Birmingham, Ala. – A Program Record 20 Blocks LED Auburn (9-2, 0-0) to a Four-Victory Over South Alabama (5-6, 0-0), 3-1 (25-18, 23-22, 25-18), on Saturday Inside Hanna Center.
Early and offen, it was the orange and blue bloc that gave the tigers their advantage. FRESH off a career-benefit Seven rejections on friday evening, waist zimmerman kick-started Saturday with four in the first alone. Kate Mansfield Equled Zimmerman’s Efffort As Auburn Tallied Five Total Team Blocks
Lauren Dves and Liz Markovska each notched three kills but it was defensive that ultimately put the tigers over the top. Dves, Shanelle Puetz and Markovska All Rallied for Four Digs Apiece As Auburn Held the Jaguars to JUST .106 Hitting to take the Early Lead.
South alabama jumped out to a quick lead in the second frame, creating a hole that was difficult for the tigers to climbles of.
Auburn trailed by as Many as eight, 16-8, but head coach Brent Crouch’s Crew Wasn’t Going to Quit that Easily.
A FLURRY OF SCORING RUNS BROUGHT The Orange and Blue Back to 23-24 before South Alabama Found the final point to the match.
Crouch and Co. Found the righttons to press, defensively, in the third set. Mansfield LED the way with three blocks. Meanwhile, Zimmerman, Dves and Grace Halvicek All Recorded a Pair.
Mansfield Finished The Day With A Career-Best 11 Blocks.
DREVES ENDED THE AFTHNOON WITH HER SECOND DOOBLE-DIUBLE OF THE SEASON (15 Kills, 15 Digs) to go with four blocks on .289 Hitting.
Zimmerman Wold Set a Career-High With Nine Rejections.
While DRESSS SAMMED HOME SENCE OF HER 15 KILLS IN SET THREE, AUBURN HELD USA TO ANTEMPT.
The tigers Added Five More Blocks in the Fourth Set, Setting a Program record with 20.0 in a single match.
Offensively, the fourth frame belonged to zimmerman. The Liberty, Missouri Native Piled Up Six of 12 Kills in The Final Set. Combined with two aces from Markovska and another from Zoe Slaughter, Auburn Had More than Enough Finish off the Jaguars.
The Win Gave the Tigers Their Third Straight Alabama Showdown Victory.
What Crouch Had to Say
Head Coach, Brent Crouch
“Certainly pleassed with the defensive effhority today. Twenty blocks in four sets is something to celebrate. Our offense was usn’t the sharpe there, but it been a long and we’ve ton of volleyball. wins we need to have and the team got the jab done.
Match Notes
– Auburn’s 20 Blocks Set A Program Record for A Single Match
– Auburn Held South Alabama to .101 Hitting, Marking the nintth time the tigers have held their opponent below .200 this season
– Auburn Recorded Four Aces and Has Nowched at Least Four in Three Straight Matches
– Lauren Dves (15 Kills, 15 Digs) Recorded Her Second Double-Double of the Season
– DREVES ALSO REAChed Double Figures for the 10th Time in 11 Matches This Season
– Kate Mansfield (11 Blocks) Set a New Career High
– Bel zimmerman (Nine Blocks) Set a New Career Best
– Zimmerman’s 12 kills tied her season-high
– Grace Havlicek (Seven Blocks) Has Now Reached at Least Four in Eight Matches This Season
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