Auburn was glad to return to its home crowd, but the end result wasn't what the orange and blue-clad fans had hoped for.
The Tigers fell to Alabama, 3-1 on Wednesday, moving their season record to 6-8 (0-3 SEC).
Alabama true freshman Alyiah Wells made her presence known, and was a big contributor in the Tide’s defeat of Auburn. The 6-foot-2 middle blocker recorded 14 kills on 28 attempts and also managed to post a pair of digs.
Auburn posted a 5-4 edge in aces, two of which came from junior Morgan Kull. Another pair was produced by sophomore Katie Persons.
Auburn's offense was highlighted by 6-foot-4 sophomore Tatum Shipes, who turned in 17 kills on 43 attempts and also recorded eight digs of her own.
“I like the response we had this week after a tough weekend,” head coach Rick Nold said. “It was a hard-fought match tonight and there were a couple of plays that we needed to make that we weren’t able to. That was the difference."
Auburn hosts Tennessee this Sunday at 1:30 p.m. CST.
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