Cleveland, TN. – The Auburn University at Montgomery volleyball team used a dominating third and fourth set to earn a victory on the road against Gulf South Conference opponent Lee on Saturday afternoon.

NOTES
- The Warhawks bring their record to 13-10 on the year and now sport a 5-4 conference record.
- Lee falls to 9-16 on the year, with their GSC record standing at 2-8.
- The Warhawks won the match 25-20, 23-25, 25-13, 25-13.
- The Orange & Black have won four consecutive matches for the second time this season.
 
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
- Ariadne Borges led the Warhawks in kills with 15.
- Isadora Nicolai paced the Warhawks in assists with 48.
- Sommer Rhea tallied her second straight double-double in the win.  
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Warhawks came out swinging in the first set, taking a commanding 10-5 lead right off the hop before Lee came back to bring the score to 11-9 moments after. The two sides would go back and forth trying to gain a significant advantage. The Lady Flames trailed by two points throughout the majority of the first frame but could not sustain a rally long enough to take the lead. AUM closed out the first set thanks to three straight kills by Giada Pais-Marden to win the first game 25-20.
- The second frame played similar to the first in that neither program was able to gain a lead of three or more points. However, with the score sitting at 14-13 in favor of the Warhawks, the Lady Flames rattled off five consecutive points to put themselves ahead 18-14. The Orange & Black attempted a comeback later in the set with four straight scores to run the game to 22-22, but Lee would pull away and win the set 25-23.    
- AUM came out determined in the third set and would not let Lee get back into the contest. Before the Lady Flames knew what happened, the Warhawks took an 11-4 lead. AUM extended their lead to 22-8 thanks to three consecutive service aces by Nicolai. Lee would not score more than three times in a row until the game was 23-11 in favor of AUM. The Orange & Black would go on to win the third frame 25-13.
- The short break would not deter the Warhawks from continuing the momentum gained in the third set as the team raced out to a 10-5 lead. A kill by Pais-Marden and Nyah Whittlesey, combined with two errors from the Lady Flames pushed the Warhawk lead to 14-6. Lee was never able to rattle off more than two consecutive scores in the final set of the match, which resulted in the Warhawks winning the set 25-13.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- The Warhawks had a commanding lead in kills during the match, totaling 60 kills and limiting Lee to 42.
- AUM swung at a .375 clip while Lee was held to a .153 swing percentage.
- The Orange & Black had the edge in digs during the match with 57 compared to 40 Lady Flame digs.

UP NEXT
AUM will conclude their three-game road swing with a contest against the Albany State Lady Golden Rams on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 6 p.m. The Warhawks defeated the Lady Golden Rams four days ago at the AUM Gymnasium 3-0.     
 
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