Williamsburg, KY – The Cumberlands volleyball team put together a strong effort defeated Freed-Hardeman 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-13) Saturday afternoon at the UC Volleyball Gym. With the win, the Patriots improve to 23-4 on the year and 8-0 in MSC play, while extending their win streak to eight straight.
Sara Zampedri led the way for UC with nine kills and seven digs, while
Brynnley Bryant added eight kills and seven digs.
Alana Shiery notched seven blocks to go along with six kills in the match, as
Savanah Jolly tallied 29 assists and two kills.
Rayne Manning and
Allison Moneypenny combined for four kills, four digs, and a pair of blocks, while
Kendall Yarber added an ace.
UC set the tone as Jolly and Shiery combined for a block on the first point of the match. A couple plays later a Yarber ace capped of a three-point run, giving Cumberlands the 7-3 lead. The Lions pulled within two before Jolly added a trio of assists to Zampedri and Shiery as part of a 6-1 Patriots run to make it 16-9. Cumberlands notched runs of three and four-points, capped off by a combined block from
Martina Frangella and Josei Newcom to making it 23-13. Freed-Hardeman added a late run, before Bryant clinch the set with a kill giving UC the 1-0 lead.
Bryant added a pair of kills as Cumberlands jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the second set. The Patriots added another four point run, before a kill from Jolly sparked a 4-1 UC run to make it 14-9. A few plays later,
Rayne Manning notched a kill that spark a three-point Pats run extending the lead to 18-12. The two teams went back-and-forth as Moneypenny notched a kill and two blocks, before a kill from Shiery secured the set 25-20 and extending the lead to 2-0.
The Patriots utilized an 8-1 run that featured a trio of blocks and four different Pats players tallying kills to take a 9-3 lead in the third set. A few points later,
Faith Franklin notched a kill, off an assist from Jolly to make it 14-6. UC added a 5-1 run, capped of with a Franklin kill to extend the lead to 21-9. Moneypenny and Frankling notched the final two UC kills taking the set 25-13 and the 3-0 final.
Cumberlands will return to action on Tuesday, October 20
th, when they travel Columbia, KY to face Lindsey Wilson. First serve is set for 8 p.m.
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