Hoover, Ala. – The Auburn University at Montgomery volleyball team dropped the first match of the GSC/SCC Crossover to Palm Beach Atlantic on Friday morning, 3-0. The game from Hoover marked the first neutral-site game for AUM since Sept. 14.

NOTES
- AUM falls to 9-8 on the year.
- Palm Beach Atlantic sees their record rise to 10-7 in 2019.
- The Sailfish won the match 10-25, 19-25, 22-25.
- The Warhawks fall to 0-1 in the GSC/SSC crossover with two games left to play.
 
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
- Senior outside hitter Sommer Rhea led the way for the Warhawks in kills with seven.
- Sophomore setter Isadora Nicolai paced the Warhawks in assists, tallying 21 helpers. 
- PBA's Sam Wolf led all players with 14 kills while also swinging .367 during the contest.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Palm Beach Atlantic was able to jump out to an early 4-2 lead in the first set, but the first six points of the set were followed by five straight points from the Warhawks thanks to a pair of kills by Giada Pais-Marden. The Sailfish would rebound and take a 14-10 lead after AUM was forced to take a timeout earlier in the initial set. The Warhawks would have a hard time stringing together consecutive points for the remainder of the first set and would eventually fall in the opening frame 25-20.
- The Sailfish would continue their offensive attack to start the second set, earning eight of the frame's first 11 points to take an early 8-3 lead. AUM would bounce back with three straight points thanks to kills from Jaylyn Felder and Rhea to bring the score to 10-8. Rhea would continue to have an impressive showing in the second set, as she had critical kills to keep the deficit close for the Orange & Black. AUM would trail by as little as one point in the second set, but a run of six-straight points gave PBA an 18-11 lead, and the Sailfish would not look back as they would eventually take the second set 25-19.  
- The Warhawks would find their groove to start the third set as AUM would jump out to an early 7-3 lead thanks to kills from Felder and Ariadne Borges. The back and forth third set would continue as Palm Beach Atlantic would eventually come back to tie the game at 11 before forcing a timeout from the Warhawks. The two programs would go on to trade the next six points of the set before kills by Nyah Whittlesey, and Nicolai made it 18-17 in favor of the Warhawks. The Sailfish would take advantage of a variety of errors from the Warhawks down the stretch to ultimately take the set 25-22 and win the match.
 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- The Sailfish netted 47 kills while the Warhawks tallied 28.
- PBA recorded a .237 attack percentage, while AUM's mark sat at .046.
- AUM dug 40 balls with Palm Beach Atlantic registering 48.

UP NEXT
The Warhawks will play their second match of the day in the GSC/SSC Crossover against Eckerd College at 7 p.m.  
 
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