NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Stepping out of Mid-South Conference play, the Lady Lions of Freed-Hardeman University defeated the Fisk (Tenn.) Univeristy Bulldogs in straight sets 3-0 (27-25, 25-14, 25-21).
Service aces from
Avery Harris and
Alanys Ruíz Rivera capped a 7-2 run for the Lady Lions (11-10) and helped the maroon and white jump out to a 10-5 advantage in the first set. The Bulldogs answered in turn with a 7-2 run of their own to knot the set 12-12. Coming out a timeout,
Avery Young smashed a kill to start a three-point turn by FHU. Tied at 25-25, the Lady Lions scored the two points needed to win the set after a Ruiz Rivera kill was followed by a Fisk error to win the opener 27-25.
In the second set, the Lady Lions took five consecutive points from the Bulldogs (14-12) to jump out to an 11-5 edge. A kill from
Catherine Hackett set the score at 22-14 before
Charley Fulton's ace gave FHU a 2-0 match lead after winning the middle set 25-14.
Fisk jumped out to an 9-5 lead before a
Cate Schroer kill opened a four-point run to tie the set 9-9. The Lady Lions then scored five of the next six points with a Fisk attack error putting FHU on top 14-12. The Bulldogs mounted a late comeback to draw within one point and forced an FHU timeout nursing a 21-20 lead.
Audrey Orton came out of the break with two kills and an ace to help push the Lady Lions to the 25-21 set win to secure the sweep.
The Lady Lions hit efficiently in the match, hitting at a .231 clip with 38 kills.
Audrey Orton and
Avery Young led FHU with eight kills each while Orton's four aces was a team-high of the 13-ace effort.
Alyssa Austin had 17 assists with
Charley Fulton pulling up 10 digs.
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Up Next
FHU finally returns to the Brewer Sports Center after a 10-game road trip by first hosting Georgetown College on October 4 at 7:00 p.m. before welcoming the (RV) Cumberlands Patriots on October 5 at 3:00 p.m.
