Auburn walked out of the Auburn Arena with another win on Saturday afternoon following a sweep of the Jacksonville University Dolphins.
The Tigers dominated the whole way through winning set one 25-27, set 2 25-19, and set 3 25-14 never giving the Dolphins a chance to catch their breathe. The Dolphins leave the tournament having not won a set all weekend.
Breanna Barksdale continued her dominance offensively tallying 11 kills and hitting .350. On the defensive side Alexa Filley and Jesse Earl each recorded 17 digs with the next highest coming from Kelley Stewart with 7.
“We got to keep getting better,” said headcoach Rick Nold, “I saw some really good things today but also saw some things we have to work at. Every game you want to take away the good and work on the bad so that is what we have to do to move forward and get ready for Michigan.”
The Tigers exit the weekend with a 2-1 record but feel like they had an opportunity to do better.
“We wanted more,” Nold said. "And that is a fair expectation. We got two wins out of it which is good for us but that match last night (Miami) is one that I felt like we could’ve won.”
Moving forward the Tigers have tough trip to Ann Arbor next weekend but they are nothing short of confident.
“This win gave us confidence as a team,” Filley said. “We lost a tough game last night so I think coming back out and showing who we really are really helps us.”
The Tigers will travel to Ann Arbor next weekend to take part in the Michigan Invitational and will start their weekend taking on the Wolverines.
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