Henderson, TN – The Patriots volleyball team utilized a balanced attack to defeat Freed-Hardeman 3-0 (25-14, 25-10, 25-14) for their 11
th sweep of the season Friday night. With the win, UC improves to 18-9 overall and 6-2 in conference matches.
Allyson Grava led the way with 11 kills, while
Anna Blumeier tied her season-high with nine kills.
Sara Zampedri tallied nine kills and seven digs, while
Kendall Arnold tallied 31 assists and six digs.
Juliet Banks recorded a team-high 14 digs as
Savanah Jolly and
Jada McAvene combined for seven aces.
The two teams traded points to open the match until a kill from Grava put the Patriots in front 3-2. Grava and Zampedri each added a kill to extend the lead to 7-4 a couple points later. A couple points later, Cumberlands went on a three-point run capped off by a Zampedri ace to give UC a 13-6 advantage.
Kendall Arnold added a block and a kill as part of a five-point Patriots run extending the lead to 21-9. UC closed out the set with a kill from Blumeier to take the first set 25-14 and the 1-0 lead.
After trading points to open the second set, the Patriots went on an 11-2 run, with a pair of kills from
Anna Blumeier to take a 12-3 lead.
Danielle Jackson and Zampedri combined for three straight kills to extend UC's lead to 15-4. Blumeier tallied a pair of kills as part of a four-point run, before the junior notched a kill to close out the set as UC extended their lead to 2-0 after taking the set 2-0.
The third set was even at 3-3, however, Cumberlands tallied five straight points capped off with a kill from Tylie Depue to take an 8-3 edge. A
Danielle Jackson kill sparked a 6-0 run, including three aces from
Jada McAvene to give the Patriots a 15-5 advantage. UC added a three-point run to extend their lead to 18-6. After Freed-Hardeman went on an 8-5 run, Jackson and
Savanah Jolly notched back-to-back kills to close out the set 25-14 for the 3-0 sweep.
The Patriots will return to the court Saturday, October 21
st, when they travel to McKenzie, TN to face Bethel. First serve is set for 3 p.m.
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