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Box Score 3 ALBANY, Ga. – The Spring Hill College (SHC) volleyball team swept to three conference victories at the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Divisional Crossover Tournament hosted by Albany State University beginning with a 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-20) win over the Clark-Atlanta University (CAU) Panthers followed by a 3-0 (25-10, 25-14, 25-16) decision over the Fort Valley State University (FVSU) Wildcats and a 3-0 (25-11, 25-7, 25-20) victory versus the Paine College Lions.
Spring Hill held the Panthers (1-5, 0-1 SIAC) to a .079 (26-19-89) attack percentage while building a .266 (40-15-94) of their own. SHC recorded 12 aces with 44 digs and three (3-0) blocks. Senior
Molly Griffin netted 11 kills while freshman steer
Anna Tietjens dished out 30 assists and freshman
Sarah Senft served up four aces. Fellow freshman
Cassidi Sterrett pulled in 12 digs.
Against the Wildcats (2-1, 0-1 SIAC), the Badgers held a .372 (35-6-78) attack percentage with 11 aces, 27 digs and 3.5 (2-3) blocks while holding FVSU to a .075 (15-11-53) percentage with one ace, 37 digs and no blocks. Freshman
Payton Gidney earned 11 kills with five aces and freshman setter
Emmarose Neibert distributed 18 assists. Sterrett collected another 12 digs and
Savannah Becnel stopped two solo blocks at the net.
In the day's final match with the Lions (2-4, 0-2 SIAC), SHC hit for a .330 (50-14-109) average with six aces, two (0-4) blocks and 59 digs. Becnel slapped down 13 kills, Sterrett added 15 more digs.
The Badgers (12-3, 8-0 SIAC West) will remain in Albany for the second day of the SIAC Divisional Crossover Tournament on Friday beginning with the Claflin University Panthers (0-1, 0-0 SIAC East) at 2 p.m. (East)