Box Score

Williamsburg, KY – Bouncing back in serious fashion after Saturday's loss, the UC women's volleyball team dominated the Pikeville Bears to take their first shutout of the season with a 3-0 win on Monday night at the UC Volleyball Complex. With the win, the Patriots move to 2-4 overall and 1-1 in MSC play.

For the third game in a row, Lily Chapman led the team in kills with 13 and five digs, while Savanah Schwarz put up 30 assists along with six digs. Danielle Jackson was able to contribute seven kills with a service ace, and Allyson Grava had a team-high four service aces to accompany her six kills.

The first set had both teams exchanging points until the Patriots were able to overtake the lead at 10-9 with a beautiful Schwarz set for a Chapman kill. Cumberlands was able to bounce back after their own attack error when Grava was able to secure back-to-back kills to extend the UC lead to 15-13. Following a service error by the Patriots which made the score 17-16, with Cumberlands still in the lead, UC would embark on an 8-0 run, which included four service aces by Grava, to take the first set at 25-16 and go up 1-0 for the match.

Picking up where they left off in the first set, the Patriots started the second with a 4-0 run highlighted by back-to-back kills by Chapman to take the early lead. After a service error by the Bears, Emily Prewitt would be up next for Cumberlands as she slammed a kill through Pikeville's defense to put UC up at 9-3. The Patriots would continue to keep the pressure on the Bears as they would go on yet another big 8-1 run spearheaded by a Jackson kill to keep UC out front at 20-7. To end the second set in style, Prewitt would snag another kill to put away the Bears at 25-12, and give Cumberlands the 2-0 advantage heading into the third set.

The third and final set of the game could not have started any better for the Patriots as they got red-hot with a 12-0 run featured by a Schwarz assist for a Jackson kill. UC continued to keep their foot on the gas as Prewitt hammered a kill followed by a service ace from Sobocinski to extend the Patriots lead to 23-9. Schwarz and Jackson were able to seal the game for Cumberlands as they had another assist for the kill connection to let UC take the set at 25-10, and ultimately, the match at 3-0.

The Patriots will return to the court on Thursday, March 4 to take on Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, KY. 

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