Volleyball Sweeps Milligan To Advance To AAC Tournament Semifinals

KINGSPORT, TN – The Bryan College Volleyball team entered the Appalachian Athletic Conference as the No. 1 seed and played their quarterfinal match against No. 9 Milligan on Thursday morning. The Lady Lions pulled away in Set 1 to win 25-18 after the Buffaloes committed 8 attacking errors. Bryan’s offense heated up with 14 kills with a .355 hitting percentage in Set 2 to win 25-14. The Lady Lions secured the sweep in Set 3 by going on a 10-4 run to pull away for a 25-16 victory. 

INSIDE THE STATS

• All-Conference First Team member, Gigi Ford, tallied a team-high 15 kills in the match.
• Fellow First Team member, Abby Rector, connected for 7 kills with a .412 hitting percentage.
• Elliott Brock anchored the defense with 16 digs.
• Abby Cross finished with 18 assists in the match.
• The Lady Lions scored on 10 service aces, led by Rector with 5 and Anna Cain with 3.

NEXT TIME OUT

• Bryan advances to the semifinals of the AAC Tournament.
• The match will be tomorrow morning at 10:00AM in Kingsport, TN. Opponent is TBA.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Wednesday, Nov. 10

• Game 1 – No. 7 Point (14-15) def. No. 10 Montreat (12-18), 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-23)
• Game 2 – No. 9 Milligan (14-18) def. No. 8 St. Andrews (11-25), 3-0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-22)

Thursday, Nov. 11

• Game 3 – No. 1 Bryan (24-5) vs. No. 9 Milligan (14-19), 3-0 (25-18, 25-14, 25-16)
• Game 4 – No. 2 Columbia International (27-7) vs. No. 7 Point (14-15), 1:30 pm
• Game 5 – No. 4 Bluefield (20-10) vs. No. 5 Brenau (19-12), 4 pm
• Game 6 – No. 3 Reinhardt (19-11) vs. No. 6 Union (18-13), 6:30 pm

Friday, Nov. 12

• Game 7 – No. 1 Bryan (24-5) vs. Game 5 Winner, 10 am
• Game 8 – Game 4 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 12:30 pm
• Game 9 – Championship Game – Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner, 4:30 pm

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