ROLLA, Mo. – Playing in their first match of the season and the first contest under new head coach Flavia Siqueira the Auburn Montgomery volleyball team dropped a 3-0 decision to Missouri S&T on Thursday evening, falling 25-15, 25-19, 25-19 to the home team at the 2019 Miner Invitational.
 
NOTES
- AUM begins the season 0-1 with a 0-1 mark in road matches.
- S&T improves to 1-0 on the year and 1-0 in home contests.
- The match was the second match of the Miner Invitational.
- The Warhawks are now 1-2 in season opening matches in the young history of the program.
 
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
- Freshman outside hitter Giada Pais-Marden led the team in kills with seven and blocks with two.
- Sophomore setter Isadora Nicolai led the team in assists with 19 and was second on the team in digs with nine.
- Junior libero Carla Butler led the team in digs with 12.
 
QUOTING THE COACH
"This loss will teach us many lessons," said Siqueira. "It was a match of good and bad moments. We need to learn how to have more good than band moments in order to win. We need to focus on one match at at time and give our best to finish this tournament on a positive note."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The first set saw the two teams battle to a 3-3 tie before the Miners went on a 7-0 run to go up 10-3. A kill by Pais-Marden broke the rally for the home team, but the Warhawks found themselves in an early hole. After trading serve back and forth the Orange & Black went on a 6-1 run to pull to within 12-10. S&T responded with a 9-3 run of their own to take a 23-13 advantage, eventually winning 25-15.
- Once again the two teams traded points back and forth in the early goings of the second set with the two squads racing out to an 8-8 tie. The Miners then scored five in a row before a kill by Sommer Rhea forced the side out. S&T eventually pushed its lead to 19-12 before AUM could muster a 6-2 run to pull to within 21-18. However, the Miners would outscore the Warhawks 4-1 over the final five points to take the second set 25-19.
- S&T would take the early advantage in the third set, going up 7-4 before a kill by Pais-Marden cut the lead to 7-5. The Warhawks were unable to capitalize on the break point, eventually going down 14-8. AUM went on an 8-5 run to cut the deficit to 19-16, but S&T would reel off four consecutive points to put the contest out of reach. The home team would get the final two points they would need to take the set 25-19 and the match 3-0.
 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- The Miners recorded 39 kills to just 22 for the Orange & Black.
- S&T hit for a .287 clip while AUM hit .082 as a team.
- AUM dug 35 balls while the Miners tallied 47.
 
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