Volleyball – Fri, Oct. 8, 2021
Kentucky Christian University
TWU
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Christian University (2-14,1-9) | 14 | 19 | 14 | 0 |
| Tennessee Wesleyan University (2-18,0-11) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Athens, Tenn. | ||||
| Kentucky Christian University | Indv. Leaders | Tennessee Wesleyan University |
|---|---|---|
| #13 Upshaw-Mendoza, Kristin – 10 | Kills | #3 Smith, Marjorie – 13 |
| 3 Players – 1 | Blocks | #3 Smith, Marjorie – 3 |
| #7 Cron, Hannah – 15 | Digs | #1 Williams, Cierra – 15 |
| #28 Helinsky, Kaitlyn – 1 | Aces | 2 Players (#1,#15) – 2 |
| Kentucky Christian University | Team Statistics | Tennessee Wesleyan University |
|---|---|---|
| .043 | Hitting %: | .213 |
| 3.0 | Blocks: | 8.0 |
| 45 | Digs: | 54 |
| 1 | Aces: | 5 |
Athens, Tenn.- The volleyball team was back in action on Friday in James L. Robb Gymnasium. The team started a two-day, Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) weekend, beginning with the Kentucky Christian University Lady Knights.
After falling behind 2-1, the Lady Bulldogs scored eight of the next nine points to take a 9-3 lead. Kills by Marjorie Smith and two service aces by Jayda Perry played a part in the team moving ahead by six points. The lead was cut to three points a few moments later but a rally of five consecutive points, ending with a Haylie Peoples block solo pushed TWU back ahead 16-8. The team did not let the Lady Knights back into the set and kills by Smith, Aly Grace Lemons and Cierra Williams helped the team win the first set 25-14.
Points from Jenna Huppert, Gabby Harris, and Smith helped the team lead 4-1 in the second set. Kentucky Christian came back to tie the match 4-4, setting in motion close action over the next few points. The visitors held on to the lead in the second set until back-to-back Lemons’ kills along with an Ariana Smith kill helped the Lady Bulldogs lead 17-14. The lead expanded to 20-16 on a Williams service ace and a kill by Harris ended the set with the home team in the lead 25-19, giving them a 2-0 lead in the match.
Feeling the momentum on their side to begin the third set, Tennessee Wesleyan raced out to a 9-5 lead. The team stayed in control of the set, moving the lead to 15-6 on an Olivia Bolin service ace. As kills by Peoples and M. Smith increased the lead for the team, a kill by Madison Coffey gave the team the third set win 25-14, and the match sweep 3-0.
Smith had a double-double (13 kills and 11 digs) while Bolin and Perry both had 16 assists. Williams led with 15…
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