Hawks Sweep Agnes Scott Before Falling To Covenant

DECATUR, Ga.- Coming off a loss on the road at LaGrange, Huntingdon Volleyball continued their series of road conference matches, traveling to face off with Agnes Scott and Covenant in a tri-match hosted in Decatur, Georgia. The Hawks opened the day with a dominant 3-0 victory over ASC before taking a 3-0 loss of their own at the hands of the Covenant Scots.

Match One v. Agnes Scott

The Hawks set the tone early, claiming the first set by a score of 25-9. Huntingdon saw their best hitting percentage of the entire season for a single set to get this match underway, recording 16 kills and 3 errors on 27 total attempts to spearhead their offensive effort. Led by Kinsley Martin, the Hawks got things going with a 9-0 run. Throughout the duration of the set, the closest the Scotties drew within was 13 points(17-4 and 18-5). Lindsey Holland and Morgan Suggs picked up consecutive kills to close things out and move Huntingdon in front 1-0. 

Capturing their momentum generated in the opening set, the Hawks followed up with a 25-12 victory in each of the following two sets. In the second set, Huntingdon jumped out to a 7-2 lead to get things going. The Scotties answered with a run to cut the lead to 12-7, but the Hawks remained consistent at the net, extending their lead to 21-10 after 4 consecutive kills from Jessie Eunice and Cheyenne Ashworth. Eunice and Ashworth were joined by Taylor Stewart and Alyssa Dendy to close things out, pushing the lead to 2-0. 

Contrary to the start of the first two sets, the Hawks and Scotties traded blows as the third set got underway, as Agnes Scott held a slight 7-6 lead early on. Not to be outdone however, Huntingdon rallied behind the efforts of A'Kirra McElveen and Cheyenne Ashworth to take a 18-10 lead before scoring six consecutive points to close things out. 

Hawk Top Performers

• #33 Cheyenne Ashworth- 10 kills, 2 digs
• #10 A'Kirra McElveen- 6 kills, 5 digs
• #30 Taylor Stewart- 6 kills, 2 digs
• #18 Lindsey Holland- 5 kills(1 set played)

Match Two v. Covenant

Projected to repeat as the CCS Champions, Covenant flew out of the gates early en route to a 25-18 first set victory. The Hawks battled at the net with 11 kills, but their 10 errors boosted the Scots in their efforts. Huntingdon held a 2-1 lead after the first three serves, but once in front, Covenant never relinquished their lead, taking a 1-0 advantage. 

The Hawks battled to get the second set going, seeing kills from Lily VanDyke, Kinsley Martin, and Lindsey Holland as they found themselves ina  9-9 tie. The Scots rallied shortly after however, using a 4-0 run to seperate themselves with a 13-9 lead. The Hawks tried to respond with a late run of their own, drawing within one, 22-21, following a Morgan Suggs ace, but Covenant scored 3 unanswered points to take the 2-0 lead. 

The Scots put together their best set of the match in the third to close things out early. Huntingdon battled early to be within two, 6-4, but Covenant caught fire with a 10-0 run to take control of things 16-6 en route to the 25-12 set victory. 

Hawk Top Performers

• #28 Morgan Suggs- 6 kills, 5 digs, 1 ace
• #18 Lindsey Holland- 6 kills, 3 digs
• #6 Lily VanDyke- 6 kills, 1 dig

The Hawks return to action in Roland Arena Friday, October 3rd as they kick-off homecoming weekend by hosting Mary-Hardin Baylor. Matches are set for 12:30 and 2:30 PM CT.