Chattanooga
Kennesaw State
Lady Mocs rout Kennesaw State, 3-0, for sixth straight win, fifth straight shutout
9/25/2007 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. ? Senior middle blocker Leslee Ball (Sycamore, Ill.) pounded a match-high 14 kills and senior setter Bethany Herndon (Richmond, Texas) recorded a team-high 30 assists to lead Chattanooga (8-6, 3-0) to a 3-0 victory over Kennesaw State (2-15, 0-1 A-Sun) Tuesday evening at Maclellan Gym in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Lady Mocs defeated the Owls 30-13, 30-18 and 30-22 to win their sixth consecutive match and post their fifth straight shutout.
Chattanooga jumped ahead early in Game 1, taking
leads of 9-3 and 14-5 before the Owls pulled to within seven points at 17-10.
That would be as close as they would get as the Lady Mocs, fueled by three kills
from Ball and two each from senior outside hitter Jamie Engel (
The Lady Mocs picked up right where they left off
in Game 1, jumping out to leads of 4-0 and 8-3 at the start of Game 2. It
wouldn't get any better for
Game 3 was a different story, however, as KSU put
up a fight to keep the match alive. After a 9-4 run by the Lady Mocs to begin
the game, the Owls rallied to tie the score at 10-10 with a 6-1 run, and would
tie the score again at 13-13, before Chattanooga pulled back ahead 20-15.
Sophomore setter Ginny Frederick paced the Owls with 20 assists while sophomore outside hitter Jenny Black posted a team-high nine kills. Sophomore libero Selina O'Leary finished with a match-high 10 digs and redshirt freshman outside hitter Sabrita Gulley added seven kills and nine digs. Sophomore middle hitter Rachel Odom added a match-high four blocks.
For
The Lady Mocs have now won six consecutive matches and shutout their last five opponents.
The Lady Mocs will be back in action on
Saturday, September 29, when they travel to
Notes
Ball is now two digs away from tying for fifth place all-time on the Lady Mocs kills list with 1,131 career kills ... Time of the match was 1:22.
