ROME, Ga. - The Auburn University at Montgomery volleyball team dropped the first set Saturday afternoon at Shorter University. but rallied back to pick up the 3-1 victory in a Gulf South Conference matchup inside Winthrop-King Centre.

THE WARMUP 
Score: Shorter 1, AUM 3
Records: Shorter 4-13 (1-9 GSC) | AUM 16-6 (6-4 GSC)
Series: AUM leads 6-2
Location: Rome, Ga. | Winthrop-King Centre
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HIGHLIGHTS

• The opening set was back-and-forth, until Shorter gained momentum and earned a 11-16 lead. The Warhawks chipped away at the lead and made it and back-to-back kills from Allesia Cappai and Giulia Santuari made the set even at 22-22. AUM took a 24-23 lead, but the home team rallied to take the set 26-24 and a 1-0 lead in the match. 
• In the second set, the Hawks took a 13-18 lead and AUM responded with a 7-0 run to gain a 20-18 lead. Myllena Torquetti served the Warhawks to set point at 24-20 and a kill from Ruth Sconocchini captured the set for AUM 25-10 and evened the match at 1-1. 
• The Warhawks kept the momentum rolling in the third set as they jumped to a 18-11 lead after taking advantage of a few Shorter errors. Kaleigh Ftizgerald delivered a service ace to extend the lead to 20-12 and eventually a kill from Santuari off the assist from Campbell Gash gave AUM a 2-1 lead in the match. 
• Auburn Montgomery dominated the fourth set and held a 5-0 lead after a kill from Keren Santana from Savannah Sebek. The Warhawks used a four point rally to make it 17-5. Santana produced three kills in the final six AUM points to help push the team to a 25-11 victory in the final set and clinch the match 3-1. 

STATS OF THE MATCH

• Kyla Ffrench and Sconocchini had seven kills each and Santana posted six. 
• The Warhawks earned nine service aces, and Fitzgerald tallied three along with 15 digs on the defensive side. 
• Sebek led AUM's setters with 17 assists. Bretwisch and Gash chipped in with six each. 

WORDS FROM THE WARHAWKS 

"Competing on the road is always tough, especially against good teams like Lee and Shorter," head volleyball coach Flavia Siqueira said. "Winning these two matches was important for us. I am glad our players were resilient and able to overcome some difficult moments." 

UP NEXT

The Warhawks compete in the 2023 Sunshine State Conference/GSC Crossover in Orlando, Fla. at the Game Point Events Center on Friday, October 21 and Saturday, October 22. 
   
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