CARROLLTON, Ga. – The University of Montevallo volleyball team earned its fourth and fifth consecutive wins with a sweep of Georgia College and a 3-2 victory over Augusta, Saturday.
To open the final day of the tournament, the Falcons earned their fifth sweep of the year by defeating the Bobcats. Montevallo hit .215 in the win.
In the second and final match of the day the Falcons overcame a 1-0 deficit to Augusta to win 3-2. In the fifth set Montevallo was dominant and jumped out to a 7-0 lead, in route to a 15-7 win.
The Falcons now move to 7-4 on the season and are 6-1 in their last seven contests.
Macy Martin led Montevallo with 25 kills on the day while
Casey Hendrixson totaled 41 digs.
Match Information
Score: Montevallo 3, Georgia College 0 (25-23, 25-14, 25-20)
Records: Montevallo (6-4) | Georgia College (3-7)
Location: Carrollton, Ga.
GAME NOTES
HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1
- Montevallo fell behind to start the set, 11-4.
- Down 15-8, the Falcons used a 6-0 run to cut the deficit to one, 15-14.
- A 3-0 run broke a 20-20 tie in favor of Montevallo as Aliyah Thompson added a pair of kills.
- An attack error by the Bobcats secured the win, 25-23 in favor of Montevallo.
Set 2
- Montevallo opened the second set on a 7-2 run that included a kill and a pair of aces from Dishman.
- A 6-0 run continued a dominant set for the Falcons as the squad took an 18-7 lead.
- Thompson capped the set with a kill as Montevallo took the set-win, 25-14.
Set 3
- A 3-0 run mid-way through pushed the Falcons ahead, 18-13, in what had been a back-and-fourth third set.
- Montevallo went on to win, 25-20, securing the 3-0 sweep.
Match Information
Score: Montevallo 3, Augusta 2 (23-25, 25-22, 25-17, 18-25, 15-7)
Records: Montevallo (7-4) | Augusta (7-3)
Location: Carrollton, Ga.
GAME NOTES
- Macy Martin led the Falcons with 15 kills and added 12 digs for a double-double.
- Casey Hendrixson anchored the back-row with 24 digs in the win.
- Sav Roys recorded a team-high 26 assists.
- Neither side hit well in the match but the Falcons held Augusta to just 50 kills while compiling 57 and committing just 23 errors.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1
- Montevallo battled back-and-forth in the opening set but dropped it, 25-23, on a final attack error.
Set 2
- Montevallo jumped out to a 9-5 lead to start the second set.
- The Falcons led 23-22 when Augusta committed a pair of errors, handing Montevallo a 25-22 win in the second set.
Set 3
- After getting behind 11-12 in the third set, the Falcons used a 4-0 run to take a 15-11 lead.
- The Falcons controlled the set the rest of the way and closed on a 6-0 run to win, 25-17.
Set 4
- Montevallo fell behind 12-8 in the fourth set.
- Augusta jumped ahead 22-14 and the Falcons were unable to overcome the deficit, falling 25-18.
Set 5
- After Augusta forced the tie-breaking fifth set, the Falcons exploded for a 7-0 run to begin the set.
- The opening run included four Falcon kills and a Dishman service-ace.
- Dishman pushed the Falcons to a seven-point lead, 13-6, with a kill.
- Back-to-back attack errors clinched the win, 15-7, and the match, 3-2.
Up Next: The Falcons will take on Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala. for the last non-conference tune-up, on Tuesday Sept. 13.
