LEXINGTON, Ky. - The no. 20 Centre volleyball team made the short trip up the road for a clash between two AVCA top 25 teams as they faced the no. 25 Transylvania Pioneers for the second time in less than a week. This matchup went to the host Pioneers, who took it in four sets to split the season series.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
- Transylvania utilized a pair of short runs to grab the edge in the first set. The Colonels managed to cut the deficit to two points at 20-18, but the Pioneers scored five of the final six points to take a 25-19 win.
- The second set saw Centre grab the early lead and keep it, holding off Transylvania at every turn and preventing them from taking the lead. Leading 24-22, the Pioneers fought off two set points to tie the score, but
Ally Knueven responded with a kill and an ace to even the match with a 26-24 victory.
- The Colonels had to battle from behind for a majority of the third set, but took advantage of some miscues by their opponents and rallied to take the lead at 19-17. Transylvania scored the next four points before Centre bounced back to tie it at 23-23, but the Pioneers got the next two to win it by a 25-23 margin.
- The Pioneers kept the momentum going into the fourth set as they did not register an attack error the whole way and never trailed, winning the match with a 25-12 victory.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Knueven led the Colonels with a season high 13 kills, followed by
Syd Bietz with 11.
- After crossing the 2,000-assist career milestone on Saturday against Covenant,
Emily Gardner paced the Colonels with 38 assists.
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June Padilla tied for a game high with 16 digs for the Colonels, followed by
Amery Galan with 14.
NEXT UP
After spending the first two weeks of the season on the road, Centre volleyball will play their home opener on Saturday with a tri-match against Sewanee and Berea.
