Tars Take Down Wolves in Straight Sets, 3-0

Rollins (8-8)

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0

West Georgia (4-16)

Box Score

ORLANDO, Fla. (October 14, 2016) - Playing their second match of the day, the Rollins volleyball team earned its third sweep of the season as they took down the University of West Georgia Wolves in straight sets on Friday evening at the Orlando Sports Center. The Tars wrap up day one of the 2016 South Region Crossover with a 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-15) victory, and pull even on the season as they advance their record to 8-8. The Wolves of West Georgia drop to 4-16 overall.

Bri Civiero and Shannon McDonough each led the team with 14 kills on the night. McDonough put up 30 total attacks and just three attack errors for a .367 hitting percentage. Gina Cappetta led the team in assists, dishing out 28, while Rebecca Wilson and Jaime Becker notched 13 and 11 digs, respectively. The Tars were led in blocks by MaryBethany Vincent, who put up four, followed closely by Kate Stefanski with three.

The Wolves were led by Autumn Burnette, who notched 10 kills on 30 total attacks. Burnette registered just three attack errors, for a hitting percentage of .233. Madi Fleming led the squad in assists and digs with 20 and nine, correspondingly. The Wolves saw a match high six blocks from Jaida Allen, with Burnette close behind with five.

NOTES:

• McDonough rattled off her 14^th straight match with a double-digit kill count.

• The match marked the second straight year the Tars have taken down the Wolves in straight sets at the South Region Crossover.

• Rollins opened up the match with two quick scores, but the Wolves answered back with four straight to take a 4-2 lead early on. The Tars were not about to back down, and it was a back-and-forth battle over the ensuing points that saw the score tied four times and two lead changes leading up to West Georgia holding onto a 16-13 advantage. The Tars then rattled off nine straight points, a new season high, to take a 22-16 lead before UWG broke the run with a timeout. Despite the Wolves battling back and outscoring the Tars 6-3 in the final plays, the Tars claimed Set 1, 25-22.

• Set 2 began much like Set 1, and Rollins found themselves trailing early on. Trailing by two, 11-9, The Tars posted a second set streak of six straight points to pull out to a 15-11 lead and extended their advantage out to as much as six points to close out the second frame with a final score of 25-18.

• Rollins again trailed mid-way through the third set, with the Wolves holding onto a 12-10 lead. But the Tars rallied off six straight points to take a 16-12 lead, and then closed out the match with seven consecutive points to wrap up Set 3 with a final score of 25-15.

• Throughout the four sets, the score was tied 37 times, including 15 times in Set 1, and 11 times in Set 2.

• The lead changed hands throughout the match on 15 occasions, including five times in Set 1.

COACH ROBINSON'S THOUGHTS:

"I was proud of the resilience we showed tonight after dropping a close one to an aggressive Lee team early in the day. We challenged them to improve our serving and passing, and we definitely did a much better job with those first contacts tonight."

NEXT UP:

• Date: Saturday | October 15, 2016

• Opponent: Mississippi College

• Location: Orlando, Fla. | Orlando Sports Center

• Time: 2:30 p.m.

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