SEWANEE, Tenn. - The University of the South volleyball team posted a 3-1 victory versus Millsaps College in a Southern Athletic Association (SAA) contest on Sunday from Juhan Gymnasium. The Tigers had a come-from-behind effort in the fourth set to clinch the match.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Sewanee (8-13, 4-7) 3, Millsaps (6-14, 2-10) 1 (25-17, 19-25, 25-16, 30-28)
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-Sewanee played its game in the opening set, posting a .209 attack percentage with three attack errors on 43 swings. Meanwhile, Millsaps was limited to a .065 percentage (11-8-46) and spent most of the set in the negative.
-In set number one, Sewanee won eight of the first 10 points, including six straight points. The momentum stayed with the Purple and White, as they had a 21-12 lead.
-Millsaps did come back and make it interesting, 23-17, but the Tigers won back-to-back points, with the clinching point coming off a
Lydia Goffi ace.
-The Majors came out strong in the second set, out-killing the Tigers, 16-9, in the frame to win 25-19.
-In the third, tied at 14, Sewanee went on an 11-2 run to finish the set with a 25-16 victory.
-The story came in the fourth set. Sewanee trailed 21-13 and used an 8-1 run to cut the deficit to one, 22-21. Despite an Alyssa Jolly kill to get Millsaps back to a two-point lead, Sewanee tied it up on a
Laurel Burkhardt kill and a Millsaps attack error.
-The teams would eventually go into "lingering death", with each team tied at 24 points. Millsaps had four different opportunities to send the match to a fifth set, but back-to-back attack errors by the Majors gave the Tigers the victory in four, 30-28.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Ellie Pedersen led the Tigers' offense with 10 kills on a .265 average. Totaling 34 swings on the day, she had one error.
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Emma Meyer recorded a double-double with 18 assists and 11 digs, while
Adele Cassidy led the team with 17 digs.
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Anna Ball had 15 digs, while
Lydia Goffi added 14.
Jessie Atkinson also assisted on 16 kills.
MILLSAPS KEY STATISTICS
-Bre Reed led the Majors with 12 kills on a .345 attack percentage with 29 swings and two errors.
-Anna Capezzera missed a double-double with 10 digs and nine digs.
-At libero, Hannah Mattke posted 33 digs on the day.
UP NEXT
The Tigers will head west to Hendrix College for a Friday night contest on Oct. 21 at 6 p.m.
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