Williamsburg, KY – Lynsey Short tallied 34 assists, while Ashley Sobocinski recorded 14 digs to lead the UC volleyball team to a 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-23) win over Life in Mid-South Conference action Friday night at the UC Volleyball Gym. With the win the Patriots improve to 16-8 overall and 6-4 in conference play, while the Running Eagles fall to 9-17 overall and 3-5 against the MSC.

Cumberlands got back-to-back kills from Lily Chapman and Sobocinski to jump out to a 2-0 lead.  Life tied the score before UC rattled off five straight points, including a pair of service aces from Tara Routliffe to give the Patriots a 7-2 advantage.  After the teams traded points to make it 12-9 in favor of the Patriots, UC went on a 5-1 run capped off by a Megan Jackson kill to extend the lead to 17-10.  Life scored eight of the next ten points to cut the lead to 19-18, however that was the closest they got as Cumberlands took six of the next seven points to take the set 25-19.

The Running Eagles took a 5-2 lead to start the second set, but UC responded with a pair of kills from Sobocinski coupled with a Mackenzie Koch kill to even the score at 5-5.  The match was tied five times, before a Jackson kill sparked a 6-2 run for the Patriots to give UC an 18-14 advantage.  Cumberlands got a pair of kills from Jackson and Koch along with a kill from Chapman to cap off the set 25-19 and give the Patriots the 2-0 lead.

It was a back-and-forth right from the start as Life took an early 8-5 lead.  The Running Eagles extended their lead to 10-6 before Cumberlands battled back as a Short connected with Sobocinski for a kill which sparked a 6-0 run. That run also included a block from Chapman and Koch as well as a kill from Abbie Genders to give UC a 12-10 advantage.  The Patriots took advantage of Life's miscues to extend their lead to 16-12, but the Running Eagles fought back and eventually tied the score at 18-18.  UC got kills from Jackson and Leah Crist as part of four unanswered points to take a 22-18 edge.  Life cut the score to 24-23 however Short found Genders for the kill to clinch the set 25-23 and the match 3-0.

Sobocinski finished with a career-high 14 digs to go along with seven kills, while Short dished out a three-set season high 34 assists as well as eight digs and two kills.  Jackson notched a team-high 11 kills, while Chapman and Koch finished with nine apiece. Tara Routliffe finished with 14 digs and three service aces in the win.

The Patriots will return to action Tuesday, October 16, when they host Campbellsville at 7 p.m. in the UC Volleyball Gym.  Live stats for the game will be available here, while live video will be available here.

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