Albion, Mich. - The Albion Volleyball Team picked up a 3-0 (25-10, 25-9, 25-22) victory over the Adrian Bulldogs. The Brits return to action on Wednesday October 21st as they travel to The University of Olivet to take on the Comets at 6:30.
Carly Frank led the team with 20 kills,
Margaret Jones added three aces and a block, while
Paige Williamson had 11 digs and
Molly Edmunds had 28 assists.
Set 1 | Albion 25 Adrian 10
The Brits would take control of the set from the very beginning. The Brits would start on a 5-1, with four kills from the Brits. The Brits would continue to be dominant with an 8-1 run with two kills from
Carson Howard,
Bri Whitfield, and Jones, as well as an ace by Williamson. This would give the Brits a 15-6 lead. The Bulldogs would get two points off of errors by the Brits, however the Brits would respond with a 6-1 run to take the lead 21-9. The Brits would finish the set with three straight aces from Jones. The Brits would hit a .310 and held the Bulldogs to a -.130 in the first set.
Set 2 | Albion 25 Adrian 9
The Brits would open set two with a dominant 20-6 run, with 15 of their points being from kills and another two from aces. The Bulldogs would earn just two points, with the other four coming off of Brit errors. The Brits would continue to keep their foot on the gas scoring two more kills to take a 22-7 lead. A kill and an ace by Whitfield would bring the Brits one away from closing out the set 24-7, however the Bulldogs would get two kills looking to flip some momentum. However
Cameron Smith calls game with a kill to go up 2-0 on the Bulldogs. The Brits would hit an impressive .485 in the second set
Set 3 | Albion 25 Adrian 22
The Brits would open set three with a 9-3 run with a kill and a block by
Jillian Gibbs to finish it out. The Bulldogs would slowly bring themselves back into the set getting within three, 11-8. The Bulldogs and the Brits would trade off points, before the Brits would go on a 3-0 run to take a 16-11 lead after back to back kills by Frank. The Bulldog would try and close the gap again, however the Brits would go on another 3-0 run with two kills from Smith and an ace by Frank to take a 19-13 lead. The Bulldogs fighting to force an extra set, would go on a 7-1 run to tie the game a 20. Whitfield would give the lead back to the Brits, however the Bulldogs would take their first lead of the match at 22-21. The Brits were determined to end the match in three and after a service error by the Bulldogs would go on a 3-0 run to finish out the game 25-22.
News and Notes:
- Hitting a .333, this is the second highest by the Brits this season
- With 51 kills, that is the most in a three set match this season
- With nine service aces, that is the third most this season
- With just two block that ties the season low for the Brits
- Allowing just 16 kills, that is the second fewest the Brits have allowed this season
- Allowing just one ace, that is the fewest the Brits have given up this season
- The Bulldogs also had just 27 digs, the fewest by an opponent this season
- Carly Frank had a season high 20 kills
- With three aces, that is the second most by Margaret Jones this season
- With 28 assists, that is the most by Molly Edmunds in a three set game
- Carson Howard recorded her second most digs with three
- Elaina Hendrix saw her first action of the season
- Taniya Radden saw her first action of the season
Up Next:
The Brits return to the court on Wednesday October 21st as they travel to take on The University of Olivet at 6:30PM
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