MEMPHIS - Auburn Montgomery rallied from a 2-1 deficit to defeat the Christian Brothers University volleyball team, on Friday night, at Canale Arena.
FINAL SCORE
AUM 3 (12-13, 6-4 GSC), CBU 2 (3-16, 2-8 GSC), (25-22, 23-25, 17-25, 27-25, 15-6)
WHAT HAPPENED:
CBU had a pair of match points in the fourth set, but the Warhawks scored four of the final six points and ran away with the fifth set to complete the comeback.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- CBU led by as many as eight points (13-5), but AUM used a 20-9 run to win the first set.
- The Lady Bucs had 14 kills in the second set, to help them even the match at one.
- CBU capitalized on nine AUM errors to take a 2-1 lead.
- After an evenly played fourth set saw the visitors take a 20-18 lead, the Lady Bucs responded with a 6-3 run to take a 24-23 lead.
- AUM fought off a pair of match points to force a deciding fifth set.
- After CBU took an early 2-0 lead, the Warhawks scored 10 of the next 11 points to help secure the win.
KEY STATS:
- Tia Rizvi had a team-high 13 kills with 10 digs.
- Maddi Rowley added 10 kills and tied a team-high with 17 digs.
- Kimmy Hammond also had 17 digs.
- The Lady Bucs had a season-high nine blocks, led by Calah Jackson, who had a career-high five.
UP NEXT
The Lady Bucs are scheduled to return to action on Saturday, Oct. 22 when they host No. 14 West Florida. First serve is set for 1 PM.