Albion, Mich. - The Albion Women's Volleyball Team picked up a 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-19) victory over the Thunder of Trine. The Brits return to the court on Wednesday November 3rd as they travel to Hope at 6:30 PM.
Carson Howard and
Bri Whitfield led the team with nine kills, while
Carly Frank and
Emma Pagliarella added seven.
Molly Edmunds and
Joelle Boeskool added 18 and 17 assists, with Edmunds adding three service aces.
Paige Williamson add 18 digs, while
Ava Wilcox added an additional 11.
Margaret Jones held it down at the net with two solo blocks and two block assists.
Set 1 | Albion 25 Trine 23
The Thunder would start the set off with a 5-2 run with errors on both sides. The Brits would respond going on a 7-2 run with kills by Smith and Whitfield to take a 9-6 lead. The Brits would continue to hold the lead, however the Thunder would keep the set close. The Brits would break away with a run 4-0 to take a 19-14. The Thunder would respond with a 5-1 run to bring the game back within one, 20-19. The set would continue back-and-forth before the Thunder would tie the game 22-22. The teams would trade points before Frank would have two kills to seal the set 25-23.
Set 2 | Albion 25 Trine 21
The Brits would open the set on a 4-0 run with kills from Whitfield and Jones. The Thunder would battle back to get within one, 5-6. The Brits would hold their lead going on a 3-0 run to take a 9-5 lead with a kill by Howard and an ace by Wilcox. The Thunder would go on a 6-0 run to take a 11-9 lead. The set would be a back and forth battle with both teams trading off points before the Brits would tie the game 19-19 after a Howard kill. The Thunder would take a one point lead, however the Brits would respond with a 5-0 run to take a 24-20 lead after three aces by Edmunds. The Thunder would look to capitalize off a Brits error, however Jones would find a gap and seal the set 25-21.
Set 3 | Albion 25 Trine 19
The third set would be a back and forth battle with multiple ties occurring, the last being at 14-14. The Brits would then go on a 6-1 run with kills by Frank, Pagliarella, and Smith to take a 20-15 lead. Trine would look to respond, however the Brits would be determined to seal the game. The Brits would end the set on a 4-1 run with Whitfield having the match sealing kill.
News and Notes:
- Joelle Boeskool is on a 14 game streak of recording 10+ assists
- Bri Whitfield recorded eight digs, the most in a conference game this season
- Molly Edmunds has recorded 10+ assists in every match this season
- Ava Wilcox has had back-to-back 10+ digs games
- Carson Howard recorded her second best hitting percentage of the season with a .643
Up Next:
The Brits return to the court on Wednesday November 3rd at 6:30 PM as they finish out their road games at Hope.
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