Greer Chambless delivers 15 kills while Grace Havlicek posts a career-high 10 as Auburn withstands Samford’s third-set rally
AUBURN, Ala. | Greer Chambless had 15 kills and Grace Havlicek delivered a career-high 10 as Auburn defeated Samford in four sets, 25-18, 28-26, 20-25, 25-20.
Chambless hit .353 on 34 attacks, while Havlicek added seven blocks and six digs. Havlicek saved her best offensive stretch for the fourth set, recording six kills on eight attacks as the Tigers closed out the match.
Belle Patrick added 11 kills off the bench, giving Auburn four players with double-digit kills. Emily Keiran led the defense with a career-high 18 digs.
AUBURN TAKES CONTROL EARLY
Auburn jumped ahead 10-3 in the opening set behind consecutive kills from Chambless.
Samford cut the deficit to four, but Auburn capitalized on Bulldog errors and pulled ahead 20-15. Havlicek contributed a kill and a block as the Tigers finished on a 4-1 run for a 25-18 win.
Chambless had four kills in the opening set, while Reese Shugart added three kills, two blocks and two aces.
Samford responded with a 7-4 advantage early in the second before consecutive Chambless kills completed a 6-2 Auburn run and pushed the Tigers in front.


