Columbia, KY – The Cumberlands volleyball team had multiple standout performances in their 3-1 (25-20, 20-25, 25-13, 25-21) road win over Lindsey Wilson Tuesday night. With the win, UC improves to 24-4 overall and 9-0 in MSC play.
Elaina Fischer led the way for UC tying her season-high with 12 kills to go along with a career-high seven blocks.
Brynnley Bryant paced the Patriots with 13 kills and 10 digs, while
Sara Zampedri added 10 kills and nine digs.
Alana Shiery tallied a career-high nine blocks, including her 100
th block of the season.
Savanah Jolly dished out 22 assists to go along with 15 digs, while
Kaytlynn Collier added 10 assists.
UC jumped out to the early lead behind a trio of kills from
Sara Zampedri coupled with a block from
Elaina Fischer and
Alana Shiery to take a 6-2 lead. Cumberlands added a four-point run that included kills from
Brynnley Bryant and Shiery to extend the Pats lead to 10-4. Bryant and Fischer added a pair of kills before a 4-1 run by Lindsey Wilson cut the lead to 16-13. A
Rayne Manning kill sparked a 6-1 Patriots run that was capped off with a kill from Fischer to make it 22-14. Bryant added a pair of kills as UC closed out the first set 25-20.
Lindsey Wilson jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the second set, however, the Patriots rallied.
Ryann Livingston notched a pair of aces coupled with a kill from
Martina Frangella to cut the deficit to 7-6. The two teams traded points until
Kaytlynn Collier found Fischer for a kill cutting UC's deficit to 15-13. A few plays later, The Patriots went on a four-point run, capped off with a block from Bryant and Frangella to tie the set at 17-17. The Blue Raiders would go on a run to take the second set 25-20 and tie the match at 1-1.
The Blue Raiders took a 3-1 lead, before a Bryant kill sparked a six-point UC run giving the Patriots a 7-3 lead. Collier dished out a trio of assists on that run, while
Morgan Bentel notched an ace. Cumberlands kept the pressure on with a 6-2 run, capped off by a block from Frangella and Zampedri extending the lead to 13-5. A few points later, Zampedri notched a kill and sparked a four-point giving UC a 19-10 advantage. The two teams traded points until a Fischer kill clinched the set 25-13 and gave Cumberlands the 2-1 lead.
The Pats tallied kills from Fischer, Zampedri and
Savanah Jolly to cut the deficit to 8-7 in the fourth set. UC added a block and an ace from Jolly to take a 9-8 lead. The Blue Raiders went on a 5-1 run, before Fischer notched a pair of kills to cut the deficit to 14-13. UC added a block and retook the lead on a kill from Fischer making it 15-14. The set was tied three times, before Jolly connected with Shiery giving the Patriots a 19-17 edge. Fischer notched a trio of kills and a block, while Bryant added a kill to clinch the set 25-21 and the match 3-1.
Cumberlands returns to the court Saturday, October 24, when they travel to Barbourville, KY to face Union Commonwealth. First serve is set for 2 p.m.
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