Box Score JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – Belmont volleyball (14-11, 11-2 OVC) took down Jacksonville State (13-19, 3-10 OVC) in three sets Friday evening. The victory gave Belmont five straight conference victories and four straight wins in three sets.
Sophomore Brie Lewis (Stillwell, Kan.) led the offensive effort firing at an average of .409 with 12 kills and only three errors. Sophomore Arianna Person (Lenexa, Kan.) recorded 12 kills as well. Redshirt freshman Alexa Nichols (Walton, Ky.) finished the night with eight kills, senior Jocelyn Youngdahl (Stillwater, Minn.) had seven and freshman Tori Simmons (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) rounded out the offense with four. Redshirt sophomore Emma Price recorded 42 assists on the night and led the offense to an average of .300. Sophomore Emily Richards (Penfield, N.Y.) led the defense with 11 digs.
Set one would be made of runs from both teams. Belmont would take the first two points but Jacksonville State took five of the next six points to take the 5-3 lead. Both teams would rally off a few runs until the Bruins went on a five to one run and took a 19-16 advantage. Both teams would go point-for-point until a kill from Lewis gave Belmont set one 25-21.
Set two started off with the Gamecocks taking a 4-1 lead. The Bruins responded with a five to one run to take a 6-5 lead. Jacksonville then retaliated with a six to one run and retook the lead at 11-7. The two teams would fight for points until Belmont strung together a seven to one run taking a 17-14 lead. Despite a fight from Jacksonville State, who would take the 24-23 advantage, the Bruins took three straight and closed out set two 26-24.
The Bruins came out of the locker room on fire in set three and started off with an 8-2 lead. The Bruins and the Gamecocks played tug-of-war with points until a four point run by Belmont with Price at the service line put the Bruins up 17-8. The two teams would trade off points, and despite a four point run from Jacksonville State, Belmont closed out set three and the match 25-19.
Bruins return to action Saturday, Nov. 7 at Tennessee Tech. First serve is set for 4:00pm CT and there will be live stats and video feed available at belmontbruins.com.
