Women’s Volleyball stumbles at home against Coker

SALISBURY, N.C. – Miscues in multiple areas caused the Catawba College women's volleyball team to endure a 3-0 loss to Coker on Wednesday night at Goodman Arena.

TEAM STATS

- The Cobras (4-16, 3-11 SAC) posted a .216 hitting percentage to overshadow the .030 mark recorded by Catawba (3-18, 1-13 SAC)

- Despite trailing Coker in aces by a 5-1 difference, the Catawba Indians' serves were more accurate with a .944 success rate compared to the visitors' .932

- Coker led Catawba by small margins in assists (34-31) and digs (60-52) while boasting a healthy 13-6 advantage in blocking

- Catawba was plagued by a combined 42 errors against the Cobras' 20

INDIVIDUAL STATS

- Kelcie Love landed in the positive hitting-wise, collecting 10 kills with three digs and a solo block

- Sydney Wattles recorded a team-best .263 hitting percentage with six kills

- Haley Moffett notched 27 assists in addition to a kill, four digs, and a block assist

- Kary Hales and Riley Hill each tallied 11 digs, followed by Rachel Gonzales and Riannel Arevalo with eight apiece

- At the net, both Lauren Bodell and Katie Clark logged three assisted blocks while chipping in five and four kills, respectively

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Set

- A tight start began to open up when Taylor Hills connected on back-to-back kills, creating a 12-8 lead for Coker

- Side-out kills by Wattles and Sofia Beard plus a Gonzales service ace hindered the Cobras' attempt to slip away

- Two big kills from Clark narrowed the deficit to 18-16 before a Love dart two rallies later moved the score to 19-17

- Off-target Catawba touches late in the stanza allowed Coker to wrap up set No. 1, 25-21

Second Set

- Bodell paired with Clark and Wattles to stop two Alyssa Carey spikes in the early going

- A couple of Wattles kills and one by Moffett gave Catawba a multi-point, 6-4 lead

- Carey found openings in the blue and white's defense while MJ Hurd and Laila Hixon dropped in aces, stretching the Coker edge up to seven at 22-15

- Love played a major role in the resistance with a trio of kills in the last eight rallies, but the Cobras persisted for a 25-19 triumph

Third Set

- Cayla Gilmore and Kailyn Ivey shared a block in the opening rally as Gilmore ripped kills for the ensuing two points, leading off a hot start for Coker

- A solo block and kill from Love, as well as a bullseye by Lillie Kate Rogers, made up a Catawba comeback effort

- Each Catawba side-out kill was met with multiple Coker points, a main cause being Ivey flying around for four block assists in the last half of the set

- Gonzales leapt for a block then slammed a kill on match point, prolonging the frame until Carey finished a volley by Hixon to the finishing touch on a 3-0 Cobra win

UP NEXT

The blue and white will travel for the final time this season on Friday, Nov. 8, heading to Emory & Henry for 7 p.m. first serve with the Wasps.