digs against the Wolves, besting her old mark of 24 that she posted twice last season.
• Garvin tallied 17 kills on the night, matching her own school record that she set against West Alabama on Nov. 10, 2017.
• With the victory AUM sets the new school record for conference wins in a season with two for the second-year program.
• The Warhawks won the match 25-22, 26-24, 26-24.
 
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• Toler tallied 28 of AUM's 81 digs on the night. She also posted two assists for the Warhawks.
• Garvin recorded 17 kills on 32 attempts with only one error, posting an attack percentage of .500. She also posted four blocks and three digs.
• Junior outside hitter Jordan Briskey recorded a career-high in digs with 14.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The first set saw the two teams battle to a 13-13 tie when a service ace by Carly Smart gave AUM the lead. The ace would propel the Warhawks on a 6-1 rally to go up 19-14 before UWG mounted a comeback. With the set tied at 21-21 the Orange & Black would go on a 4-1 rally to win the frame on a kill by Garvin.
• UWG would take a 6-2 lead in the second set before AUM would tie the frame at 10 points apiece. A 9-5 run by the Wolves gave the home team a 19-15 advantage. The Warhawks responded with an 8-4 rally to tie the set at 23-23. UWG would get the set point one play later but a service error by the Wolves would tie the set once again. A kill by Jaylyn Felder and then another by Alexandria Henry would give AUM the 26-24 come-from-behind victory.
• The two teams traded points back and forth throughout the early goings of the third set when AUM jumped ahead 12-10 on a kill by Garvin. A 6-0 run by the Wolves put them up 16-12 before eventually going up 19-14. Kills by Felder and Smart cut the deficit to two points before the two teams traded serves once again. Down 23-20 the Orange & Black rallied for four straight points to get to match points at 24-23. UWG would fight off match point and tie frame at 24-24. It was then that Garvin got her 16th and 17th kills of the match to secure the 26-24 victory for the Warhawks.
 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
• The match featured 26 tie scores and 12 lead changes.
• AUM tallied eight blocks while UWG posted four.
• The Warhawks posted 81 digs while the Wolves had 68.
 
UP NEXT
The Warhawks will close out the 2018 season on Saturday when they host #19 West Florida in a match set to begin at 2 p.m. in the AUM Gymnasium.
 
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