DECATUR, Ga. -- Covenant volleyball earned their third CCS season sweep of the campaign by taking down Agnes Scott, 3-0, at Woodruff Gym on Tuesday evening.
With the win, the Scots (21-2, 10-0 CCS) have clinched the No. 1 seed in the CCS Tournament, earning the right to host all their matches at Barnes PE Center in a few weeks.Â
Aubrianna Gerdes paced in kills with nine, with
Cadie Weldon adding a career-best seven.
Hailey Landrum posted a season-best seven service aces, while
Evy Hammer added 20 assists to help out the offense. Defensively,
Henley Gentry had 11 digs, with
Gabby Sumrall notched three blocks.
After a 10-3 match-opening run, the Scots scored another 11 in a row, getting four kills from Gerdes in that span, to go up 21-4. A 4-0 run late, capped by a kill from Sumrall, would clinch the set, 25-5.
The Scotties (2-13, 0-8 CCS) took an early 3-2 lead in set two, however, Covenant answered back with seven in a row, and later, another 10 in a row, to go up 19-6. A final 5-0 run, headlined by three aces by Landrum, gave set two to the Scots, 25-8.
In the third set, Covenant used a 7-0 run to go up 14-3 midway through, thanks in part to a pair of aces from
Sarah Jennings. Later, a 6-0 run closed the deal, as Landrum earned four aces in the final five points to win the set, 25-6, and the match.
Madison Stidum and Janae Erwing led Agnes Scott with three kills apiece, with Ja'Rai Flynn adding nine digs defensively.
UP NEXT
The Scots will play two matches on Friday, beginning at Piedmont at 5 p.m. in Demorest, followed by a rematch against Regent at 7 p.m.
CONNECT WITH THE SCOTS
Be sure to follow the Scots all season long on athletics.covenant.edu and on social media at Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for up-to-date scores, news and other information.
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