Volleyball honors seniors in last home match

Box Score SEWANEE, Tenn. – The Tigers celebrated their six seniors for their dedication to the team on and off the court during their last home match against Covenant. Olivia Jones led the Tigers as she hit .417 for the night as she posted five kills. Sewanee closed their regular season at home as they fell to No.25 ranked Covenant in three sets on Thursday night action.

Adele Cassidy recorded 15 digs, followed by 10 digs by Jacqueline Weller and four kills. Laurel Burkhardt and Kenedi Clinton both posted two kills for the night and Sophia Caruso collected eight digs.

Sewanee got off to a slow start with some early errors but fought back into the set after a 10 to three-run finding themselves up 13-11. The Scott and Tigers played a tight rest of the set with 14 ties of score and seven lead changes. The Tigers saved a set point off a kill by Kenedi Clinton and then earned themselves a set point off an ace by Sophia Caruso. The Scotts fought off four set points before they took the first set, 30-28.

In the second set, the Tigers again found themselves down early 5-10, and were unable to gain traction as they fell in the second set. The Scotts outhit the Tigers as they posted 10 kills to Sewanee's one.

The Tigers gained their momentum back in the third as both teams had a series of long points and the score stayed even throughout the set. At 11-12, the Scotts went on a 9-3 run to gain the lead as the Tigers found themselves down 13-21. The Tigers had a late push as Jessie Atkinson connected with Olivia Jones for her fifth kill of the night, but were unable to catch the Scotts as they took the third set 19-25 to win the match.

The Scotts outhit the Tigers 40-16 and recorded more digs posting 60 to the Sewanee's 46.

Sewanee travels to Rome, Ga. to compete in the conference tournament November 10-12. Sewanee enters the tournament as the 3 seed and will face Millsaps in the quarterfinals at 2 p.m. ET on the 10th.

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Players Mentioned

#15 Jessie Atkinson: S; 5' 8"; Senior

#9 Laurel Burkhardt: OH; 6' 0"; Senior

#19 Adele Cassidy: DS/L; 5' 6"; Senior

#21 Kenedi Clinton: OH; 5' 10"; Senior

#13 Olivia Jones: MB; 6' 0"; Junior

#1 Sophia Caruso: DS; 5' 1"; Freshman

#12 Jacqueline Weller: OH; 5' 10"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#15 Jessie Atkinson
: 5' 8"; Senior
: S

#9 Laurel Burkhardt
: 6' 0"; Senior
: OH

#19 Adele Cassidy
: 5' 6"; Senior
: DS/L

#21 Kenedi Clinton
: 5' 10"; Senior
: OH

#13 Olivia Jones
: 6' 0"; Junior
: MB

#1 Sophia Caruso
: 5' 1"; Freshman
: DS

#12 Jacqueline Weller
: 5' 10"; Freshman
: OH