LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. - For its final regular season match and its Senior Day, Covenant took on Sewanee. The Scots celebrated three seniors prior to the start of the match and kept the celebrations going throughout the night as they swept the Tigers.
Final:Â Covenant 3, Sewanee 0Â
Records: Covenant (19-12), Sewanee (4-17)
FIRST SET:
- A 3-0 Covenant run assisted by two Sewanee attack errors put the Scots on top 9-8.Â
- The Scots kept extending their lead as consecutive service aces from Cali Sandhoff made it 13-10.Â
- Sarah Jennings also had consecutive service aces in the set as the score read 19-12, Covenant.Â
- The Scots scored five of the last six points to take the set 25-14.
SECOND SET:
- Four straight kills for Covenant with two from Kennedy Barber gave it a 10-4 lead.Â
- The Scots kept their offensive attack steady as kills by Kelsey Carmanand Sandhoff made it 13-6.
- Covenant's final three points were all off errors from the Tigers as it won 25-15.
THIRD SET:
- Sewanee got some momentum going its way for the first time all night as a 4-0 run put it ahead 11-8.
- After slowly scraping away, a kill from Carman put Covenant back in front and started a 4-0 run to make it 20-16, Scots.
- On her Senior Day, Hannah Mathis ended the set at 25-21 and the match with back-to-back kills.
GAME NOTES:
- Covenant moves to 22-29 all-time against Sewanee.
- The Scots were led by Carman who had a double-double with 11 kills and 10 digs on her Senior Day.
- Sandhoff also posted a double-double with 14 assists and 10 digs.Â
- Jennings led the Covenant defense, tallying 17 digs.Â
- Covenant is riding a season-high seven-game winning streak.
UP NEXT: Covenant starts postseason play on Tuesday with a home match against Piedmont in the CCS Quarterfinals at 7 p.m.
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