Georgetown, KY – The Cumberlands volleyball team had two players with double-digit kills as they earned the 3-0 sweep (25-19, 25-22, 25-20) win over Georgetown, Friday afternoon at Davis-Reid Gym. With the win, the Patriots improve to 21-4 overall and 6-0 in MSC play.
Sara Zampedri led the way with 15 kills and 10 digs, while
Martina Frangella added 10 kills and five blocks.
Brynnley Bryant notched eight kills and eight digs.
Savanah Jolly dished out 33 assists, while
Morgan Bentel notched seven digs.
Georgetown jumped out to a 4-2 lead before Bryant and Frangella notched back-to-back kills tying the set at 4-4. The match went back-and-forth until
Kendall Yarber connected on consecutive aces to give UC the 8-6 advantage. A couple plays later, Cumberlands utilized a four-point run, that included a block from
Faith Franklin extending their lead to 13-8. The Tigers pulled within a point multiple times, however the Patriots notched five of the final six points to win the set 25-19.
The Tigers jumped out to an 8-2 lead in the second set before the Patriots inched their way back. Bryant utilized strong serving, while Zampedri and Jolly each added a block tying the set at 8-8. Zampedri notched a pair of kills giving UC an 11-9 lead a couple points later. The two teams traded points until the Tigers took an 18-15 lead. Cumberlands responded with a 6-1 to take a 21-19 lead. It was back-and-forth until Bryant closed out the set with a kill giving UC the set 25-22 and extending their lead to 2-0.
The third set was back-and-forth from the opening serve as an ace from Jolly gave the Patriots a 10-7 lead. The set was tied eight times, before
Elaina Fischer connected on a kill as part of a three-point Cumberlands run to take a 20-17 lead. UC added a trio of blocks from
Alana Shiery and a combined block from Frangella and Fischer to extend their lead to 24-20. The next play Bryant put a well-place ball for a kill clinching the set 25-20 and the match 3-0.
Cumberlands will return to action on Thursday, October 15
th, when they host Bethel. First serve is set for 7 p.m. with live video available
here.
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