JACKSON, Miss. - The University of the South volleyball team used a strong third and fourth set by Millsaps College to defeat the Majors, 3-1, Saturday afternoon inside the Hangar Dome.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Sewanee (7-8, 3-3) 3, Millsaps (5-9, 1-5) 1 (25-23, 13-25, 25-18, 25-20)
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-Millsaps went toe-to-toe with Sewanee in the opening set, as the Majors out-killing the Tigers, 16-10. However, Millsaps posted 10 attack errors on 40 swings, while Sewanee, on 28, committed just one error.
-The Majors won three straight points to make it 24-23, but a
Lydia Goffi kill gave Sewanee the opening-set victory.
-The second set was all Millsaps, rolled to a 25-13 victory thanks in part to allowing just one Sewanee kill in the frame.
-The Purple and White went to work in the next two sets to take the victory from the Majors. Sewanee committed just six errors in the final two sets, while Millsaps had 16 errors, including 13 in the third.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Laurel Burkhardt recorded a .333 attack percentage on nine kills. She posted 27 total attack and did not commit an error. Burkhardt also had 18 digs.
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Anna Ball led the defense with 22 digs, followed by
Adele Cassidy's 19.
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Olivia Jones totaled 6.5 points on five block assists and four kills.
MILLSAPS KEY STATISTICS
-Regan Cooper and Mallory Richardson each posted 12 kills for the Majors.
UP NEXT
Sewanee's three-match winning streak will be put to the test over the next four matches away from the Domain. Three of those matches will be against ranked opponents, and the first will be No. 25 Birmingham-Southern from Bill Battle Coliseum at noon.
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