MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Covenant volleyball team did not drop a set and dominated its two matches on Saturday en route to 3-0 wins over Huntingdon and Agnes Scott in USA South play inside Roland Arena in Montgomery.
The victories extend the win streak to five for Covenant (10-6, 4-1 USA South).
MATCH ONE: Covenant 3, Huntingdon 0
Covenant trailed just once the entire match as the Scots coasted to a 3-0 (25-17, 25-11, 25-15) win over the host Huntingdon Hawks.
The balanced attack for the Scots saw
Grace Logterman lead the way with seven kills on nine attempts (.778 hitting percentage) to go with four blocks in the win.
Rachel Bartlett had 22 assists, five kills, nine digs, and two blocks while
Emma Kalbfleisch,
Kelsey Carman, and
Riley Howe each had four kills.
Anna Baldwin added a team-best 10 digs with
Savannah Savage tallying eight.
The Scots hit .375 in the opening set with 13 kills and used an 8-1 run to open up a comfortable lead. The Scots would lead by as many as nine in the frame and took a 1-0 match lead.
Covenant scored the first six points in the second set and never looked back. Kalbfleisch had an ace during the run, while Logterman and
Meriel Chupp combined for two assisted blocks to aid the Scots' run. Covenant had a second 6-0 spurt later in the set, capped by a
Kyla Bailey kill, and an ace from Savage ended the set to make it 2-0.
Huntingdon (5-11, 2-2 USA South) took the opening point of the third before Covenant stormed to the sweep. The Scots used a 7-0 run, highlighted by an ace from Bartlett and a kill from Kalbfleisch, to take a 15-6 lead and cruise to the victory.
Kennedy Chambers had nine kills and Morgan Ilsley had 21 assists to lead the Hawks.
MATCH TWO: Covenant 3, Agnes Scott 0
Covenant completed the day with a 3-0 (25-13, 25-6, 25-9) win over Agnes Scott.
Bailey had nine kills to lead the Scots while Bartlett tallied 19 assists and eight digs.
Reagan Keener added six kills and four blocks with Carman totaling a team-best 11 digs. Logterman had five kills and two blocks and
Kayla Youell had four kills with a block.
Ana Vereen contributed eight assists, two aces, and seven digs. Baldwin led Covenant with three aces to go along with four digs and two assists.
The Scots hit .279 in the match with 33 kills as Covenant hit .345 (12 kills) in the second set and had 11 kills and a .357 percentage in the third.
Covenant found little resistance in each of the three sets. A 9-0 run in the first opened up a 17-5 lead for the Scots and the second set saw Covenant surge ahead 22-3. It was another 9-0 run in the third that sealed the sweep for the Scots.
Daisy Hooper led Agnes Scott (1-12, 1-3 USA South) with four kills, Taylor Carnley had 11 assists and 11 digs.
UP NEXT
Covenant returns to Barnes PE Center on Tuesday to face Berea in a USA South contest. Match time is set for 7 p.m.
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