The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga began its volleyball season Friday with a 3-0 win over Belmont in the Tennessee Classic in Knoxville. The set scores were 25-19, 25-14, 27-25. Senior Miranda Elpers led the Mocs’ balanced attack with nine kills, while Jaquelyn Langhaim and Maddie Halsey had 14 and 10 assists and freshman Gylian Finch served five aces, the most for a UTC player in nearly four years. “Great team win to start the season,” coach Travis Filar said in a UTC release. “I was really pleased with how hard we worked as a group throughout the match. We were super connected.”
‘ Lee University’s volleyball team opened Friday with a 3-1 loss (25-20, 18-25, 25-19, 25-23) to 12th-ranked Palm Beach Atlantic and another 3-1 loss (25-21, 21-25, 25-19, 25-18) to California State East Bay in the Oredigger Classic at Golden, Colorado. Lee’s Silvia Sartori had 19 and 16 kills in the two matches, and MaKayla Beebe had 25 and 17 digs. Hanna Matthews and Kylee Smith set 22 and 18 assists against PBA and 18 and 19 against CSEB, when Allie Koepfer had 19 digs, Bailey Kress eight kills and Alex Reuter three block solos and a block assist.
‘ Bryan College defeated Brewton-Parker 3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-15) and played William Carey late Friday in Faulkner’s tournament, and Tennessee Wesleyan lost 3-1 (25-10, 28-26, 26-28, 25-18) to Webber International and 3-2 (21-25, 20-25, 25-15, 25-15, 15-13) to Central Methodist. TWU’s Marjorie Smith had nine kills and Avery Hilliard and Miyah Woodard had eight apiece while Gabi Catt had 27 assists against Webber, and Hilliard had 12 kills, Sydney Ritten added nine and Catt had 32 assists and 17 digs against CMC. Madison Weir had 12 digs. Bryan’s Paige Randolph had 10 kills, Rebecca Camacho and Maria Dunlop added eight each, Sidney Pierce and Jennifer Keck had 11 and 10 assists and Macenzie Krause had 12 digs against BPC.
‘ Chattanooga State lost its first-ever volleyball match 3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-5) to Pensacola State’s established program Friday night in Snead State’s tournament. Sidney Killingworth had 10 digs and three blocks for the Lady Tigers, who play three times today.
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