Chattanooga
Davidson
Chattanooga shuts out fourth straight opponent with 3-0 win over Davidson
9/23/2007 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. ? Senior middle blocker Leslee Ball (Sycamore, Ill.) recorded a match-high tying 14 kills and senior setter Bethany Herndon (Richmond, Texas) posted a team-high 31 assists to lead Chattanooga (7-6, 3-0) to a 3-0 victory over Davidson (5-10, 0-2) Sunday afternoon at Maclellan Gym in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Lady Mocs move to 3-0 in the Southern Conference with wins of 30-27, 30-21 and 30-25 and remain in a first place tie with the
The first half of Game 1 featured six ties and four lead changes as the Lady Mocs battled out to a 12-11 advantage before three errors by the Wildcats extended the lead to 15-11.
Game 2 was a vastly different story as
Down 2-0 in the match, Davidson fought back in the third game as they battled out to leads of 14-12 and 17-15. The Wildcats eventually extended to a 22-19 lead before a game-changing 7-0 run by
Freshman setter Hayley Lawson paced the offense with a match-high 34 assists and added 15 digs while senior outside hitter Katie Pierucci finished with a match-high tying 14 kills as well as 12 digs. Senior libero Lindsay Woeste led the defense with a team-high 19 digs and was joined by freshman defensive specialist Jennifer Chamblee with 10 digs. Junior middle blocker Kittery Neale rounded out the offensive attack with 12 kills while junior middle blocker Alison Dwyer added nine kills.
For the Lady Mocs, in addition to the performances of Ball and Herndon, junior libero Lara Newberry (
The Lady Mocs' string of four consecutive shutouts represents only the third time that the program has recorded at least four straight shutouts and the first since 1986. That season, the fourth year squad shutout its first six opponents from September 5-13 and shutout nine of its first 10 opponents. The only other occurrence was in the program's first year when
The Lady Mocs will be back in action on Tuesday, September 25, when they host
Notes
Jamie Engel posted three consecutive aces in the first game. She posted a total of seven aces in the Lady Mocs two weekend matches ... the last time Chattanooga recorded five straight victories was last season from September 9-13.
