Hawks Open Up Millsaps Tournament With Loss To The Majors

JACKSON, Miss.- In the opening match of their tournament hosted at Millsaps College, Huntingdon volleyball(1-8 overall) fell to the Majors(7-1 overall) three sets to none.

To open the game, Millsaps escaped the first set with a 25-19 victory. The Hawks held a 5-4 lead through the first nine points of the set, but the Majors found life with a 7-2 run to take a 11-7 lead which they would maintain throughout the duration of the set. Huntingdon brought the deficit within one point at 15-14, but a four point swing from Millsaps was enough to close the set and take a 1-0 advantage.

Building off their first set momentum, Millsaps began the second set by taking an early 8-4 lead. Led by Morgan Suggs and Izzy Valldeperas, the Hawks stormed back to even the score at 20 late in the set, even taking a 24-23 lead over the Majors following a kill from Lindsey Holland, but Millsaps was able to capitalize on two critical Huntingdon errors to take the second set 27-25.

To close the match in three sets, the Majors took the third set from Huntingdon 25-21. Similar to the second set, the Hawks fell behind early 7-3. Jessi Hilyer and Morgan Suggs led Huntingdon's comeback effort to tie the game at 19, but late errors once again plauged the Hawks, resulting in the set and match loss.

Hawk Top Performers

• #28 Morgan Suggs- 11 kills, 13 digs, 1 assist
• #12 Ashlen Janowski- 7 kills

The Hawks look to bounce back at Millsaps tomorrow, September 13th, with matches against Austin and Centenary. Games are scheduled for 3:00 and 5:00 PM.