The Aurora University women's volleyball team fell in the opening match of the UT-Dallas Invitational, losing 3-0 to Southwestern University.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
LOCATION: Richardson, Texas - University of Texas at Dallas
RECORD: Aurora University 1-3
MATCH-UP: #RV Southwestern University 3, Aurora University 0 (21-25, 23-25, 12-25)

SPARTAN HIGHLIGHTS
- AU fell behind 5-0 in the opening set and battled back but could not gain the lead and fell 25-21.
- Despite out hitting Southwestern in the set, the Spartans fell in the very tightly played second set, 25-23.
- An early deficit proved to much to overcome in the third set as AU fell 25-12 and lost the match 3-0.

TOP SPARTAN PERFORMERS
- Sydnei Avery had eight kills.
- Kaitlyn Beebe had 24 assists.
- Kaycie Wenzel had 16 digs.
 
UP NEXT: 
Next action for the Spartan women's volleyball team comes on Saturday, September 11 when they travel to Dallas, Texas for the UT-Dallas Invitational. AU takes on Carnegie Mellon University at 10:30 am and UT-Dallas at 5:00 p.m. in Richardson, Texas.