CLINTON, Miss. —- Roberta Monticelli recorded her second double-double of the season, tallying 10 kills and 10 digs, but the Auburn University at Montgomery volleyball team dropped a hard-fought contest, 3-1, at Mississippi College Friday evening.

Ylenia De Mango led the team with 12 kills, two digs, an ace, a pair of solo blocks and a block assist. Kendall McCain also finished in double figures in kills with 11, while adding eight digs. Brynne Hopeau-Lampitoc tallied a match-high 14 digs, while Amber Bretwisch tallied 34 assists and nine digs.

THE WARMUP
Score: MC 3, AUM 1 (20-25, 26-24, 18-25, 20-25)
Records: AUM 8-8, 2-2 GSC | MC 12-1, 3-1 GSC
Series: The Warhawks fell to 2-6 all time against the Lady Choctaws.
Location: Clinton, Miss. | A.E. Wood Coliseum
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HIGHLIGHTS

• The Lady Choctaws opened the first set with a 6-2 spurt, before the Warhawks trimmed the deficit to 11-9 following a kill by Monticelli. However, MC answered with a 6-1 run and took a 17-10 lead. The Warhawks cut the margin to 24-20, but Lexie Laurendine closed the set with a kill to give the Lady Choctaws a 1-0 lead in the match.
• MC kept the momentum to start the second set, racing out to a 7-1 lead. Trailing 9-4, AUM scored seven straight points, keyed by kills by Monticelli, De Mango and Alessia Cappai. After a kill by Kyla Ffrench, the Warhawks held an 18-13 advantage, before holding a late 23-19 lead following three straight kills by Monticelli. However, the Lady Choctaws rallied and tied the score at 24-24, but De Mango evened the match with a kill and an ace to clinch a 26-24 victory in the second set.
• The Lady Choctaws led by as many as five points early, but the Warhawks trimmed the deficit to 14-13. However, MC followed with an 8-1 run to put the third set out of reach and take a 2-1 lead in the contest.
• Mississippi College raced out to a 12-4 advantage, before the Warhawks battled back to pull within three points at 14-11. AUM withstood a 4-0 spurt by the Lady Choctaws and countered with an 8-2 run to trim the margin to 20-19 following a MC attack error. Unfortunately, the rally fell short, as the Lady Choctaws scored five of the final six points and secured the match victory.

STATS OF THE MATCH

• Monticelli recorded her second double-double of the season, matching the feat she accomplished against Mount Olive on Sept. 2.
• Cappai contributed seven kills, nine digs and a block assist.
• Ffrench led the Warhawks with two block assists.
• Kendall Platt led the Lady Choctaws with 12 kills, 13 digs and six service aces.
• Laurendine finished with nine kills, five digs, an ace, a solo block, two block assists and a team-leading 23 assists.
• The Lady Choctaws recorded 15 aces in the match, while the Warhawks committed nine service errors.

WORDS WITH WARHAWKS
"I thought we actually played fairly well tonight," head coach Flavia Siqueira said. "We struggled with our serve receive tonight, which led to our hitters struggling to score due to having a double block often in front of them."

UP NEXT
The Warhawks will return home to the friendly confines of the AUM Gymnasium for a pair of Gulf South Conference contests, starting with Montevallo on Friday, Sept. 30. First serve is set for 6 p.m.
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