Spalding University Athletics

Peter McGowan

Box Score

Spalding SU 5-12,4-3 SLIAC

Blackburn BLACKB 3-12,2-5 SLIAC

Spalding SU

5-12,4-3 SLIAC

Final

Oct. 07, 2022

Blackburn BLACKB

3-12,2-5 SLIAC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Spalding SU	25	25	21	25	(3)
Blackburn BLACKB	20	13	25	22	(1)

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CARLINVILLE, Ill. – Spalding volleyball got things going back in the right direction with a 3-1 win over Blackburn on Friday night.

The Golden Eagles moved to 5-12 overall and 4-3 in St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) play after the 25-20, 25-13, 21-25, 25-22 showing. The Beavers fell to 3-12 on the year with a 2-5 SLIAC mark.

TURNING POINT

Spalding notched the first point of the day in a close opening set with a Jayda Branch kill. Seven ties were dotted throughout the frame as the teams felt each other out. The final tie was broken by a Abigail Ratts and Kayla Dunican block. A 7-2 Golden Eagle run gave the eagles the 25-20 set win.

Set two was never really in doubt for the visiting team. Spalding went on a 7-2 run to start the frame bolstered by several BC errors and kills from Branch and Ella Clark. The dominance continued the rest of the set as the Golden Eagles took the frame 25-13.

Blackburn took control early in the do-or-die set for the Beavers. A 4-0 run put them up 12-5 and had SU against the wall. The Golden Eagles used an 8-2 run to pull within one. Two Dunican kills and a handful of BC errors led to the streak. Spalding kept the momentum going and a Clark service ace gave SU a 20-19 lead. Ultimately the lead did not hold and Blackburn won the frame 25-21.

The back-and-forth nature of the match continued into the fourth set. The Golden Eagles took an early 7-2 lead which held until an 8-0 run pushed the Beavers to the top 15-14. Five ties came after that point as the teams battled at Blackburn. A block by Kendall Mattison and Dunican followed by a kill from Mattison took the set and match win for Spalding.

GOLDEN EAGLE NOTES

The Golden Eagles led in points (68-52), kills (55-43), aces (8-5), blocks (5-4), assists (49-43), and digs (76-66).
Freshman Jordyn Sarver led SU in kills with 16. Jayda Branch also had double-digit kills with 14.
Both Kayla Dunican and Abigail Ratts had an impressive three blocks each.
Offense was clicking for the Golden Eagles in set one as they posted a .341 hitting percentage.