BRUNSWICK, GA. (October 9, 2019) - St. Thomas University Volleyball (6-11, 3-5 TSC) fell in four-sets against the Mariners from Coastal Georgia (14-5, 7-1 TSC) (22-25, 19-25. 25-20, 19-25) in Sun Conference action on Wednesday evening.
Bobcat Starters:
Kyleigh Beecham,
Carli Batsel,
Kendall Brock,
Amanda Allende,
Tyran Chenault,
Arianna Bolinger and
Anja Vavan (libero)
Game Notes
- An early kill from Bolinger gave STU a 2-1 advantage over CCGAÂ in the first set.
- Consecutive errors by the Mariners tied the set at 7-7.
- Dani Femat gave the Bobcats their first lead, since being ahead 2-1, with a service ace to put the score at 15-14.
- Five-of-six points from Coastal Georgia, gave the Mariners a 16-19 lead over St. Thomas.
- Beecham cut the deficit to just two points, 20-22, with a service ace of her own and Bolinger brought the Bobcats within one with a kill, putting the score at 22-23.
- Coastal Georgia opened the second set with a 1-4 lead, as STU began the set with consecutive errors.
- Chenault recorded a kill to start a three-point rally, capped off by a Vavan service ace to tie the second set at 17-17.
- STU dropped the second set, 19-25, falling behind in the match 2-0.
- Back-to-back kills from Carli Batsel and Amanda Allende gave St. Thomas a 6-2 lead in the third set, as the Bobcats looked to claw back into the match.
- St. Thomas capitalized on a CCGA error to extend the STU lead to 18-12.
- Following a timeout, Batsel recorded a kill to finish the third set, giving the Bobcats a 25-20 win.
- The fourth set opened with the Bobcats taking a 3-0 advantage, following a Mariners error.
- CCGA rallied for six consecutive points, taking a 4-8 lead, forcing STU to use a timeout.
- The Mariners made back-to-back errors as STU took an 18-17 lead.
- Coastal Georgia closed the set with six straight points, winning the set 19-25 and the match in four.
Upcoming
St. Thomas has an early opportunity for redemption against the College of Coastal Georgia, as the Bobcats will take on the Mariners from the Fernandez Family Center on Saturday, October 12 with the match set to begin at 2:30 p.m.
