CLINTON, MS. – The University of Montevallo volleyball team dropped their midweek road match against Mississippi College on Tuesday, Oct. 29.
Match Information
Score: Montevallo 0, Mississippi College (3) (22-25, 16-25, 12-25)
Records: Montevallo 9-15 (6-8 GSC) | Mississippi College 12-10 (10-4 GSC)
Location: A. E. Wood Coliseum (Clinton, Mississippi)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1
- The Falcons came out and won the first three points of the match with an ace from Blakeley Robbins, a kill from Katie Wilkerson and a Choctaw error.
- Down 4-1, Mississippi College went on a 5-1 run including two kills and three UM errors.
- Two kills by Danielle Greene and a kill by Brooklyn Hudson tied the set up at 9-9. All three kills were assisted by Colton Thompson.
- After an ace by Nikol Antova to tie the set at 14-14, MC won the next five out of six points.
- Montevallo regained the lead with six consecutive points highlighted by kills from Claire Hayes, Aliyah Thompson and Katie Wilkerson. The Choctaws committed three errors in the run.
- MC took a 1-0 lead in the match by ending the first set on a 6-1 run.
Set 2
- The Choctaws opened the second set with a block to take the lead. Montevallo went on an 8-2 run including kills by Claire Hayes, Eliza Tyrrell and Maggie McColley.
- Mississippi College exploded for a 13-1 run.
- Montevallo responded with a 3-0 run.
- After each team traded 3-0 runs, MC went on to take the set by winning the last five out of six points.
- Falcons had a hitting percentage of 0.00 in the set compared to the Choctaws .216.
Set 3
- Tied 2-2, MC took a huge 11-1 run.
- The Choctaws went up 20-7 after three straight aces.
- Kills by Maggie McColley and Katie Wilkerson kept Montevallo alive but the MC attack was too much for the Falcons.
UP NEXT
Montevallo will next take the court on Friday, Nov. 1 as they travel to Valdosta, Ga. to tak eon the Blazers. First serve set for 5:00 p.m. CT.
