Williamsburg, KY – The 21
st-ranked Cumberlands volleyball team had three players record at least ten kills as they defeated Campbellsville 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-20) Tuesday night at the UC Volleyball Gym. With the win, UC improves to 20-4 overall and 5-0 in MSC play, while the Tigers move to 17-7 and 3-2 against the MSC.
Brynnley Bryant led the way for UC with 11 kills, while
Martina Frangella added 10 kills, a .667 hitting percentage, and three blocks.
Sara Zampedri notched ten kills and five digs in the win.
Savanah Jolly added 33 kills, eight digs, and five kills in the match.
Morgan Bentel notched a team-high 13 digs.
Campbellsville opened the first set with a 6-2 lead, before UC used a five-point run, capped off with a Frangella kill to take a 7-6 advantage. The Patriots extended their lead to 12-8 as Frangella notched back-to-back assists. A few points later, the Tigers pulled within two points before
Josie Newcom landed a kill as part of a three-point extending the lead to 19-14. UC added a four-point run, before Frangella closed out the set with a kill giving Cumberlands the 1-0 lead.
The Patriots carried that momentum into the second set jumping out to a 6-2 lead behind a trio of kills from
Alana Shiery. Bryant added a pair of kills extending UC's lead to 9-5. Campbellsville rallied to take the lead, however, Jolly landed a kill to put UC back in front 15-14. After the match was tied at 16-16, a Bryant kill sparked a 5-1 run giving UC the 21-17 advantage. The Tigers made a late rally but it wasn't enough as Jolly connected with Newcom for the kill giving Cumberlands the set 25-22 and the 2-0 lead.
Cumberlands scored the first four points of the third set as Jolly notched a pair of assists to go along with a kill. Zampedri and Shiery added consecutive kills to extend UC's lead to 7-4. The Tigers rallied as the set was tied five times, before a Frangella kill sparked a seven-point Patriot run capped of with a kill from Bryant to make it 22-16. A few points later,
Faith Franklin notched her first kill of the match, clinching the set 25-20 and the match 3-0.
Cumberlands will return to action on Friday, October 9
th, when they to Georgetown, KY to face the Tigers. First serve is set for 1 p.m.
For the latest and most up-to-date information on University of the Cumberlands Athletics please visit www.cumberlandspatriots.com. Follow us on X - @UC_Patriots and @UCPatsGameday, Instagram- @UCPatriots, TikTok- @ucpatriots, YouTube- Cumberlands Patriots, and Facebook by searching University of the Cumberlands Athletics.
