Box Score NASHVILLE, Tenn.- The Belmont University volleyball team (7-9, 4-1 OVC) won its second-straight match as it took care of a pesky Tennessee Tech team, 3-1 (17-25, 25-19, 25-16, 28-26) Friday night at the Curb Event Center.
After dropping set one 17-25, Belmont took control and responded with three-straight victories in sets two, three and four.
"Our team has a lot of guts, we've been behind early a lot before. We know how to fight in those types of situations. You have to give credit to Tennessee Tech, they came out and played exceptionally well tonight," said Head Coach Tony Howell.
Sophomore Arianna Person (Lenexa, Kan.) paced Belmont with 18 kills while teammate Jocelyn Youngdahl (Stillwater, Minn.) 13 kills.
In set one, the teams battled back and forth for about half of the frame. Tech then utilized a 9-1 run, after the score had been knotted at 16 apiece, to claim victory in set one.
The Bruins responded with a sense of urgency in the second set, as they claimed set two 25-19. In a similar fashion to Tech's first set, the Bruins caught fire around their 16th point as the squads were tied at 16 all. Belmont won six of the final nine points in the frame. Person and Youngdahl each turned in a four-kill set and helped the Bruins even it up one game apiece.
The Bruins carried over their momentum gained in set two into set three as they knocked off Tech 25-16. Person and Youngdahl added four kills apiece again in match's third round.
Set four was highly contested as BU was finally able to pull away from the resilient Golden Eagles late in the match, 28-26.
"JSU is totally different team. When they come in tomorrow it's going to be even tougher, we need to be ready to play right off the bat. Here in the OVC every night is tough match," added Howell.
The Bruins face a quick turnaround, as they return to action tomorrow when they host Jacksonville State for a 2 p.m. tilt at the Curb Event Center.
