GRANITEVILLE, S.C. – The Lincoln Memorial University women's volleyball program completed today two of the USC Aiken Invitational, but fell to both Auburn-Montgomery (29-31, 14-25, 25-22, 25-23, 12-15) and Augusta (17-25, 23-25, 11-25) on Saturday afternoon.

Senior Emily Walter continued her offensive performance as she totaled 60 assists and averaged 7.50 per set on day two. Gabriela Abreu, Katie Cardenas and Kaley Long helped down low as the trio combined for 27 kills on the afternoon.

Game One – AUM 3, LMU 2

The Lady Railsplitters struggled to get going out of the break, but found their grove midway through the first set, bringing the AUM lead to just two. LMU went onto even things up at 13 a piece before taking a 18-16 lead.

The Warhawks responded with their own three-point run, but the Lady Railsplitters went onto even things up at 24 apiece, forcing extra time in the first set. AUM was able to control the extra time and took the first set 31-29.

The second set happened in similar fashion to the first as the Warhawks kept up with their offensive power, while the Lady Railsplitters tried to gain some momentum but fell in the second set 25-14.

The third set was a different story. LMU and AUM got out to a 3-3 tie to start the third before the Lady Railsplitters rattled off six straight points to take a 9-3 lead. The Warhawks responded moments later with their own five-point run, but LMU was able to keep AUM at bay in the third to capture the set, 25-22.

The fourth set was a back-and-forth battle that eventually fell in the favor of LMU, 25-23. The fourth started with a 4-1 AUM lead before the Lady Railsplitters were able to even things up at 12 apiece before securing the lead and not looking back.

Playing in the second fifth set within 24 hours, LMU got down early to AUM, but was able to battle back to bring things within two and that was not enough as the Warhawks defeated the Lady Railsplitters, 15-12, in the fifth set.

Game Two – Augusta 3, LMU 0

After a break between play, LMU got the chance to face Augusta, but fell in three sets to the Jaguars. 

Augusta led for the entirety of the match, completing the win with a 25-11 score in the final set. On the LMU side, Ketura Margaret led the Lady Railsplitters with 11 kills on a .250 hitting percentage. Sierrah Lemons followed with five kills of her own on a .214 hitting percentage.

Karen Morris led the defensive side of the ball for LMU as she tallied 10 digs on the night with Emily Walter finishing just three digs shy of a double-double with seven digs in the contest.

UP NEXT: The Lady Railsplitters will welcome Queens to Mary Mars Gymnasium for the opener of SAC play for LMU. The contest is set for Friday, September 10 with a 7 p.m. first serve.