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AUBURN, Ala. - After falling behind 2-1, the Auburn volleyball team put together a late comeback to defeat Kennesaw State, 3-2 (25-18, 21-25, 15-25, 28-26, 15-10), Tuesday night in Auburn Arena.It was truly a hard-fought match, head coach Rick Nold said. Kennesaw State is a really good team and theyve proven that over the years. We wanted to make sure we were competing all the way through. Our team learned a lot about themselves in this match and were really aggressive at the end.The Tigers (1-3) had a trio of attackers with double-digit kills as senior Emily Klitzke led the way with a season-high 16. Sophomore Brenna McIlroy finished with 12 kills and 10 digs, while freshman Gwyn Jones chipped in 11 kills.Defensively, Auburn had four Tigers with double-digit digs in the teams 79-dig performance. Junior Jesse Earl totaled a season-best 26 digs, while classmate Kelly Stewart added 15. The backrow duo also had three aces a piece. Junior setter Alexa Filley totaled 13 digs to go with her 53 assists. Senior Breanna Barksdale finished with three blocks, while McIlroy and Jones totaled two.The Owls (1-3) were led by Liesl Engelbrecht with 14 kills and three blocks, while Amariah Boyer and Sydni Shelton finished with 13 and 12 kills, respectively. Setter Kristie Piedimonte had 46 assists and 10 digs and libero Katarina Morton had a match-high 27 digs.Auburn capitalized on KSU errors to open the first set and jumped out to a quick 12-4 lead. Back-to-back kills from Klitzke made it 16-6 and another Owl error put the home team up 20-7. KSU put together a solid run to close out the set before kills from McIlroy and Klitzke sealed a 25-18 win.It was back and forth to start set two until a four-point KSU run led to a 13-9 advantage. Kills from McIlroy and a Stewart ace locked the score at 14-14 and it was once again an exchange of points. Down 20-19, the Owls benefited from Tiger errors and took the set, 25-21.KSU used momentum following intermission and went up 7-4 in the third stanza. A handful of two-point runs lifted the Owls to a 19-10 lead and the visitors went up 2-1 in the match with a 25-15 set victory.Back-to-back kills by Barksdale put the Tigers ahead 3-2 in set four and back-to-back Auburn blocks made it 7-4. KSU used a timeout to regroup and battled back to take a slim lead at 8-7. The Owls held a slight margin throughout the rest of the set until a kill from freshman Enija Bidzane and an Earl ace tied it up at 21. Another Bidzane kill made it 23-all, but the Owls grabbed their first match-point at 24-23. After another KSU match-point (26-25), a kill from Stephanie Campbell and one from McIlroy put Auburn up 27-26. Jones sent the match into the fifth with a big kill, 28-26 Tigers.Auburns energy followed into set five and two-straight kills by Klitzke put the Tigers ahead 7-4. A big block from Campbell and Jones forced an Owl timeout, 9-6, and a Bidzane kill set the score at 10-7. Three of the final five Auburn points came from big swings by Klitzke and an ace from Abigail Miller gave the Tigers their first win of the season, 15-10.The Tigers go away from Auburn for the first time this year with a road trip to Louisville for the Active Ankle Challenge, Sept. 2-3. Auburn will take on Stony Brook, Santa Clara, and host Louisville in the KFC Yum! Center. Nike Air Max 90 From China . There are surprises among the Vezina candidates, but most of the others are standard top-tier performers, even if the two Hart Trophy runners-ups have never been quite as good as they have been through the first half of the season. Nike Air Max 90 Outlet . -- Ryan Blaney provided more evidence that Penske Racings No. https://www.cheapnikeairmax90china.us/ . -- The Missouri Tigers might not have a roster full of superstars. 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He has eight hits in his last nine at-bats, raising his average to .366. Hes hitting .438 on the road.Astros starter Doug Fister (11-7) is glad he doesnt have to face his teammate.Hes like a video game. He just continues to amaze, said Fister, who allowed eight hits and five earned runs in seven-plus innings. For me, Im just going to try and let him get himself out.Carlos Correa homered, Houston finished with a season-high 19 hits and won for just the fifth time in 16 games. Marwin Gonzalez tied a career high with four hits.To be able to hit like with everybody putting great at-bats together, its fun, Correa said.Kennys Vargas homered from each side of the plate for Minnesota.Twins shortstop Eduardo Escobar relieved Taylor Rogers in a three-run ninth inning and, after giving up a single, recorded three straight outs.Jose Berrios (2-3) was ineffective for the third straight start, lasting just two innings and giving up six runs and eight hits. Since his Aug. 1 recall from Triple-A, he has allowed 12 earned runs in 13 innings.In seven starts this season, the righty has a 9.32 ERA over 28 innings, permitting 39 hits and 14 walks.About as poorly as you could draw it up, really, when youre looking for an outing that gives you an opportunity to protect the rest of your staff the best you can, Twins manager Paul Molitor said. Its not always going to happen, especially when youve got a young kid out there. Hes trying hard. Probably trying a little too hard.Altuve hit an RBI doouble off the wall in right-center in the first inning and dashed for third base on the throw home.ddddddddddddCatcher Juan Centenos throw to third sailed down the left-field line, allowing Altuve to trot home.Four straight hits with two outs in the second made it 6-0. George Springer hit a two-run double, Alex Bregman had an RBI double and Altuve singled home a run.We were able to hit with two outs; we were able to hit with two strikes. We did a really good job of a team effort, said manager A.J. Hinch.Correa hit his 17th homer, a three-run drive off Buddy Boshers as part of a six-run fifth inning.Vargas snapped an 0-for-12 skid with a second-inning home run. He became the fourth player in team history to homer as both a left- and right-handed hitter in the same game with a two-run shot in the eighth off Tony Sipp.Its good because I can show everybody that Im a good hitter on both sides of the plate and that Im really consistent on both sides of the plate, Vargas said through a translator.DOUBLING UPThis was Houstons 255th doubleheader, but first against an American League team. The Astros were in the National League from 1962-2012.TRAINERS ROOMAstros: Hinch said RHP Luke Gregerson felt fine after an aggressive bullpen session Wednesday. Out with a strained left oblique muscle, Gregerson is eligible to come off the DL Friday.Twins: Boshers was placed on the disabled list with left elbow inflammation. An MRI is planned for Friday. Because Albers was originally slated to be the 26th man for the second game of the doubleheader, the Twins had to forgo the extra player. ... RHP Trevor May, put on the disabled list Wednesday with a lower back strain, was scheduled to see a specialist.UP NEXTHoustons Chris Devenski (0-4, 2.51) and Minnesotas Tommy Milone (3-3, 5.23) will each come out of the bullpen to start the nightcap. ' ' '