By DAVID SCHERER | Staff Writer
Extending their winning ways, the Lady Govs volleyball team swept the competition this weekend to capture the Buccaneer Classic at ETSU.
The first match of the tournament proved to have all the fight the Lady Govs could have wanted. They were able to win the match 3-1, but in each set were only able to scrape by with wins of 25-20, 25-23, and 25-21.
Led by Senior Jessica Mollman’s 15 kills and 2 errors, the Lady Govs were able to scrape together the victory.
According to APSU Sports Information, head coach Haley Janicek said, “Jessica did some really good things for us today. We played good defense and served aggressively, but had a few too many service errors tonight that kept [East Tennessee] in the match.”
The Lady Govs (9-1) had a tough time recording their eighth victory over UNC Asheville.
They were forced into 28 ties and 14 lead changes. However, they were able to use late-set runs to seal the victory in each set.
In the opening set the Lady Govs got a taste of the future: a back and forth battle which would include 14 ties and six lead changes.
Neither team was able to sustain more than a two-point lead throughout the set.
In fact, the Lady Govs trailed 24-22 before winning the set. A 4-0 run sealed the victory capped by Junior’s Kayla Grantham and Ilyanna Hernandez’s consecutive kills.
Midway through the second set the Lady Govs used a 9-2 run to take a 20-16 lead. They finished it with a pair of kills from Mollman to win the set in the closing moments 25-20. In the third set, it was more of the same. The Lady Govs won easily, 25-19, after an initial 13-5 run.
To close out the tournament the Lady Govs swept UNC Greensboro 25-21, 25-19 and 25-9.
They improved their win streak to eight games, continuing their dominating start to the season.
The Lady Govs will return home and begin Ohio Valley Conference play this weekend. Friday, Sept. 17, they will face the Murray State Racers in the Dunn Center. Then, Saturday, Sept. 18, they will play Tennessee Martin. TAS
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