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Jeanana Fowler going to spike the ball
Wesley Jones
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Winner William Peace WPU 11-3, 1-0 USA South
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Methodist MUVB 5-5, 0-1 USA South
Winner
William Peace WPU
11-3, 1-0 USA South
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Final
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Methodist MUVB
5-5, 0-1 USA South
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
William Peace WPU 25 25 25 (3)
Methodist MUVB 11 18 17 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Kadie Snipes

Monarchs Drop First USA South Match Against Pacers

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. Methodist women's volleyball hosted their first USA South Athletic Conference game on Wednesday, September 21 at the March F. Riddle Center. In the first home game of the season, the Monarchs posted a good fight against the Pacers but came up short in three sets.

JUST THE FACTS
Final scores:  William Peace def. Methodist, 3-0 (25-11, 25-18, 25-17)
Records: Methodist 5-5 (0-1 USA South), William Peace 11-3 (1-0)
Location: Riddle Center; Fayetteville, N.C.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The first set of the evening opened with a Pacer 2-0 lead but a kill from Leann Sessoms put the Monarchs first numbers on the board.
  • After a 5-4 advantage for Methodist, William Peace set out on a kill trek, making an 8-0 run for a 12-5 lead.
  • Aniyah Tate made an effort to close the Pacer gap by putting down two back-to-back attacks, with assists from Julia Mundy and Hannah Hewett.
  • William Peace took strides to gain a larger lead and secured set one, 25-11 over the Monarchs.
  • In set two, Methodist regrouped and made a stance in the set with a 6-4 lead. A kill from Geneva Barriger kept it tied at seven all before the Pacers leaked out on another run to make it 15-7. Barriger answered again, with two kills and a service ace from Hewett to close to gap to five. Both teams made runs but unfortunately the Pacers had too much cushion after the early 8-0 climb, taking set two 25-18.
  • The Monarchs kept it close early in set three. With an attempt to get the crowd back in it, Jeanana Fowler put down a kill to make it 10-7 Pacers.
  • William Peace chipped away at the lead, gaining three to four points every serve to the Monarchs' one or two.
  • Fowler battled late in the set with two kills but it was not enough to cinch the gap, falling short 25-17 in the final set.
MORE TO IT
  • Fowler pounded out 10 kills to lead the team, followed by Sessoms and Barriger each with six.
  • William Peace dominated on the attack, knocking down 49 of the team's 108 attempts. Methodist collected 27 of their 96 kill attempts.
  • The Monarchs snuck in three service aces while the Pacers landed nine.
UP NEXT
Methodist continues conference play with its next tri-match at Mary Baldwin University. The Monarchs are scheduled to play Mary Baldwin and Salem College at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
 
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