Women’s Volleyball swept at Tusculum Friday night

Greeneville, Tenn. —- The Catawba College women's volleyball team fell on the road at Tusculum University on Friday night in South Atlantic Conference action from Pioneer Arena in Greeneville, Tenn.

TEAM STATS

- Tusculum had 35 kills to Catawba's 31

- The Pioneers hit .212 while holding the Catawba Indians to .092

- TU recorded 34 assists; Catawba dished out 26 assists

- Tusculum recorded nine service aces to Catawba's two

- The Pioneers edged out Catawba in digs 46-45

- TU recorded the only six blocks of the match

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

- Kelcie Love had a team-highs of 11 kills on 31 swings

- Rachel Gonzales added seven kills 

- Siena Roethler led the team with 13 assists; Dara Kine recorded nine

- Devyn Berg logged both service aces for Catawba

- Riley Hill recorded a team-high 12 digs

HOW IT HAPPENED

FIRST SET

- Tusculum took an early 5-1 lead in set one after an Emiah Burrowes kill

- Catawba took three straight points before the Pioneers responded with four straight of their own to force a Catawba timeout leading 9-4

- Catawba took its second timeout after a string of three straight Tusculum points, as the Pioneers led 16-9

- The Catawba Indians had back-to-back kills from Chloe Danielson and Love, but the Pioneers responded with another streak of four straight points to hold a 23-14 advantage

- Bailey Parker's kill sealed the set one win for TU

SECOND SET

- The teams traded points early in set two, but Tusculum created the first separation with a 5-2 advantage

- Natalie Rehm's kill was answered with five straight TU points as the home team took a 13-5 lead midway through the set

- After the Pioneers took a 20-10 lead, Love's kill started a run of four straight Catawba points, capped by back-to-back Berg aces

- Catawba fought off two set points, but a service error gave the Pioneers the 2-0 set lead

THIRD SET

- Chloe and Jordan Danielson each had a kill early on in set three

- Love and Jordan Danielson kills led a 4-1 run for Catawba, tying the set at 8

- Tusculum distanced itself before Catawba came clawing back again, winning five of six points to cut their deficit to 15-14 to force a Tusculum timeout

- The Pioneers answered from the timeout with five straight points to retake a six-point lead

- Catawba cut their deficit to three points, but could not get any closer, as Lauren Weaver's sealed the sweep for TU

UP NEXT 

- Catawba continues SAC play on the road next Tuesday, traveling to Coker for a weekday match with the Cobras at 7 p.m.