Williamsburg, KY – Lily Chapman tallied a season-high 13 kills to pace the UC volleyball team to a 3-0 win (25-15, 25-18, 25-23) over Shawnee State Wednesday night at the UC Volleyball Gym. With the win, the Patriots improve to 10-6 overall and 2-4 in conference play, while the Bears move to 6-16 and 2-4 against the MSC.

The two teams traded points to start the first set with the score being tied five times.  With the score even at 7-7, Cumberlands took advantage of several Bears errors coupled with a Juliet Montague ace and a Mackenzie Koch kill to take a 13-7 advantage.  A few points later, Ashley Sobocinski notched back-to-back kills to extend the Patriots lead to 17-9.  UC tallied three two-point runs to close out the 25-15 and take a 1-0 lead.

Shawnee State scored the first three points of the second set, however, UC responded with three points of their own including a pair of assists from Anna Zuniga.  Shawnee went on a 7-3 run to take a 10-6 advantage before Cumberlands battled back as Rachel Scott record a service ace as part of a 7-0 run to put UC in front 13-10.  Shelby Lackey and Leah Crist combined for a pair of blocks as part of a 7-1 run to extend the lead to 20-13. Chapman scored three of Cumberlands final five points to take the set 25-18 and extend their lead to 2-0.

The Bears jumped out to an 11-5 lead in the third set.  UC started to rally as Lackey notched a pair of kills and a block with Crist to cut the deficit to 11-10. Shawnee State scored four unanswered points to extend their lead to 15-10.  Cumberlands continued to chip away at the lead including a 5-1 run, which featured a pair of kills from Chapman to bring the Patriots within one.  A couple of points later, Olivia Verdecchia notched a kill to tie the score at 20-20. UC would take the lead on the next point and hold on for the 25-23 win to take the match 3-0.

Chapman finished with 13 kills and a block, while Sobocinski recorded eight kills and eight digs in the match.  Lackey chipped in seven kills and four blocks in the match.  Defensively, Jennifer Stein scooped a team-high 15 digs, while Montague recorded eight.  Crist led the way with six blocks in the game as well.  

The Patriots will return to action Saturday, September 28, when they travel to Pikeville, KY to take on the Bears. First serve is set for 2 p.m. with live stats available here.  

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