SEWANEE, Tenn. - The University of the South volleyball team recovered for a 2-1 deficit to defeat Hendrix College in five sets, 3-2, Saturday afternoon inside Juhan Gymnasium in a Southern Athletic Association (SAA) contest.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Sewanee (5-8, 1-3) 3, Hendrix (7-4, 2-2) 2 (36-34, 18-25, 19-25, 25-23, 15-10)
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-The match started with a back-and-forth first set that went into a win-by-two situation. Sewanee did earn set point, 24-23, on an
Ellie Pedersen kill.
-Hendrix earned set point on back-to-back kills, 27-26, but a service error gave it back to Sewanee. Later, down, 33-32, Camryn Presley earned her 10th block of the set to even the score. On the next rally, Loren Payne gave Hendrix its third opportunity for set point.
-Following a Sewanee timeout, the Tigers win the next three points. After
Kenedi Clinton evened the score at 34 apiece with a kill,
Olivia Jones slammed down the final two points to win, 36-34.
-In the first set, a combined 40 kills were made on 115 attacks between the two schools. Hendrix did out-kill Sewanee, 23-17, but the Warriors had 12 attack errors to Sewanee's six.
-After a 35-minute first set, the Tigers recorded the first three points to get ahead early in the second set. However, Hendrix would win the next six points to get out to a 9-5 lead.
-Sewanee would rally back to even the score at 15 points apiece, but for Hendrix, they rallied to a 10-3 run to even the match at a set apiece.
-The Warriors won seven of the first nine points in the third set en route to a 25-19 result to lead the match, two sets to one.
-In the fourth set, Sewanee used a 5-0 run to lead 13-8, but the visitors put up five straight points of their own to even the set a 13 points apiece. The teams traded points back-and-forth, but after two costly errors by Hendrix, the Tigers had set point. However, a Presley kill and a Sam Friedl ace made it a one-point game, 24-23.
Olivia Jones would force the deciding set with a kill.
-In the fifth set, the Warriors got out to a 4-2 lead, but the Purple and White won six straight points en route to capturing a 15-10 victory.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Laurel Burkhardt recorded her fourth double-double of the season, as the junior set a career-highs in kills (18) and digs (17). On the attack, the Hoover, Ala. native committed just three errors on 43 swings (.349).
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Olivia Jones tallied 11 digs, while
Adele Cassidy posted 20 digs.
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Emma Meyer added 26 assists with 10 digs for her seventh double-double of the year.
HENDRIX KEY STATISTICS
-Camryn Presley set a new career-best in kills with 29. She finished with a .304 swing percentage on 69 total attacks.
-Loren Payne added 13 kills, while Sam Friedl recorded 23 digs.
UP NEXT
The Tigers will next host Rhodes inside Juhan Gymnasium on Sunday at noon.
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