Volleyball – Sat, Oct. 15, 2022
TWU
25-22,25-23,22-25,23-25,14-16
Columbia College
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Wesleyan (1-24, 0-16) | 25 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 2 |
| Columbia (SC) (1-17, 1-12) | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 3 |
| Columbia, SC | ||||||
| Tennessee Wesleyan | Indv. Leaders | Columbia (SC) |
|---|---|---|
| #13 Shante Smith – 17 | Kills | #20 Brhia Cummings – 14 |
| #16 Olivia Miller – 2 | Blocks | #16 Jenae Bygrave – 9 |
| #3 Megan Thompson – 22 | Digs | 2 Players (#1,#22) – 19 |
| #10 Amya Sutton – 5 | Aces | 2 Players (#16,#26) – 2 |
| Tennessee Wesleyan | Team Statistics | Columbia (SC) |
|---|---|---|
| .081 | Hitting %: | .148 |
| 2.0 | Blocks: | 15.0 |
| 87 | Digs: | 86 |
| 11 | Aces: | 7 |
Columbia, S.C.- The volleyball team concluded their time in the state of South Carolina on Saturday. The team stayed in the city of Columbia to face the Columbia College Koalas in an Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) match.
Through the first ten points of the first set, the Lady Bulldogs trailed 6-4. The team took over the lead on a block solo by Olivia Miller and saw it grow over the next few points. A kill by Shante Smith made it 12-10 while a kill by Madison Coffey made the score 14-13. As the set remained close, the final tie occurred with the scoreboard reading 21-21. The tie was broken by TWU, helping them win the first set 25-22 on a Smith kill.
In the second set, the Lady Bulldogs broke a 7-7 tie with an Amya Sutton kill. The team carried the momentum from the tiebreak to a 14-7 lead, forcing a timeout by the opponents. Out of the timeout, Tennessee Wesleyan built their lead to 19-14. The momentum shifted as Columbia came back to tie the match 20-20. The Lady Bulldogs put the match in a 23-23 tie, breaking the tie with a Smith kill and winning the set 25-23 on a Columbia error.
A kill by Olivia Bolin gave TWU a 5-3 lead in the third set. The team held on to the lead over the next several points, seeing it move to 12-6 and 17-9 during segments of the match. The points did not continue to fall for the Lady Bulldogs though as Columbia came back, eventually taking the third set 25-22 to extend the match to a fourth set.
In the fourth set, the opponents took an early lead and held on to it through the first 25 points. A kill by Sutton put the match in a 13-13 tie and Bowie’s service ace gave the team a 14-13 advantage. Tennessee Wesleyan held the lead over the next few points before a 22-22 tie happened. Columbia broke the tie and scored the two points needed to…
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