MARYVILLE, Tenn. - The University of the South volleyball team dropped a pair of matches on Saturday, falling to Maryville College in straight sets and Washington and Lee University (Va.) in four sets.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score, Match 1: Maryville (4-1) 3, Sewanee 0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-17)
Final Score, Match 2: Washington & Lee (1-3) 3, Sewanee (1-2) 1 (25-17, 11-25, 25-18, 25-21)
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HOW IT HAPPENED, MARYVILLE
-Despite Sewanee posting a .208 swing percentage in the opening set (8-3-24), Maryville committed just two errors with 13 kills to take the first set, 25-15.
-The Scots posted double-digits in kills in each set, and out-killed the Tigres, 27-15, in the last two sets to complete the sweep.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Laurel Burkhardt posted seven kills to lead the Tigers.
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Adele Cassidy dug out 10 attacks, while
Lydia Goffi added two aces.
MARYVILLE KEY STATISTICS
-Amii Ingalls led all attackers with 10 kils, as the home team recorded a .281 attack percentage (40-13-96).
HOW IT HAPPENED, WASHINGTON AND LEE
-Despite the Generals taking the first set, the Tiger offense came to life in the second set, committing just one error on 18 attacks as they stormed to a 25-11 set victory.
-Unfortunately, for the Generals, that would be short-live, as the Generals posted 13 kills in each set to win the match.
-Despite the setback, Sewanee committed fewer errors (18) to Washington and Lee (20) on the attack.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
-Goffi bounced back to record 15 kills, committing just four errors on 43 attacks, for a .256 percentage. The senior also added three aces.
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Emma Meyer posted a double-double with 35 assists and 19 digs. The freshman also posted three aces.
-Burkhardt added nine kills, while
Anna Ball posted 23 digs.
W&L KEY STATISTICS
-Sydney Heifner led the Generals with 15 kills, while Lillie Holcomb and Maddie Weller each added 10. Weller posted a double-double with 14 digs on the evening.
UP NEXT
Sewanee returns to the Domain for the first time in 2022 to take on the Mississippi University for Women for a 7 p.m. first serve on Wednesday night inside Juhan Gymnasium.
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