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BELMONT DEFEATS KENNESAW STATE IN CONFERENCE OPENER
 
GAME DAY CENTRAL

KENNESAW, GA. - - Belmont Volleyball got back on track Saturday afternoon with a three game victory over Kennesaw State, 30-20, 30-24, 30-21.

The Bruins raced out to a 5-1 lead on consecutive aces from junior Cat Mundy (Dallas, Texas). The edge grew to 12-2 on a kill from freshman Carly Frazier (Stillwater, Okla.). Senior Jaye Schuler (Lexington, Ill) and freshman Kayla Albritton (Gainesville, Fla.) helped Belmont stay in control, winning 30-20.

BU scored the first four points of game two on the serve of senior Colleen Nilson (McHenry, Ill.). Kennesaw State rallied to square the score, 14-14, before Belmont reclaimed command. Two straight kills from Mundy and junior Emily Cahill (Lakeside Park, Ky.) gave the Bruins a 21-16 advantage.

Three more kills from Mundy and two from Albritton closed out the game.

Behind more forceful hitting from Mundy and a block from sophomore Jenny Gray (Greenwood, Ind.), Belmont opened up game three 5-0. The Owls got within one, 9-8, before Gray and Frazier scored to end the run.

After an ace from senior Brittany Card (Carlinville, Ill.), Schuler score three points in succession to stretch the margin to 22-17. Kills from Mundy and Gray helped the Bruins win in straights.

Belmont outhit Kennesaw State, .250 to .034 - .034 representing the lowest hitting percentage against the Bruins this season.

Mundy led Belmont with a match-high 16 kills. She also added 10 digs for her sixth double-double of the season. Nilson, meanwhile, notched her eighth straight double-double with 31 assists and 10 digs.

Sabrita Gulley led Kennesaw State (2-14, 0-1 Atlantic Sun) with seven kills and ten digs.

The Bruins (11-5, 1-0 Atlantic Sun) return to action this coming Friday when they host USC Upstate. First serve is set for 6:30 pm CT from the Curb Event Center.

For those out of the area, the event can be viewed online at ASun.tv. ASun.tv is a subscripton based service of PlayOn Sports.


 

 




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