VOLLEYBALL: GETTING BETTER

CU PULLS AWAY FOR WIN OVER OVU

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The longer it went, the better it got, and it ended with the best outcome of all – a win.

The Concord Volleyball team spotted Ohio Valley the first set, then won the next three going away to win their WVIAC match Friday night at the Carter Center.

The Lady Lions' 21-25, 25-21, 25-14, 25-12 victory lifted them to within one match of .500 both overall (14-15) and within the conference (4-5).  It was also the first of three league matches in the span of less than 24 hours for CU.

Friday, the visiting Fighting Scots hit .265 to pull away from an 18-18 tie in taking the first set.  But Concord heated up after that while OVU went cold.

The Lady Lions hit .357 in winning a close second set, while the Scots' hitting percentage plunged to .053.  CU hit .333 in the second set – without an error – with OVU scuffling to .067.

Neither team was particularly efficient in the fourth set.  But Concord's .095 hitting percentage was far better than Ohio Valley's -.081.

Freshman Brytni Willis paced a balanced Concord attack with a match-high nine kills (and a .400 hitting percentage).  Sarah Jones floored seven kills (with a match-high three blocks) and Becca Lovejoy six.

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Senior co-captain Helen Theisen distributed 17 assists, with freshman Nikki McMillan adding 15.  Amanda Walker posted 12 digs.

For Ohio Valley, Allison Graves had six kills, Hannah McMichael 15 assists and Taylor Buchtmann 12 digs.


The Lady Lions got on the bus immediately following Friday's match, bound for West Virginia's Northern Panhandle for two WVIAC matches tomorrow.
Concord is at West Liberty for a 10:30 am match, then travels south to take on perennial power Wheeling Jesuit at 3:00 pm.

CU's next home match is Wednesday, November 2, when West Virginia State comes to the Carter Center.  Match time is 7:00 pm and admission is free.


(statistics provided by CU SID GA Becky Brouse)
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