MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Centre volleyball team won its third straight contest with a 3-0 victory over the Rhodes Lynx on Saturday afternoon.
HIGHLIGHTS
- The opening set was closely contested from the start, with Rhodes answering every Centre rally with one of their own. With the score tied at 18, the two teams traded the next eight points until a Rhodes block put the Lynx up 23-22 and prompted a timeout from Patrick Robidoux. Centre responded well to the timeout as Aby Dallas tied the game with the kill and the Colonels took the lead after a Rhodes error. Rhodes scored the next point, forcing the set to extra points, but another Lynx error put Centre at set point and Katie Hall and Savanna Roper combined on the winning block for the 26-24 victory.
- The second set was easier on the nerves as the Colonels broke open a 10-10 tie with a 9-1 run midway through the frame. The Colonels cruised from there to a 25-16 win.
- Rhodes controlled the early stages of the third set, but another huge Centre run proved to be the difference maker. Trailing 11-9, Centre rallied with a 10-1 run, controlling the set for the rest of the way en route to a 25-20 victory and completing the sweep.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Alice Rodgerson led all players with 11 kills on the day. Roper added ten kills and hit a team high .321 among Centre's regular hitters.
- Meredith Phillips finished with a game high 24 assists, one shy of the Lynx team total for the match. Phillips also had three of the Colonels' nine aces for the day.
- Defensively, Peyton Vacala led the Colonels with 13 digs, with Phillips and Rodgerson each adding nine.
NEXT UP
Centre volleyball will wrap up their road trip on Sunday when they face Hendrix in Arkansas.
