ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University volleyball team swept its way to a win over Davis & Elkins, 25-23, 26-24, 25-23, Friday night in a Mountain East Conference match at the Carter Center.
Concord improves to 7-23 overall and 1-13 in MEC play. Davis & Elkins drops to 14-12 this year and 7-7 versus league foes.
Set 1
Concord jumped out to a 12-4 lead on the Senators to start the match. However, D&E quickly closed the gap with a 10-3 spurt to get within 15-14. From there, the teams traded points with Concord never leading by more than two, but never relinquishing the lead. Up 24-23, sophomore outside hitter Hannah Steele put away one of her five kills in the opening game.
Set 2
Davis & Elkins scored 10 of the first 15 points of the set as it forced the Mountain Lions to chase the lead. CU chipped away at the deficit and got back to within 16-14 after a kill from junior middle hitter Kyndra Pilant. The next two points went to the Senators as they restored a four-point edge. With the set tied at 23-23, Concord won three of the final four points to take a 2-0 lead. Steele had two kills, including the game-winning point while Pilant added a kill.
Set 3
The beginning of the final set was tight as Davis & Elkins gained a 17-14 advantage, but Concord ripped off four straight points—ending with a kill form sophomore outside hitter Gracie Brackney—to take an 18-17 lead. The margin grew to four, 22-18, after a D&E attack error. But, Davis & Elkins didn't go away quietly as it tied the game at 23-23. Steele's kill gave CU a one-point lead, and Pilant put away a free over ball to end the match.
Match Stats
For a third straight match, Brackney finished with a double-double (13 kills, 18 digs). Three other Mountain Lions joined her with double-digit kills: Steele (11), Pilant (11) and senior outside hitter Amber Hall (10). Freshman setter Kenzee Chaffin threw in a double-double of 40 assists and 11 digs. Sophomore defensive specialist Kaylee Spees chipped in 14 digs.
Concord hit .272 in the match and had 52 kills, including 20 in the second game.
Hall was honored before the game on Senior Night.
The Mountain Lions plays their final home match of the season 7:00 p.m. Tuesday against Charleston.
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