LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. -- Covenant volleyball gained a spot in tomorrow's CCS Championship match by sweeping Huntingdon for the third time this season, 25-18, 25-17, 25-19.
This marks the fourth time the Scots (27-3) have made the CCS title game in the five years of the CCS' existence.
All-CCS First Teamer
Aubrianna Gerdes led the way with 12 kills, while All-CCS Second Team honoree
Avery Maiden added 10. CCS Setter of the Year
Cali Sandhoff posted 16 assists to lead all players and CCS Defensive Player of the Year
Henley Gentry contributed 11 digs.
Early in the match, the Scots grabbed control, going on an 8-2 run at the outset, as two aces, one from
Carmen Harvey and one from CCS All-Sportsmanship honoree
Sarah Jennings, highlighted that stretch.
They would later extend that lead to 16-7, and then cruised from there, as Maiden's kill ended the set with a 25-18 score.
In the second set, the Hawks (10-16) battled back, taking an 8-4 lead early on. However, a 6-0 Covenant run stopped Huntingdon's momentum, as Sandhoff and
Gabby Sumrall had two kills each in that run.
A later 8-2 run, which included two kills each from Gerdes and Sumrall, put the lead at eight, 24-16, and then Maiden concluded the set again with a kill for a 2-0 set lead.
The Hawks attempted to establish themselves again in the third set with a 7-4 lead, but four straight from the Scots put them back in front, 8-7, as the teams traded points from that point on, with Huntingdon leading 11-10 midway through.
Then Covenant brought down the hammer.
The Scots swiped nine of the next ten points, as Maiden got four of her 10 kills in that period, to take a 20-12 lead, and then took three of the final four points to advance to the championship, as
Kennedy Barber killed the final ball to win the match, 25-19, in the third set.
Mileah Prince led Huntingdon with seven kills, while Ayla Hart had 12 assists and seven digs.
UP NEXT
The Scots take on 3-seeded Asbury tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. to attempt to earn their third CCS title.
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