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3
Winner Montevallo Mont 8-7
0
Shorter Short 6-8
Winner
Montevallo Mont
8-7
3
Final
0
Shorter Short
6-8
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Montevallo Mont 25 25 26 (3)
Shorter Short 22 23 24 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Falcons sweep the Hawks 3-0 in GSC play

MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The University of Montevallo volleyball team defeated the Shorter University Hawks 3-0 in the Falcons' third Gulf South Conference win of the season.

Montevallo one all three sets by three points or less. The Falcons topped Shorter 25-22 in the first set, 25-23 in the second set, and 26-24 in the third set.

The Falcons improved to 9-7 overall and 3-1 in conference play. Shorter fell to 6-9 overall and 0-3 in the GSC.
  
 
Match Information

Score: Montevallo 3, Shorter 0 3(25-22, 25-23, 26-24)
Records: Montevallo (9-7 overall, 3-1 GSC) | Shorter (6-9 overall, 0-3 GSC)
Location: Winthrop-King Centre (Rome, GA)

GAME NOTES
 
  • Desiree Rodriguez led the Falcons offensively with 16 kills in the match.
  • Danielle Lee chipped in 10 kills for Montevallo.
  • Savannah Roys was the Falcons' leader in assists with 28.
  • Rodriguez also led the Falcons in digs with a team-high 16.
  • Montevallo edged the Hawks 4-2 in blocks.
  • Offensively, the Falcons totaled 37 kills compared to 35 by Shorter.
HOW IT HAPPENED

Set 1
  • Shorter controlled the first set early after jumping out to a 5-1 lead.
  • Montevallo cut the deficit to 9-8 following a kill by Desiree Rodriguez.
  • The Hawks jumped out to a 16-9 lead following six straight points.
  • Montevallo tied Shorter 20-20 in the first set following a service ace by Liz Tisch.
  • The Falcons scored four straight points down the stretch of the first set to win 25-22.
Set 2
  • After trading points early in the first set, Shorter took a 6-4 lead over the Falcons.
  • Montevallo took the lead 14-13 over the Hawks following a kill by Rodriguez.
  • Montevallo led 20-18 over the Hawks following a service ace by Hannah Fernandez, after Shorter tied the game 18-18.
  • The Falcons would hold the lead the rest of the way, defeating the Hawks 25-23.
 
 
SET 3
  • Shorter controlled the third set early, leading the Falcons 11-8 early in the third set.
  • Montevallo took the lead 15-14 over Shorter following a service ace from Evelina Teran.
  • The Falcons extended their lead 22-19 over the Hawks after a ball-handling error by the Hawks.
  • Shorter regained the lead late in the set 24-23 over Montevallo following a service ace.
  • With the set tied 24-24, the Falcons scored three straight points to win 26-24, capped with a kill from Evelina Teran.  
Montevallo swept the Hawks 3-0 on the road.
 
 
 

UP NEXT

Montevallo will travel to Cleveland, Tennessee to face Lee University Flames on Sat. Oct. 5th at 1 p.m.
 
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