LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. - Current league-leaders Asbury came to campus for the first time as CCS members looking to continue its undefeated conference season. Covenant had other plans as it rallied behind a great crowd to sweep the Eagles.Â
Final:Â Covenant 3, Asbury 0
Records: Covenant (14-12, 8-4 CCS), Asbury (15-6, 10-1 CCS)
FIRST SET:
- Two kills in a row followed by a Covenant attack error put Asbury ahead 10-8.
- A 4-0 run by the Scots that included a service ace by Kelsey Carman put them in the lead at 13-11.Â
- The Scots continued to extend their lead as a kill from Hannah Mathis assisted by Cali Sandhoff made it 20-15.
- Sandhoff secured the winning kill assisted by Amber Snook at 25-19.
SECOND SET:Â
- Like the first set, the early goings were really tight as a service ace by Scarlett Martz put the score at 9-9.Â
- It was a 5-0 run on Carman's service rotation that gave the Scots some cushion at 21-18.
- Back-to-back attack errors from Asbury ended the set at 25-22.
THIRD SET:
- Covenant came out firing, as it led 8-1 with the help of service aces from Carman and Martz.
- Consecutive kills from Carman extended Covenant's lead to 15-6.
- The Scots kept attacking as two kills from Delaney Stirm with a kill from Mathis mixed in the middle made it 21-11.
- Covenant scored the final three points to close out the set at 25-15 and the match.Â
GAME NOTES:
- Covenant moves to 7-3 all-time against Asbury.
- Carman led the way with a double-double posting 10 kills and tying a team-high of 10 digs.Â
- Snook with 17 and Sandhoff with 13 were both in double-digits in assists.Â
- Mathis totaled seven kills and four total blocks for the Scots.
- Anissa Snyder reached double-figures in digs with 10.Â
- Stirm tallied seven kills and six digs for the night.Â
UP NEXT: Covenant travels to LaGrange on Saturday for a tri-match with them and Piedmont. C
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