LIVINGSTON, Ala. —- The Auburn University at Montgomery volleyball team won its third consecutive match against West Alabama Thursday evening, taking a 3-0 victory over the Tigers to even the all-time series at four wins apiece.

The Warhawks also secured their first victory in the series at Pruitt Hall in Livingston, taking the first set 25-16, before winning sets two and three, 25-22 and 25-15, respectively.

Ylenia De Mango led AUM with 11 kills, while Alessia Cappai contributed 10 finishes. Kendall McCain, Amber Bretwisch and Brynne Hopeau-Lampitoc all finished with double-figure dig totals, while Cappai added six block assists. Hopeau-Lampitoc had four of AUM's seven service aces.

THE WARMUP
Score: AUM 3, UWA 0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-15)
Records: AUM 8-7, 2-1 GSC | UWA 5-11, 0-4 GSC
Series: AUM improves to 4-4 all time against West Alabama.
Location: Livingston, Ala. | Pruitt Hall
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HIGHLIGHTS

• The Warhawks opened the first set with a quick 6-1 spurt, fueled by kills from De Mango, Kyla Ffrench and Giulia Santuari. The Tigers clawed back and trimmed the deficit to just one at 10-9. However, AUM seized control of the set by earning points with 11 consecutive kills, four of which came from De Mango, to take a 21-14 lead, before taking the set 25-16.
• A 7-1 run to open the second set forced an AUM timeout, and the Warhawks responded by scoring six straight to tie the set at 7-7. The back-and-forth set continued and remained tied up until 19-19. The Warhawks took the lead for good on consecutive attack errors, before McCain put the set away with kills on two of the final three points.
• The third set stayed close in the early stages, with AUM holding a 7-6 advantage through 13 points. A kill by McCain and an ace by Cappai keyed a 4-0 spurt by the Warhawks to take an 11-6 lead, but four straight points by the Tigers brought the set to a one-point deficit. Leading just 11-10, the Warhawks rattled off six straight points to put the set out of reach. AUM led by as many as 10 points down the stretch to clinch the victory.

• De Mango finished the contest with 11 kills, four digs, two block assists, a solo block and a service ace.
• Cappai tallied 10 kills, six block assists, six digs and an ace.
• McCain led all players with 15 digs, while adding seven kills.
• Hopeau-Lampitoc contributed 10 digs and four aces.
• Bretwisch finished with 12 digs and a match-high 31 assists.
• Reann Cato chipped in nine digs and an ace.
• Ffrench recorded four kills and four block assists.
• Madison Fisher led West Alabama with 11 kills and nine digs.

WORDS WITH WARHAWKS
"We struggled a little bit with passing tonight, but we were able to adjust throughout the match to what they were doing," head coach Flavia Siqueira said. "That really created more options for our offense. We were very scrappy defensively, but it felt a little disorganized as well. Ylenia and Alessia played very well for us up front, even when we were out of system. I would like for us to come out tomorrow and focus on the smaller details against Mississippi College." 
 
UP NEXT
The Warhawks remain on the road in conference play, as they travel to Clinton, Miss., for a contest against Mississippi College on Friday.
 
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