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Nugent attacks at the net
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Winner Montevallo Mont 18-12,11-4 Gulf South
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Union (TN) Union 18-11,10-4 Gulf South
Winner
Montevallo Mont
18-12,11-4 Gulf South
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Final
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Union (TN) Union
18-11,10-4 Gulf South
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Team 1 2 3 F
Montevallo Mont 25 26 25 (3)
Union (TN) Union 18 24 21 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Montevallo Athletics

Volleyball Upends Union to Move Into GSC Top Four

JACKSON, Tenn. - The University of Montevallo volleyball team took to the floor at the Fred Delay Gymnasium in Jackson, Tennessee on Saturday afternoon for their final road match of the 2019 regular season, knowing that their hopes of a bye in the first round of the Gulf South Conference tournament were very much tied to the result on the court. The Falcons needed a win to give themselves a realistic chance at taking one of the top four seeds in the GSC Championship, and facing a team also battling for one of those four spots, a win is exactly what they got.

Montevallo (18-12, 11-4 GSC) held Union University (Tenn.) (18-11, 10-4 GSC) to a .185 attack percentage in the match, as the Falcons avenged an earlier season loss to the Bulldogs with a straight sets win that vaulted Montevallo over Union in the GSC standings. The Falcons have a half-game lead on the Bulldogs, and they are percentage points behind the University of West Georgia for third in the conference, with only one match remaining on the UM regular season slate.

Match Information

Score: Montevallo 3, Union 0 (25-18, 26-24, 25-21)
Records: Montevallo (18-12, 11-4 GSC) | Union (18-11, 10-4 GSC)
Location: Fred Delay Gymnasium (Jackson, Tenn.)

Game Notes:
  • Brioni Dixon led the Falcons with 13 kills in the match, and Evelina Teran added 10 kills as well.
  • Amanda Nugent picked up a double-double with 12 kills and 13 digs in the contest as well.
  • Savannah Roys handed out 32 assists on the afternoon.
  • Michaela Henderson and Skylar Sieber each had 10 digs for UM as well.
  • Dixon picked up five blocks to lead Montevallo.
  • Montevallo had six blocks as a team and the Falcons hit .286.
How it Happened

Set 1
  • Union built a 7-5 lead early in set one, but in the middle stages of the frame, Montevallo put together a 9-1 run to take a 14-8 lead. 
  • Union closed the gap to 15-11, but a 6-2 spurt for the Falcons built the lead to 21-13 on their way to the 25-18 set win.
Set 2
  • Montevallo took a 7-4 lead early in the second, but Union rallied to tie the score at 8-8 and the set remained close throughout.
  • The Falcons surged late to take a 22-18 lead, but Union rallied to tie the score at 24 before UM won consecutive points to take the second stanza 26-24.
Set 3
  • Union took a 5-4 lead early in the third frame, but an 8-1 Montevallo run gave the Falcons a 14-8 lead.
  • The Bulldogs closed the gap to 16-15, but an 8-2 run gave Montevallo a 24-17 lead, and the Falcons closed out the match with a 25-21 set win.

Up Next

Montevallo wraps up their regular season with Senior Day festivities against the University of Alabama-Huntsville (22-8, 12-2 GSC) on Saturday, November 16 at 2 p.m. at Trustmark Arena.
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