DANVILLE, Ky. - Centre volleyball picked up its fourth consecutive win as the Colonels improved to 16-10 on the year, capping off their conference record at 7-7 with a victory against the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels on Senior Day.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
- The opening set belonged to the Colonels from the jump as Centre used an early 6-0 run to grab a lead that they kept. The Colonels scored the final four points of the set to win 25-16 as
Mack Turner and
Madi Winfield combined on a tandem block to seal the victory.
- The Colonels had to play from behind for most of the second set as Oglethorpe looked to even the match. A pair of kills by Turner fought off set points for the Colonels, who eventually took the advantage in extra points and won 29-27.
- Oglethorpe was able to extend the match in the third set as they grabbed the early lead and held onto it, winning by a score of 25-16.
- The fourth set was another close one with Oglethorpe holding the slight advantage for the most part. The Petrels led 19-18 before Centre scored seven of the final eight points to win 25-20. Four of the points in that rally came from aces, three from Winfield and the clincher from
Kendra Christopher.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Bietz led all players in kills as she finished with 18 for the second game in a row. She also paced the Colonels with 15 digs.
- The Colonels finished with 11 aces compared to eight for Oglethorpe. Winfield led the way with four, giving her nine for the weekend.
NEXT UP
The Colonels will wrap up their regular season with tournament action at Christopher Newport next weekend.
