CLINTON, Miss. - The Auburn University at Montgomery volleyball team dropped its tightly contested Gulf South Conference opener 20-25, 21-25, 28-26, 25-12 against Mississippi College on Tuesday night at A.E. Wood Coliseum.

Freshman Ruth Sconocchini tallied a season-high 17 kills and tied MC's Caroline Chastang for the game-high in that category. 

THE WARMUP 
Score: MC 3, AUM 1
Records: MC 2-6 (1-0 GSC) | AUM 10-3 (0-1 GSC)
Series: MC leads 8-3
Location: Clinton, Miss. | A.E. Wood Coliseum
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HIGHLIGHTS

• After taking an early lead in the first set, the Lady Choctaws opened up a six-point advantage late in the first set.
• Two MC hitting errors, an ace from Amber Bretwisch, and two kills from Sconocchini helped AUM get within four, but the home team solidified a 25-20 set-one win.
• A back-and-forth second set saw neither team gain more than a two-point advantage until late in the set. 
• Sconocchini added a kill to tie the second set 21-21, but after an MC timeout, the home team used three kills and an AUM attack error to take set two 25-21.
• Both teams also played the third close, as AUM led much of the set. Myllena Torquetti's kill put AUM on top 3-2, and AUM kept the advantage until the Lady Choctaws slipped in front 22-21 late. 
• The Warhawks successfully fended off a match point and drew the score even 26-26 on another Sconocchini kill. 
• MC responded with a timeout but promptly delivered two attack errors after the break, the last of which resulted in a Kyle Ffrench block as AUM secured set three by a count of 28-26.
• The home team took care of business in the fourth and final set, as the Ladt Choctaws got out to a sizeable lead that proved insurmountable for the Warhawks. 

STATS OF THE MATCH

• The Warhawks and Lady Choctaws tied the score 14 times in the second set of the match.
• Kaleigh Fitzgerald totaled 17 digs, which is her second-most this season. The match marked the 10th time this year she has posted double-digit digs. She also eclipsed the 600-dig mark for her collegiate career and stands at 616.
• Sconocchini posted a hitting percentage of .455 (17 kills on 33 attacks with just two errors), which marked the fourth time she has registered a hitting percentage of .455 or better in a match this season.
• Amber Bretwisch tallied her 51st consecutive match with double-digit assists, dating back to Oct. 23, 2021. She has double-digit assists in 67 of the 72 matches in her AUM career.
• Bretwish also inched closer to some career assists marks. Her 1,457 career assists at AUM rank third in school history and is 29 assists away from moving into second all-time in that category for the Warhawks. Bretwisch, who began her career at the University of Minnesota Moorhead, also has 1,959 assists for her collegiate career, just 41 shy of 2,000.

UP NEXT

The Warhawks travel to Pensacola, Florida on Friday, Sept. 22 to take on No. 17 the University of West Florida in a GSC matchup at 5 p.m.
   
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