SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – Southwestern University Volleyball closed its weekend with a 2-1 record after defeating Millsaps College 3-0 (25-14, 25-16, 25-22) Saturday afternoon to conclude the Trinity SAA pod. The Pirates move to 17-9 and 8-6 overall after the sweep.
After Millsaps scored the first point of the match to take a 1-0, the Pirates never looked back, using a 10-0 run to take a 10-1 lead, taking advantage of multiple kills and service aces. Millsaps was able to cut SU's deficit to 15-9, but the Pirates continued to control the set, building a 19-9 lead. Southwestern was able to close the set with a commanding 25-14 win.
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After trading points early in set two, the Majors jumped out to a four-point lead at 8-4. Southwestern answered, storming back to tie the match at 15-15. The Pirates would only allow one point the rest of the set, taking advantage of a 10-1 run to go up 2-0 in the match.
Southwestern and Millsaps traded points throughout the opening stretch of the third set, with the Pirates taking an 11-9 lead on a kill by
Sophia Burke.
Tatum Ahrens added a kill to make it 12-9, but Millsaps responded with a 4-0 run to take a 13-12 lead. The teams continued trading points before the Pirates used back-to-back service aces from Ahrens and
Izzy Rodriguez to help regain momentum. After Millsaps tied the set at 21-21,
Kendall Jurgens and
Alta Wilson combined for block to give SU a 22-21 advantage. Jurgens and
Evamarie Planchet followed with another block, making it 23-21 SU, before Jurgens delivered the final kill to secure a 25-22 win and complete the sweep.
GAME NOTES
- The Pirates have recorded 11 sweeps this season.
- Jurgens tallied a career-high eight blocks and is now up to 49 this season.
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UP NEXT
The Pirates will be back in action next weekend with two matches at the Maryville College SAA pod in Maryville, Tennessee.
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