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Auburn Volleyball Defeats Florida A&M 3-1 In Home Opener
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<p><b>September 12, 2000</b></p>
<p><b>AUBURN</b>- The Auburn volleyball team fought off a stingy Florida A&M team to capture its fifth victory of the season, defeating the Rattlerettes 3-1 in the home opener Tuesday night at the Auburn Student Activities Center.
<P>Auburn improves to 5-2 on the season while Florida A&M falls to 1-1.
<P>Leading 2-1 in the match, the Tigers jumped out to a 9-5 lead in game four. The Tigers extended their lead to 14-8 before Brooke McCarley gave the Tigers the match win with her 23rd kill of the night.
<P>"Florida A&M is an extremely athletic team," Auburn head coach Kevin Renshler said. "They are a quality opponent. We had a mental breakdown in the third game, but continued to play hard and got the win."
<P>In the third game, Florida A&M fell behind 6-3 before rallying for an 9-6 advantage in the game. Auburn pulled within 9-8 before the Rattlerettes stopped the rally and increased their lead to 10-8. Florida A&M then reeled off two more points to push their lead to 12-8 before the Tigers regained serve and narrowed the deficit to 12-9.
<P>Auburn continued the rally, pulling within 12-11 before Florida A&M regained serve and held on for the 15-11 victory.
<P>In game two, the Tigers jumped out to a 12-5 lead and cruised to a 15-5 win. McCarley again led Auburn with seven kills, while Melanie Wille recorded four kills. Traci Price led Auburn with 13 assists in the game.
<P>The Tigers opened the match with a tough 15-13 win in the first game of the match. Brooke
<P>McCarley led Auburn with seven kills, while Jaunelle Hamilton and Crystal Bluth recorded five kills apiece. Price recorded 17 assists to lead the Tigers in the game.
<P>The Tigers will host the Cheeburger, Cheeburger Invitational Friday and Saturday. Clemson, Navy and Appalachian State will participate in the two day tournament.
<P>Auburn will open the match against Navy at 1 p.m. Friday and then take on Clemson at 7 p.m.
<P>The Tigers will finish the final day of the tournament with a match against Appalachian State at 1 p.m. Saturday.
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<p align="center">Last updated Thursday, 14-Sep-2000 08:30:09 CDT</p>
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