LEXINGTON, Ky. — Transylvania University volleyball earned a four-set victory over Huntingdon College on Friday evening, October 30, defeating the Hawks 3-1 inside the Clive M. Beck Center.
The Pioneers captured the opening two sets, 25-19 and 25-21, before Huntingdon extended the match with a 26-24 victory in the third. Transylvania responded in the fourth set, securing a 25-23 win to close out the match.
Addie Atcher led the Pioneers offensively with a match-high 21 kills on 42 attempts, committing just four errors for an impressive .405 hitting percentage.
Cecelia Roberts added 12 kills while hitting .333, and
Peyton Mast contributed 10 kills with a .304 hitting percentage. Transylvania established its offensive rhythm early, recording 13 kills in the opening set while limiting Huntingdon to a negative hitting percentage of -.029. The Pioneers claimed the first set 25-19 to take an early advantage.
The Pioneers continued their efficient offensive performance in the second set, recording 15 kills against just three errors on 34 attempts for a match-best .353 hitting percentage. Transylvania secured the set 25-21 to take a commanding 2-0 lead. Huntingdon responded in the third set, recording 15 kills and hitting .289. Despite Transylvania producing a match-high 21 kills in the frame, the Hawks edged the Pioneers 26-24 to force a fourth set. With the opportunity to close out the match, Transylvania held off Huntingdon in another tightly contested set. The fourth featured 12 ties and six lead changes before the Pioneers emerged with a 25-23 victory to secure the match.
Megan Sweeney directed the Transylvania offense with 43 assists, adding three kills, five digs and a service ace.
Julia Brown anchored the defensive effort with a team-high 19 digs while contributing two service aces and three assists.
Soleil Sabin added 14 digs and a service ace, while
Reece Houston recorded 10 digs and an ace of her own.
Roberts contributed two service aces and two block assists to complement her 12 kills, while Mast added two block assists.
Payton Avilez finished with seven kills, and
Logan Dunham contributed five.
As a team, Transylvania recorded 60 kills on 152 attempts with 23 errors, finishing with a .243 hitting percentage. Huntingdon finished with 49 kills and a .167 hitting percentage.
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