LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Spalding University volleyball team prevailed in an Old Louisville versus Crescent Hill battle against Boyce College by notching a 3-0 sweep.
The 25-19, 25-17, 25-21 win pushed SU up to .500 at 2-2 and dropped the Bulldogs to 2-6.
TURNING POINT
Spalding and Boyce traded runs and points back and forth for a majority of the first set. Both teams traded kills to open the match and neither took more than a two-point lead until a kill from
Abigail Ratts followed by a Bulldog error put SU up 9-6. The Golden Eagles finally got separation when a
Jayda Branch kill kicked off a 5-1 run that gave frame one to SU 25-19.
The home squad built a larger lead and did so much quicker in the second set. An 8-1 Spalding run, that featured six Boyce attack errors, one BC bad set, a block assist from
Halle Calbert and
Kayla Dunican, and a solo block from Ratts, put the Golden Eagles up 10-5. SU held the lead and won set two 25-17.
Set three was the closest of the night. This time it was the Bulldogs who jumped out to an early lead. After being tied at 9-9, the visitors used a 5-1 streak to go up by four points. Spalding answered back not long after with a 5-0 run, thanks to three Boyce errors and two Dunican kills, that gave SU a 17-15 lead. The Bulldogs tied it twice more, but a
Drea White block sealed the match-clinching 25-21 set win.
GOLDEN EAGLE NOTES
- The Golden Eagles held Boyce to the lowest hitting percentage (-.017) and lowest kills (27) of any opponent this season.
- Jayda Branch continues to lead the Spalding offense in kills. She tallied 12 Thursday night.
- Two Golden Eagles hit over .300 in the match. Halle Calbert notched a .333 mark while Abigail Ratts hit .308.
- Spalding had seven blocks to the opponent's two.
- The Golden Eagles outpaced the Bulldogs in kills (36), assists (33), and digs (56).
NEXT FOR SPALDING
Spalding volleyball faces another Bluegrass state foe when they travel to Transylvania University on Wednesday. First serve from Lexington is set for 7 p.m.
