Match Information

Score: Montevallo 3, Tusculum 1 (14-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-19)
Records: Montevallo (7-1 overall) | Tusculum (2-3 overall)
Location: Pioneer Arena (Greeneville, S.C.)

GAME NOTES

• Amanda Nugent led the Falcons with 17 kills in the match against the Pioneers.  Brie Blume was the only other Falcon to register double-digit kills and totaled 10 kills in the match.
• Blume and Hannah Fernandez both registered two service aces.
• Fernandez led the team on the defensive end and denied the Pioneers four times at the net.
• Harley Masoner was the primary setter in the game and had 21 assists in the game.
• Michaela Henderson led the team in digs with 27 in the match.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Set 1

• The Falcons struggled in the first set of the match to find their offensive rhythm.  Tusculum jumped out to three quick points on the Falcons and took an early 3-0 lead.
• The Pioneers led by as many as 10 points (18-8) mid-way through the set.
• Montevallo was not able to cut into the Pioneers lead as Tusculum held on for the 25-14 win.

 Set 2

• Tusculum jumped out to an early 2-0 lead over the Falcons and held on to the advantage early on in the set.
• Montevallo took their first lead with a 7-1 run to jump out to a 10-8 lead.
• Tusculum retook the lead with a three-point run to go ahead 11-10 midway through the set.
• The Falcons fell behind 19-16 late in the set to the Pioneers.  However, the Falcons kept fighting and went on a five-point run to take a 21-19 lead.
• After the Pioneers tied the game at 21-21, the Falcons went on a 4-1 run to close out the game and tie the match at 1-1 with a 25-22 victory.

Set 3

• A pair of runs to open the game by both teams saw the game tied at 4-4 early in the set. 
• Tusculum was able to gain a 12-10 advantage before the Falcons strung together nine unanswered points to take a 19-12 advantage.
• Montevallo never surrendered the lead even though Tusculum made a run to pull within four points (24-20) of the lead.
• Montevallo closed out the set 25-20.

Set 4

• The fourth set was a back and forth affair that saw neither team gain an advantage until late in the set. 
• Trailing 11-12, Montevallo strung together a 9-2 run to take a 20-14 lead over the Pioneers.
• Tusculum fought back and pulled the game to within four-points, 23-19.
• Montevallo closed out the match with two straight points to win the deciding set 25-19

 
UP NEXT
 
The Falcons will face Georgia College and Lincoln Memorial on the final day of the Pioneer Classic.  Montevallo's first match of the day with start at 11:00 am against the Bobcats.