Williamsburg, KY – The Cumberlands volleyball team utilized their depth as they defeated Bethel 3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-9) Thursday night at the UC Volleyball Gym. With the win, the Patriots improve to 22-4 on the year and 7-0 in MSC play.
Brynnley Bryant led the way for UC with 16 kills, a .533 hitting percentage, and ten digs.
Rayne Manning added five kills, seven digs, and three aces, while
Martina Frangella notched four kills and five blocks.
Savanah Jolly tallied 25 assists, while
Morgan Bentel added seven digs in the match.
UC jumped out to a 4-1 lead behind a pair of kills from Bryant and an ace from Jolly.
Kendall Yarber notched a pair of aces as part of a four-point run extending the lead to 9-4. The Wildcats rallied pulling within two-points twice, before Cumberlands went on a 9-1 run to take a 22-12 advantage. That run featured a trio of kills from Byrant and was capped off with consecutive kills from
Allison Moneypenny and
Alana Shiery. Manning notched back-to-back kills before an ace from Yarber gave the Patriots the first set 25-16.
Zuzanna Wolszewska recorded a kill and a block making it 4-2 in the second set. After Bethel tied the match at 6-6, a Frangella kill sparked a six-point Patriots run giving UC a 12-6 lead.
Kaytlynn Collier connected with Bryant twice as part of a 6-1 run extending the lead to 18-9. The two teams traded points before
Ryann Livingston tallied an ace and Manning and Frangella combined for a block giving Cumberlands the second set 25-17 and the 2-0 lead.
Bethel took a 6-5 lead in the third set, however, the Patriots responded with a pair of assists from Jolly to take an 8-6 lead. A kill from Wolszewska sparked a five point run, which was capped off with a kill from Manning making it 13-7. Cumberlands notched the final 12 points in the match, including a trio of aces from Manning and a pair of kills from
Faith Franklin as UC took the set 25-9 and the match 3-0.
Cumberlands will return to action on Saturday, October 17
th, when they host Freed-Hardeman. First serve is set for 1:30 p.m. with live video available
here.
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