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MILLERSVILLE, Pa. – The Concord University volleyball team split a pair of matches Friday on day one of the Millersville Marauder Clash. The Mountain Lions began the day with a 3-1 loss vs. Quincy before rebounding to knock off Millersville, 3-2, in a five-set thriller.
Concord (1-1) dropped the opening two sets of the season to Quincy (2-0) 25-20, 25-17, but was able to win the third set 25-16. However, CU's comeback bid was denied after Quincy took the fourth, and deciding set, 25-17.
Concord then jumped right back into action when it came away with the 3-2 (25-21, 15-25, 14-25, 25-20, 15-9) win against tournament-host Millersville.
The sophomore duo of
Sarah Jones and
Brytni Willis paced Concord vs. Millersville. Jones posted a team-high 13 kills to go with 12 digs, three blocks and two aces. Willis added 10 kills and a team-best three aces.
Sophomore
Nikki McMillan guided the offense with 17 assists. Fellow classmates
Whytni Willis and
Amanda Walker both added eight assists of their own.
Junior
Jasmin Sutherland chipped in eight kills while
Danielle Compton had a six-block match.
Lindsey Smith produced a team-high 15 digs on the night.
The first set was a back-and-forth affair that saw both teams tied 19-19 before Concord went on a 6-2 run, that was sparked by two kills from Jone, to win the set 25-21.
Things looked bleak for the Mountain Lions after they lost the second and third sets, 25-15 and 25-14, but Concord did not quit. CU jumped out to a 14-7 lead in the fourth set on its way to a 25-20 victory to tie the match at 2-2 heading into the fifth and final set.
Jones provided an early spark in the fifth with three kills to help get Concord out to a 9-4 lead. From there, a kill and ace by Walker mixed with kills from Compton and Southerland as well as two Marauder attack errors gave The Mountain Lions the 15-9 victory and its first win of the year.
Concord will look to keep its momentum going Saturday when it faces East Stroudsburg (9 a.m.) and Wilmington (11 a.m.) on day two of the Marauder Clash.
Stats from both games will be posted as they become available.
