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VB v MBU East
Photo from Oct. 5, 2019
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Winner Methodist MUVB 1-2,1-2 USASo
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Mary Baldwin MBU 0-5,0-4 USASo
Winner
Methodist MUVB
1-2,1-2 USASo
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Final
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Mary Baldwin MBU
0-5,0-4 USASo
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Methodist MUVB 25 25 21 25 (3)
Mary Baldwin MBU 14 21 25 17 (1)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Ja'Shawn Steward-Johnson

Erica East’s Career-High 16 Kills Leads to Win

STAUNTON, Va.  Erica East and her 16 kills dominated the four-set match as the Monarchs earned their first victory of 2021 with a 3-1 win over host Mary Baldwin University in USA South Athletic Conference women's volleyball action Sunday afternoon.

East was surgical as she had 16 kills to just three errors for a percentage of .317.  Kaeli Ryan also registered new career-highs with 11 kills and four solo blocks. Megan Andrews added a team-high 18 digs and three service aces, plus 10 kills. The trio benefited from the assists of Hannah Hewett. She had 43 of the team's 48 assists.

JUST THE FACTS
Final score: Methodist def. Mary Baldwin, 3-1 (25-14, 25-21, 21-25, 25-17)
Records: Methodist 1-2 (1-2 USA South), Mary Baldwin 0-5 (0-3)
Location: Physical Activity Center; Staunton, Va.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Methodist had two separate runs of 5-0 in the fourth set, the difference in a 25-17 set win. The first run extended a 7-6 lead to 12-6. East had three consecutive kills in that span. The second run took an 18-13 lead to a 22-13 advantage. Methodist won the game on a Mary Baldwin error.
  • The first set was the most impressive as Methodist won 25-14. The Monarchs won the set, despite surrendering the first four points. Tied at 13-13, Methodist went on a 12-1 run to clinch the set. The Monarchs clinched with three straight kills, two from Ryan and the winning kill from East, all assisted by Hewett.
  • Methodist won the first four points in set #2 but the Fighting Squirrels found themselves leading late, 19-17. Andrews delivered with three consecutive kills to tie the game at 20-20 and the Monarchs reeled off five consecutive kills to win the second set. East had three of the five kills but the go-ahead kill and set-winning kill went to Leann Sessoms.
  • The third set went Mary Baldwin's way by going on a late 5-1 run to flip a 15-14 deficit into a 19-15 edge. Ahead 24-21, the Fighting Squirrels clinched the set with a kill.
MATCH NOTES
  • The Monarchs had 10 kills with just one error for a percentage of .333 in set #1.  
  • Sessoms had nine kills and two total blocks. Kendall Craig had four kills and two total blocks.
  • Maddie Barga tied the game-high with 18 digs. Janie Harmelink had 15 digs, third on the team.
  • Jade McGrath had a team-high 10 kills for Mary Baldwin.
UP NEXT
  • The Monarchs' next game is a home doubleheader against Averett University on Saturday, March 20. The first game at 12 p.m. will be considered a conference contest.
  • Still searching for their first win, the Fighting Squirrels travel to Raleigh, N.C. on Friday, March 19 for a doubleheader against William Peace University. The first contest, slated for 4 p.m., is a league matchup.
    
 
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