Lady Senators fall in three sets to Davidson-Davie on Sophomore Night
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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29 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
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27 | 12 | 18 | 0 |
Team Stats
Davidson-Davie Community College
Walters State Community College
| Game Statistics | Davidson-Davie Community College | Walters State Community College |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting % | .294 | .114 |
| Blocks | 7.0 | 4.0 |
| Digs | 51 | 55 |
| Aces | 5 | 6 |
MORRISTOWN, TN - Walters State fell 3-0 (29-27, 25-12, 25-18) on Friday evening to Davidson-Davie to end the regular season.
With the loss, the Lady Senators finished the regular season at 12-16.
Friday night was also Sophomore Night, and five student-athletes were honored for Walters State. Those honored were Mykanna McMahon, Payton Brown, Annah Cate Hyatt, Ava Morgan and Veda Barton.
Davidson-Davie led early in the opening set of the match but, at 9-9, Walters State took the lead. The lead was 12-10 following a kill by Barton, and it was 15-11 after Kara Coggins had a kill and Brown served back-to-back aces. The Lady Senators would continue to hold the lead, but Davidson-Davie chipped away and eventually tied things at 18.
Walters State briefly took the lead back at 23-21 thanks to back-to-back kills from Barton, but the Storm scored three in a row to get set point. The Lady Senators got a kill from Barton to stave off set point, and then had set point of their own at 25-24. However, the Lady Senators couldn't convert there and then couldn't convert at 27-26. Davidson-Davie went on to score the final three points of the set to take it, 29-27.
Set two was close early on as Barton, Isabelle Brickey and Davanie Tarleton had kills. Unfortunately, at 8-8, Davidson-Davie scored 13 of the next 14 points to take control. The Storm would go on to win the set, 25-12.
In the final set, Davidson-Davie led 12-6 before Walters State got a block from Coggins, a kill from Coggins and an ace from Barton to inch closer. Davidson-Davie grew the lead back out to 17-13, but Walters State scored four straight to tie things up. During the run, Preslee Quertermous had a kill, Barton had a kill, Coggins had a kill and Tarleton served an ace.
Following the run, though, the Storm took back control and took the set and match.
Up Next:
Walters State starts postseason play on Thursday in the Region 7 Volleyball Tournament against Jackson State at 1 pm ET. The Lady Senators will host the tournament, Thursday-Saturday.
