HOOVER, Ala. - Montevallo Volleyball snapped a three-game win streak to the defending National Champions, No. 4 Tampa, 3-0, at the Finley Center in Hoover, Ala., Friday afternoon.
 
In the Falcons' opening game of the Gulf South Conference/Sunshine State Conference Crossover tournament, UM battled, despite falling 3-0 (26-28, 20-25, 12-25).

A strong .371 hit percentage carried the Spartans to the win while the Falcons hit just .165 in the match.
 
Junior Allie Dishman proved strong for Montevallo with a game-high 11 kills at a .438 clip.
 
Montevallo went the distance the first set, pushing Tampa to the brink, but falling 28-26.  Both teams battled throughout with neither side holding larger than a three-point lead. Jillian Morgan put the Falcons ahead 12-9 following a kill. With the Falcons ahead 18-15 late in the set, Tampa used a 4-0 run to take a 19-18 lead. Both sides traded points the rest of the way in the set until Tampa scored back-to-back points to win, 28-26.
 
In the second set Montevallo opened strong and led 4-1 following a Spartan attack error. A 10-4 run gave Tampa a 11-8 advantage. After falling behind 17-12, the Falcons battled and cut the lead to two, 21-19 following a block from Morgan Hoffman. The Spartans held off UM the rest of the way, taking the second set 25-20.
 
The beginning of the third set was back-and-forth, before Tampa used a 7-0 run to break a 9-9 tie and lead the Falcons 16-9. UM managed just three points the rest of the set, falling 25-12 and 3-0 in the match.  
 
The sweep is only the third of the year against UM and runs Montevallo's record to 15-7 overall.

Match Information

Score: Montevallo 0, No. 4 Tampa 3, (26-28, 20-25, 12-20)
Records: Montevallo (15-7, 7-2 GSC) | No. 4 Tampa (15-2, 7-2)
Location: Finley Center | Hoover, Ala.    

GAME NOTES
 

• UM was swept for just the third time this year and the first time since falling to West Florida on Oct. 1.
• Allie Dishman led UM's effort with 11 kills while hit .438.
• Tampa edged the Falcons 51-35 in kills, outhitting Montevallo .317-.165.
• The Spartans narrowly edged the Falcons 6-5 in blocks. Kamble Frenette led Montevallo with two solo blocks.
• Sav Roys totaled a team-high 17 assists and added seven digs.
• Casey Hendrixson led Montevallo with 12 digs.
   

Up Next: The Falcons will step will continue the GSC/SSC Crossover Tournament, Saturday Oct. 15 against Florida Southern at 1:30 p.m.
 
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