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Birmingham-So. BSC 8-13,4-6 SAA
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Winner Sewanee Sewan 16-8,6-5 SAA
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8-13,4-6 SAA
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Sewanee Sewan
16-8,6-5 SAA
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Team 1 2 3 F
Birmingham-So. BSC 23 20 16 (0)
Sewanee Sewan 25 25 25 (3)

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Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Weller posts sixth double-double as Sewanee picks up another home conference sweep

SEWANEE, Tenn. – Jacqueline Weller posted her sixth double-double of the season as the Tigers swept Birmingham-Southern on Friday night at home, 25-23, 25-20, 25-16.  

Sewanee hit .284 for the match as all players hit over .200, Olivia Jones hit .462 with six kills and an ace, and Ashley Crosby recorded five kills on 13 attempts for .385. Weller registered 11 kills and 11 digs for yet another double-double as she also picked up two aces. Laurel Burkhardt recorded six kills and digs and Maria Kennedy also recorded five kills. Adele Cassidy tallied 11 digs and two aces as libero and Nicole Radford posted four blocks, with Burkhardt and Jones collecting three a piece. Emma Meyer tallied 17 assists and one ace and Jessie Atkinson followed with 10. Sophia Caruso also had one ace and five digs.

Both teams came out swinging in the first set hitting over 200%, however, the Tigers registered fewer errors, with 15 kills and four errors, hitting .268. The Tigers and Panthers went back and forth as there were five lead changes and 11 ties of score. Jacqueline Weller recorded six kills and Laurel Burkhardt tallied four as Sewanee took the first set, 25-23. 

Sewanee had six service aces in the second set and Weller and Crosby posted three kills each in the second set. The Tigers averaged a .308 hitting percentage as they came away with the set, 25-20, despite the Panthers hitting .467, out-killing and digging the Tigers. Despite being out-hit, the Tigers were in control of the set as there were no lead changes or ties of score. 

The Tigers had seven blocks and 10 kills in the third set as they came away with the match, 25-16. Weller made an amazing dig on match point to keep the point alive and the Tigers were able to come out on top. The final set saw only one lead change and two ties of score. The Tigers closed out the match in dominant fashion as they won five straight points. 

The Tigers play their last home conference match on Sunday against Millsaps at noon before heading on the road to finish conference play against Hendrix and Rhodes. Sewanee returns home for their senior night against Covenant on Thursday, November, 2 at 6 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Jessie Atkinson

#15 Jessie Atkinson

S
5' 8"
Senior
Laurel Burkhardt

#9 Laurel Burkhardt

OH
6' 0"
Senior
Adele Cassidy

#19 Adele Cassidy

DS/L
5' 6"
Senior
Ashley Crosby

#11 Ashley Crosby

OH
6' 0"
Senior
Olivia Jones

#13 Olivia Jones

MB
6' 0"
Junior
Emma Meyer

#6 Emma Meyer

S
5' 8"
Sophomore
Nicole Radford

#22 Nicole Radford

MB
5' 11"
Sophomore
Sophia Caruso

#1 Sophia Caruso

DS
5' 1"
Freshman
Maria Kennedy

#5 Maria Kennedy

OH
5' 10"
Freshman
Jacqueline Weller

#12 Jacqueline Weller

OH
5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jessie Atkinson

#15 Jessie Atkinson

5' 8"
Senior
S
Laurel Burkhardt

#9 Laurel Burkhardt

6' 0"
Senior
OH
Adele Cassidy

#19 Adele Cassidy

5' 6"
Senior
DS/L
Ashley Crosby

#11 Ashley Crosby

6' 0"
Senior
OH
Olivia Jones

#13 Olivia Jones

6' 0"
Junior
MB
Emma Meyer

#6 Emma Meyer

5' 8"
Sophomore
S
Nicole Radford

#22 Nicole Radford

5' 11"
Sophomore
MB
Sophia Caruso

#1 Sophia Caruso

5' 1"
Freshman
DS
Maria Kennedy

#5 Maria Kennedy

5' 10"
Freshman
OH
Jacqueline Weller

#12 Jacqueline Weller

5' 10"
Freshman
OH