Albion, Mich. - Albion Women's Volleyball swept Alma 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-20) to open conference play.
Bri Whitfield led the team with 11 kills, while
Emma Pagliarella added 10 and
Carly Frank added nine.
Molly Edmunds led the team with 23 assists and three aces, while
Joelle Boeskool added 18 assists.
Paige Williamson led the defense with 17 digs and
Ava Wilcox added 11.
The Brits opened the match on a 8-3 run, with five kills scored for the Brits. The Brits and Scots would trade off points before the Brits would go on a 3-0 run thanks to two aces by Edmunds. Both teams would continue to trade off points before the Brits would finish the set on a 6-2 run, with
Margaret Jones having the final kill to give the Brits the 1-0 advantage.
The Scots would come out on a 3-2 run before the Brits would go on a 4-0 run to take the lead 6-3. The Brits would continue to grow their lead going on a 5-1 run to take an 11-5 lead. The Scots would rally back to bring the score back within one, 11-12. The Brits would respond going on a 6-1 run, with five kills for the Brits. The Scots would try and bring it back, however Jones would find a gap and give the Brits a 2-0 lead.
The Scots would open the third set on a 6-4 run. The Brits would respond with a 8-2 run of their own, with Jones having back to back kills to take the lead 12-8. The Scots would respond going on a 7-0 run to take the lead 15-12. The Brits would remain calm and bounce back with a 7-1 run with back-to-back kills to regain the lead 19-16. The set would finish in a back and forth battle before Whitfield would seal the victory for the Brits.
The Brits return to conference play on Wednesday October 7th at St. Mary's at 7 PM.
News and Notes:
- Hitting a .273, this is the fourth best hitting percentage for the Brits
- With seven aces, that ties the third most in a match this season
- The Brits held the Scots to a 0.097 hitting percentage, this is the fifth lowest against the Brits this season
- With just two blocks, that is the fewest by the Brits this season
- Molly Edmunds recorded 23 assists, she has recorded 20+ assists in all but two matches this season
- Hitting .571, that marks her third highest hitting percentage of the season
- With three service aces, that is the second most she has had this season and her sixth multi-ace game
- Emma Pagliarella hit a .412, her fifth best on the season when having 5+ hitting attempts
- This is her third double digit kill performance of the season
- Margaret Jones recorded her third highest hitting percentage with a .583
- With eight kills, that ties her third most in a game this season
- Joelle Boeskool recorded double digit assists for the 12th time this season
- With 18 assists, she ties her second most in a match
- Bri Whitfield recorded her sixth 10+ kill match, with 11 tonight
- She has had back-to-back 10+ digit kills
- Ava Wilcox recorded her third multi-ace game, recording two tonight
- This ties for the second most in a game for her this season
- With 11 digs, this is her ninth 10+ dig match of the season
- Paige Williamson recorded her second kill of the season
- With 17 digs, this is her eighth match with 15+ digs, her fifth in a row
