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Auburn University at Montgomery Athletics

Kaleigh Fitzgerald
Jordan Allison
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Montevallo Mont 6-11,4-3 Gulf South
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Winner AUM AUM 14-5,4-3 Gulf South
Montevallo Mont
6-11,4-3 Gulf South
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Final
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AUM AUM
14-5,4-3 Gulf South
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Montevallo Mont 26 20 23 16 (1)
AUM AUM 24 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Mark Gilliam

Volleyball Bounces Back Against Montevallo in GSC Action

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Auburn University at Montgomery volleyball team bounced back with a big win against the University of Montevallo on Friday afternoon inside the AUM Athletics Complex in a Gulf South Conference match by a final score of 3-1. 

Alessia Cappai tied her career-high with 16 kills and Campbell Gash posted a career-high of 18 assists. Kaleigh Fitzgerald passed 100 career service aces in the match after tallying seven. Maya Thompson posted a season-high of 13 kills. 

THE WARMUP 
Score: UM 1, AUM 3
Records: UM 6-11 (4-3 GSC) | AUM 14-5 (4-3 GSC)
Series: Montevallo leads 6-4
Location: Montgomery, Ala. | AUM Athletics Complex
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HIGHLIGHTS
  • The Falcons took set one 26-24 after it being back-and-forth. AUM took a 24-23 lead, but Montevallo came storming back with three consecutive points to take the opening set. 
  • AUM came back strong in the second set and utlized a four point rally in the set to take a 14-9 lead off of a pair of aces from Fitzgerald and kills from Thompson and Cappai. The Warhawks eventually took a 19-13 lead and UM battled back, but AUM captured the set 25-20 after back-to-back kills. 
  • The third set was battled by both teams, as neither team could create separation. AUM trailed 20-18 and Kyla Ffrench delievered a kill to cut the lead. Montevallo tallied a pair of points and led 22-19. AUM outscored the visitors 6-1 to take the set 25-23. 
  • The Warhawks took the match in set four after a six-point rally by Fitzgerald and a kill from Myllena Torquetti to take a 19-11 advantage. Kendall McCain posted two kills late in the set to give AUM a 25-16 win and clinched the match 3-1. 
STATS OF THE MATCH
  • Ffrench earned three blocks on the day. 
  • Savannah Sebek dished out 27 assists. 
  • Fitzgerald dug 18 balls on the defensive side and Keren Santana had 14 on the day. Cappai posted 12. 
  • AUM had 55 kills as a team, which is a season-high. 
UP NEXT

The Warhawks host The University of Alabama in Huntsville on Saturday, October 7 at 2 p.m. inside the AUM Athletics Complex in a GSC match.
 
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