SCORE
Montevallo 3, Miles College 0
RECORDS
Montevallo (6-3)
Miles College (3-5)
LOCATION
Trustmark Arena (Montevallo, Ala.)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Falcons dominated in all three sets on their way to a sweep of the Golden Bears in their home opener at Trustmark Arena.
Following a 6-6 tie early in the opening set, Montevallo reeled off a 19-2 run to close out a 25-8 win over the Golden Bears in the frame. Senior Briana Marquez capped the run and closed the set with a service ace.
The Falcons opened the second frame with a 7-0 run, capped with back-to-back kills by junior Chandler Cooper, while coasting to a 25-10 win in the set. Phelps clinched the set with a kill for the final point in the frame.
Montevallo jumped out to a 12-4 lead early in the third set. Miles cut the deficit to 18-14 midway through the frame, but the Falcons responded with a 6-3 run to clinch the match with a 25-17 win in the set. Sophomore Kristy Bohan provided three kills down the stretch before Cooper clinched the match with a kill.
STAT OF THE MATCH
Junior Hannah Christie registered a season-high 23 assists after taking over setting duties in the final two sets.
BEYOND THE NUMBERS
Montevallo was able to give all 14 team members time on the court, marking the first match this season in which everyone on the roster saw playing time in a match.
The Falcons posted a .350 attack percentage in the victory, which marked their second highest attack percentage in a match this season. Cooper registered a team-best .438 attack percentage as she recorded a team-high nine kills on 16 attempts.
Miles recorded just 18 kills in the match, the fewest registered by an opponent in a match against the Falcons this season.
QUOTABLE
Head Coach Katie O'Brien
"I definitely think we had butterflies started out and then settled down and were able to play like I knew they could. The fans were great. It was wonderful to see both athletes and non-athletes in the stands and I hope they come out to every game."
"I think we need to keep improving and get more relaxed playing next to each other. I think our conference is going to be really competitive this year from top to bottom and you have to show up every day to win."
Junior Chandler Cooper
"The crowd tonight really really brought a lot of energy to us and I really think it's gonna help us when we go play in conference this weekend and really use that energy to feed off for the upcoming games."
"It really builds our confidence going into conference this weekend, just so we will be hyped for the bigger games, more competition, and everything that is leading up to that. Hopefully we will able to take that and run with it and do really well."
UP NEXT
Montevallo will open Peach Belt Conference play Friday, Sept. 18 on the road at Georgia College in Milledgeville, Georgia. First serve is set for 6 p.m. Eastern/5 p.m. Central.
