The Auburn volleyball team started out their home slate this weekend with a 3-0 (25-18, 25-11, 25-21) victory over Troy Friday night at the Auburn Arena.
The Tigers (4-3) dominated the Trojans (8-2) in every category: kills (43-24), assists (42-22), digs (54-37) and blocks (8-4).
Freshman Macy Reese's career-high 12 kills to hit .478 played a big role in improving the series to 16-0 against the Trojans.
"I thought (Reese) was very aggressive," head coach Rick Nold said. "She put a lot of pressure on them moving the ball around and she worked hard to do that."
Sophomore Emily Klitzke and freshman Courtney Crable had nine kills in the win.
Freshman Alexa Filley posted 32 assists and nine digs.
"My job was easy because I could set anyone I wanted, and all my hitters were doing great so it was a lot of fun," Filley said.
Reece recorded six of her 12 kills in the first frame.
"I think our defense was just so on point," Reese said. "It got all of the hitters really excited. It was just great. Everyone played well together."
The second frame the Tigers hit .294 with 13 kills, and had only three errors.
"We had a great crowd," Nold said. "Gave us a lot of energy, and I thought we came out and really played efficiently early in the match."
Nold called an early timeout to talk to his team in the third set when Troy was leading 19-16.
"These are very good teams and they're going to take advantage of that," Nold said. "I thought we had to get back and be a lot sharper with the way we were defending. We kind of pulled it together late in the game. It's a lesson for us to learn."
Crable led the Tigers with six of her nine kills in a close third frame.
After the Tigers being away for their first tournament, they were happy to come home and get the win.
"It was so much fun being with all our fans and just having all the support because we've been away for every other game, so it's nice to have everyone here supporting us," Filley said.
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