SEWANEE, Tenn. - The Centre volleyball team played a rare midweek conference game when they traveled to Sewanee for a Tuesday night clash with the Tigers. Sewanee broke a 1-1 tie by winning the final two sets to take the match in four.
HIGHLIGHTS
- In a close opening set, the Tigers scored the final three points to go up 1-0 with a 25-21 victory.
- Centre bounced back with a solid performance in the second set, grabbing the early lead and holding off every Sewanee rally as
Bailey Vernon put home the final kill in a 25-17 victory for the Colonels.
- Slow starts doomed the Colonels in both of the last two sets as Sewanee pulled away to identical 25-16 wins to take the match.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
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Savanna Roper finished with a team high six kills, followed by
Peyton Vacala and
Aby Dallas with five.
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Kylie Cochran had 17 of the Colonels' 24 assists in the match.
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Bailey Vernon led Centre with 11 digs, with Cochran and Vacala each adding nine.
NEXT UP
Centre will return home for a Family Weekend conference series. The Colonels will host Rhodes on Saturday and Hendrix on Sunday.
