BUFFALO, N.Y. - Covenant traveled to Buffalo for three games before starting CCS play next week. In its first game of the weekend, the Scots took care of business by sweeping Alfred.
Final: Covenant 3, Alfred 0
Records: Covenant (8-1), Alfred (3-5)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Alfred held the lead early on in the first set at 7-4 after a quick 6-0 scoring run.
- With the help of a couple of kills from Kelsey Carman, Covenant took back the lead at 9-7.
- Later on in the set kills from Reagan Keener and Carman, plus a service ace from Emma Kalbfleisch gave the Scots a 23-17 advantage.
- Errors on two consecutive points from the Saxons gave Covenant a 25-18 set one win.
- With Kyla Bailey serving, Covenant used an early 6-0 run to take an 8-4 lead in set two.
- The lead pushed to 14-6 with kills from Ella Bailey, Hannah Haerer, and Rachel Bartlett on three consecutive points.
- Haerer closed the set at 25-15 with another kill, as Alford couldn't muster a comeback.
- Alford battled with Covenant at the beginning of the third set as the two teams were tied at seven.
- The Scots then put their foot back on the pedal by winning eight of the next 10 points to go up 15-9.
- The final three points of the match were kills from Haerer, Carman, and K. Bailey as Covenant clinched the final set 25-16.
GAME NOTES:
- Covenant moves to 1-0 all-time against Alfred.
- Carman led the Scots with a season-high 10 kills and she tallied 10 digs on defense.
- Bartlett had another strong showing with 22 assists and seven digs. She surpassed 2,500 career assists during the match and currently ranks fourth all-time in Covenant history for assists.
- Freshman Kiersten Hay posted a career-high seven digs.
UP NEXT: The Scots play a doubleheader tomorrow against Houghton at 11:00 a.m. and Buffalo State at 1:00 p.m.
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