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Sewanee splits during day one of Huntingdon Tournament

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Sept. 4, 2015) – The Sewanee volleyball team earned its first victory of the 2015 season Friday, as the Tigers split a pair of match against host Huntingdon and Belhaven.

The Tigers are now 1-2 this season. Sewanee opened the day with a 3-0 loss against Belhaven. However, in the nightcap, the Tigers responded with an impressive 3-2 win over the host Hawks.

In the opening match, Maggie Stanford led the attack with eight kills. Setter Walker Buxton finished with 23 assists while Caroline Owens (14), Diamond Stewart (10), and libero Sara Jayne Sutton (18) all finished with double-digit digs.

In the victory against the Hawks, Sewanee outlasted Huntingdon with a 22-25, 25-19, 25-15, 23-25, 15-9 win.

A big reason for the success in the second and third sets for Sewanee was the Tigers' ability to limit the attack of the Hawks. Sewanee's defense forced Huntingdon to hit -.049 in the second and .048 in the third. On offense, Sewanee found its grove with a .216 attack percentage in the third.

After the Hawks rallied to force the final fifth set, Sewanee did not quit. With the match at 3-3, Sewanee went on a 9-3 run. During that stretch, Stewart, Caroline Montgomery, Stanford, Lucy Riddle, and Owens all had kills.

After a timeout by the Hawks, Casey Hassett made the score 12-8 with a kill. That would set up three kills over the next four points by Stewart.

Overall, Stewart had a season-high 17 kills and 20 digs for a double-double. Montgomery stepped up with seven kills and four blocks from her middle position.

Additionally, Buxton pitched in 33 assists and 14 digs while Sutton (21), Owens (20), and Ellen Henthorn (12) all finished with double-digit digs.

Sewanee returns to action with a number of matches, Saturday.

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Players Mentioned

Walker Buxton

#9 Walker Buxton

S/OPP
Sophomore
Ellen Henthorn

#8 Ellen Henthorn

OPP
Freshman
Casey Hassett

#14 Casey Hassett

OPP
Senior
Caroline Montgomery

#11 Caroline Montgomery

MB
Senior
Caroline Owens

#3 Caroline Owens

OPP
Sophomore
Lucy Riddle

#21 Lucy Riddle

OPP
Senior
Maggie Stanford

#20 Maggie Stanford

OH
Senior
Diamond Stewart

#1 Diamond Stewart

OH
Junior
Sara Jayne Sutton

#5 Sara Jayne Sutton

DS
Junior

Players Mentioned

Walker Buxton

#9 Walker Buxton

Sophomore
S/OPP
Ellen Henthorn

#8 Ellen Henthorn

Freshman
OPP
Casey Hassett

#14 Casey Hassett

Senior
OPP
Caroline Montgomery

#11 Caroline Montgomery

Senior
MB
Caroline Owens

#3 Caroline Owens

Sophomore
OPP
Lucy Riddle

#21 Lucy Riddle

Senior
OPP
Maggie Stanford

#20 Maggie Stanford

Senior
OH
Diamond Stewart

#1 Diamond Stewart

Junior
OH
Sara Jayne Sutton

#5 Sara Jayne Sutton

Junior
DS