MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The University of Montevallo volleyball team defeats Valdosta State 3-1 to hand the Blazers their first conference loss of the season.
 
Match Information
 
Score: Montevallo (3), Valdosta State 1 (25-19, 25-12, 22-25, 25-19)
Records: Montevallo (5-9) | Valdosta State (11-5)
Location: Trustmark Arena (Montevallo, Ala.)

GAME NOTES
•    Alex Koontz led the way for Montevallo with 14 kills while Macy Martin came in with 13.
•    Kalin Duncan had her second highest assist total of the season with 25 while she has 199 in the season.
•    The Falcons had 12 block assists in the match while Allie Dishman, Danielle Greene and Morgan Hoffman had three blocks each.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Set 1
•    Valdosta State earned the first two points of the match but a kill and an ace from Macy Martin tied the set up at 2-2.
•    Down 4-3, the Falcons took the next three points with a kill from Alex Koontz and another Falcon ace but from Allie Dishman.
•    VSU had the lead at 8-7, but Montevallo rattled off six straight points with two kills from Macy Martin and Morgan Hoffman mixed with two errors on the Blazers, gave the Falcons the advantage.
•    UM took another four-point swing started by a kill from Dishman and ended with one from Danielle Greene.
•    Valdosta responded with a 4-0 run of their own with multiple kills from Jojo Smith.
•    The Falcons took the final points of the set with attack errors on Valdosta State.

Set 2
•    UM came out strong with kills from Dishman and Greene to lead 4-1, then errors on VSU gave the Falcons a 7-1 advantage.
•    Leading 11-7, Montevallo took the next eight out of nine points highlighted by kills from Hoffman, Martin and an ace from Megan Schram.
•    The Falcons won the set on three straight kills (two from Kamble Frenette and one by Macy Martin)
•    Montevallo hit their best percentage of the night at .333.

Set 3
•    After multiple kills from Alex Koontz, Valdosta State showed their first sign of life as they took the next five out of six points to tie the set up at 5-5.
•    Tied 8-8, Montevallo got the upper hand with two kills from Hoffman and another from Martin.
•    The Blazers took a 18-14 advantage on the Falcons as they chipped away at the UM lead. While tied 14-14, VSU took the next four points with a kill, an ace and a couple Falcon miscues.
•    Two straight kills from the Blazers gave them the third set to stay alive in the match.

Set 4
•    The Falcons were looking to put away the Blazers early as they took a 10-5 lead on Valdosta led by Danielle Greene and Alex Koontz who had five combined kills during that stretch.
•    VSU did not go away quietly as they took six out of the next seven points to tie the set up at 11-11.
•    The Falcons seized the momentum as senior leaders Allie Dishman and Macy Martin had multiple kills each to make it 18-13 advantage UM.
•    UM took the fourth set and the match with three consecutive kills from Macy Martin.
•    Montevallo hit at a .258 clips in set four meanwhile the Blazers hit at their second lowest percentage of the match at .061.

UP NEXT 
The Falcons have a quick turn around as they welcome in the West Georgia Wolves, tomorrow, Sept. 30. First serve is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.