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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. —
The University of West Alabama
volleyball squad opened the second
day of the UAH-Country Inn and
Suites Volleyball Tournament with a
3-1 victory over Christian Brothers,
but dropped the second match, losing
3-0 to Henderson State.
 In
the opener, freshman setter Giuliana
De Francesco had a season-high 56
assists, while sophomore Allison
Nail (pictured left) finished with a
match-high 29 kills, setting a
school record held previously by
current West Alabama graduate
assistant Amanda Heaton, who tallied
28 last season against Montevallo.
Nail also had 10 digs.
Sophomore
Teresa Clements also finished in
double digits in kills with 13,
while sophomore Jacquie Swan led the
squad in digs with 26. Freshman
Brittany Cousin added 12 digs, as
the Tigers (3-9) dropped the opening
game, 29-31, but bounced back with
scores of: 30-26, 30-27, 30-21.
Lauren Amundson
paced Christian Brothers (7-5) with
32 assists, while Krista Gyarmati
had 14 kills and 12 digs. Jenna
Cherry added 12 kills and 18 digs,
while Hannah Orendorff finished with
11 kills.
Against
Henderson State (10-4), the Tigers
couldn’t get much going, losing to
the Reddies, 24-30, 21-30, 18-30. De
Francesco had 31 assists and
finished with seven digs. Swan added
14 digs, while Nail led the Tigers
offense with nine kills.
Rachel Norton
had a team-high 40 assists, while
Bethany Wright added 27 digs. Emily
Trudgeon and Ivana Mali had 11 and
10 kills, respectively to pace
Henderson State.
The Tigers
begin a stretch of five-straight
home matches, starting 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 12 at Pruitt Hall
against Gulf South Conference foe
Montevallo. |
