By: UC Sports Information
Campbellsville, KY – Brynnley Bryant notched 22 kills and 16 digs to pace the #24 Patriots volleyball team to a 3-1 (25-18, 20-25, 25-22, 25-18) win over Campbellsville in their regular season finale. With the win, UC improves to 28-4 and have won 25 straight MSC regular season matches.
In addition to Bryant, Zampedri added 16 kills and eight digs, while
Savanah Jolly dished out 44 assists and five digs.
Elaina Fischer and
Alana Shiery combined for 14 kills and eight blocks.
Campbellsville jumped out to a 2-1 lead, before UC rattled off four straight points, including a block from
Alana Shiery and
Elaina Fischer, to take the 5-2 advantage. Both teams traded points until a kill from Fischer gave the Patriots a 13-11 lead. The teams continued to go point for point, however a three-point run by the Tigers put them in front 18-17. Cumberlands responded as
Ryann Livingston tallied a kill, which sparked an eight-point run giving the Patriots the set 25-18. Zampedri notched four kills a part of the run, including the set clincher.
The Tigers took the second set 25-20 to tie the score at 1-1.
Campbellsville took a 13-5 lead in the third set before UC started to rally. The Pats notched four straight points, before back-to-back kills from Fischer and Bryant pulled Cumberlands within a point at 16-15. A couple points later, Zampedri landed a well-placed kill, which tied the set at 18-18. After the set was tied four more times, Jolly connected with Bryant for consecutive kills as UC took the set 25-22 and the 2-1 lead.
The Patriots carried the momentum into the fourth set taking a 3-0 lead with Zampedri tallying a kill and an ace. Cumberlands utilized a 5-1 run that featured a kill from
Zuzanna Wolszewska to make it 9-4. UC continued to expand their lead as Jolly found Zampedri, Shiery, and Fischer for kills making it 14-7. Bryant scored three of the next four points for UC, making it 19-10. The Tigers looked to rally, however, Fischer notched a block and a kill giving the Pats a 23-17 edge. Shiery added a solo block, while Bryant closed out the set and match with a kill as UC earned the 3-1 victory.
The Patriots now turn their attention to the MSC Conference Tournament. UC has earned the top-seed and will host the semifinals on Wednesday, November 11
th, at 7 p.m.
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