ROME, Ga. -  The University of Montevallo volleyball team earned its ninth win in a row, defeating Shorter 3-0 on the road, Friday.
 
With the win, Montevallo improves to 11-4 overall and 3-0 in conference play.
 
Montevallo trailed early on in each set but found ways to pull out wins in each for the eighth sweep of the year, winning 25-23, 28-26, 25-20.
 
The Falcons out-hit the Hawks, .234 to .176 and held a 40-36 advantage in kills.
 
Kamble Frenette's 12 kills and .304 hit percentage led the Falcons.

Casey Hendrixson anchored the defensive with 12 digs while recording her the 1,000^th of her career.

Match Information

Score: Montevallo 3, Shorter 0 
Records: Montevallo (11-4, 3-0) | Shorter (6-9, 1-2)
Location: Rome, Ga.

GAME NOTES
 

• Montevallo recorded 40 kills in the match and allowed 36 to Shorter.
• Frenette paced Montevallo with 12 kills while Macy Martin added eight.
• Colton Thompson led the Falcons with four service aces and 13 assists.  
• Hendrixson recorded her 1,000^th career-dig in the contest while leading Montevallo with 12 total. She now has 1,100 digs through her three-year career.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Set 1

• Both sides traded points early on until the Falcons pulled ahead, 6-3, following a kill from Aliyah Thompson.
• A 5-1 run for Shorter gave the Hawks a one-point advantage, 8-7.
• The Hawks used a 5-0 run to take 1 13-8 advantage over the Falcons.
• Down 19-14, Montevallo used a 6-2 run, capped with a Kamble Frenette kill, to cut the deficit to one, 21-20.
• Back-to-back kills from Megan Schram and Macy Martin pushed the Falcons toward the finish line, 24-23, before a Shorter error secured the set-win, 25-23 for Montevallo.

Set 2

• Shorter jumped ahead 7-3 early on before going up 16-12 mid-way through.
• A 6-0 run from the Falcons, capped with an Allie Dishman service ace, propelled Montevallo in front, 18-16.
• Shorter re-gained the lead on a 3-0 run and pushed to set-point, 24-23, before a 3-1 Falcon run gave Montevallo a 26-25 lead.
• Jillian Morgan capped off the set-two win, 28-26.

 
Set 3

• The third set was a back-and-forth affair until a 3-0 run out the Falcons ahead, 13-11.
• Shorter responded with a 5-0 scoring spurt to lead 17-15.
• The Falcons halted Shorter's attack and outscored the Hawks 10-3 down-the-stretch, to win 25-20 and 3-0 in the match.

 
Up Next: The Falcons will return home to face UAH on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 2 p.m.
 
 
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