MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The Auburn Montgomery volleyball team had its eight game win streak snapped on Tuesday evening, falling to the University of Montevallo 3-1 (10-25, 15-25, 30-28, 15-25) in the Gulf South Conference opener for both teams.  
 
NOTES
• AUM drops to 8-3 with the setback and 0-1 in GSC play.
• UM improves to 10-1 on the year and 1-0 in the league.
• The eight-game win streak was the longest in program history.
• The Warhawks are now 0-3 lifetime against Montevallo.
 
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• Senior middle blocker Brianna Garvin tallied a team-high 13 kills for the Warhawks, hitting for a .370 clip in the match.
• Outside hitter Sommer Rhea recorded a career-high 19 digs, adding two service aces.
• Senior setter Carly Smart posted a season-high 10 kills to go along with 24 assists and 17 digs.

QUOTING THE COACH
"For our first conference match of the year it was a good opportunity to see where we are with our conference teams," said Melissa Robinson. "Our team competed and we just didn't get the outcome we expected, but it was a great growing experience for our team. Knowing our depth and how each person contributes is a great feeling. Carly (Smart) had her first triple-double tonight which was an amazing accomplishment for our team along with our defense. I'm excited to see where we go from here!"
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Warhawks fell behind 17-5 in the first set before a UM service error gave AUM the serve. The Orange & Black could not get their offense on track as the Falcons took the first set 25-10 on a Hannah Fernandez kill.
• The two teams battled to an 8-8 tie before the Falcons went on a 5-2 run to take a 13-10 lead. After the teams traded points back and forth UM would go on a 10-2 run to close out the set and take a 2-0 match lead.
• AUM would come out firing in the third set, before the Falcons would take a 14-9 lead. The Warhawks would then go on a five-point rally with Garvin providing four kills to tie the game at 14-14. Once again the teams would trade runs until AUM had set point at 24-23. A service error by the Warhawks would tie the match at 24-24. Neither squad could gain the needed two-point advantage until AUM was able to at 30-28, closing out the set on a kill by Garvin.
• After battling to a 6-6 tie to open the fourth set AUM could not keep the momentum going. UM used a 9-2 run to take a 15-8 lead before the Warhawks were able to get a pair of points back. The Falcons then tallied five points in a run to go up 20-10 on a kill by Fernandez. Each team would score five points apiece to close out the set, as UM would take the frame 25-15 and the match 3-0.
 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
• AUM tallied 41 kills while UM tallied 59.
• The Falcons hit for a .301 clip while AUM posted a mark of .076.
• UM recorded 10 blocks to just four for the Warhawks.
 
UP NEXT
The Warhawks will travel to Livingston, Ala. on Friday to take on the University of West Alabama in a match set for 6 p.m. on the campus of the Tigers.
 
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