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NORFOLK, Va. – It was a clean sweep for the Catawba Valley Community College women’s volleyball team in a two-day appearance in the Bryant & Stratton College tournament on Friday and Saturday at the Tidewater Volleyball Center.
The Red Hawks defeated Bryant & Stratton College, Richard Bland College and Macomb Community College (Mich.) — all by 3-0 scores.
“We knew coming into this tournament that we should do well if we play our game on our side of the net, and we did,” CVCC head coach volleyball coach Shannon Hudson said in a press release. “We had a couple of slow starts, but once they kind of woke up this (Saturday) morning, they played really well.
“Friday night they played together as a team. I’m happy for the three -straight wins. It was nice.”
CVCC 3, Bryant & Stratton 0
The Red Hawks tallied a season-high 18 aces in a Region X victory against host Bryant & Stratton College in the opening day of the Bobcats’ two-day tournament on Friday.
Set scores were 25-7, 25-10 and 25-14.
Freshman Emily Williams paced CVCC with seven aces, while fellow freshmen Katie Rupp and Adair Melton added three aces each.
“We had a lot of focus on (serving) this past week,” Hudson said in the press release. “We struggled over the past few matches with our serve and just being consistently aggressive. They did a lot better with it.
“That was nice to see them kind of take what we learned in practice last week and put that into play this weekend with our serves.”
Melton registered a team-high 11 kills, while sophomore Leslie Leonard had 10.
Defensively, Williams also led the Red Hawks with 10 digs, and freshman Emilee Webber dished out a team-best 13 assists.
CVCC 3, Richard Bland 0
Battling back from a slow start, the Red Hawks swept Saturday’s opening tournament match against the Statesmen.
CVCC (7-3) fought back from down 20-17 to in win 27-25 in the first set.
Taking a 10-6 lead in set No. 2, CVCC distanced itself event further — winning 13 of the next 14 points — including seven on the serve of Emilee Webber. She had a team-high seven aces.
The Red Hawks eventually won the set 25-14 before then winning 25-6 to finish the matchup.
Melton paced CVCC with nine kills, while Sabrina Pinard and Ramsey Fulmer added six kills each.
CVCC 3, Macomb (Mich.) 0
CVCC closed out its tournament play with a convincing straight-sets victory against the Monarchs.
Setting the tone early, the Red Hawks (8-3) dominated in set No. 1, winning the first 14 points off the serve of Webber before claiming the set, 25-7. Webber had a team-high six aces.
CVCC went on to win competitive second and third sets — 25-17 and 25-17 — to earn a sweep.
Leslie Leonard and Melton paced a balanced offensive attack for the Red Hawks with seven kills each. Pinard and Karsyn Mundy added six and five kills, respectively.
Defensively, Williams made 23 digs for the Red Hawks.
The Red Hawks have won six straight heading into a home match Tuesday at 7 p.m. against Belmont Abbey.
- Reported by CVCC Sports Information
IMG_9502: CVCC’s Karsyn Mundy (8) drives down a kill during Saturday’s match against Richard Bland College at the Bryant & Stratton tournament in Norfolk, Va.