Volleyball falls to Montevallo in home opener

MOBILE, Ala. – The Spring Hill College volleyball team fell in its home opener to Montevallo at the Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center on Tuesday night.
 
Spring Hill was defeated by Montevallo (23-25, 20-25, 25-17, 25-19, 11-15) in five sets. The first set came down to the wire after Spring Hill surged back from a four-point deficit with a 6-0 scoring run, highlighted by two kills from Emily Weinzapfel, which gave the Badgers the lead, 13-11. Montevallo answered with a 6-0 scoring run of its own later in the set, SHC dropped set one 23-25. The Badgers fell behind early in set two and went on to lose 20-25. Brooke Borgmeyer got the offense going early for the Badgers in set three after she recorded five out of six kills in the 6-0 scoring run that gave SHC a 10-3 lead. Spring Hill held on to the lead and won the third set 25-17. It was a similar story for the Badgers in set four, this time with the help of a 5-0 scoring run kicked off by Airyonna Weaver. Spring Hill took the fourth set 25-19. The final set was close, with neither team pulling ahead by more than two points until the very end, when Montevallo went up 13-10. The Badgers lost the final set 11-15 and the match 2-3.
 
Match Details
Date: Sep. 13
Time: 6 p.m.
Venue (Location): Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center (Mobile, Ala.
 
Results
Montevallo 3, Spring Hill 2
Records: Montevallo (8-4, 0-0 GSC), Spring Hill (4-7, 0-0 SIAC)
 
Post-Match Quote – Head Coach Peggy Martin
"[We] really dug ourselves a giant hole and had to fight really hard to get out of it and almost pulled it off. I'm really proud of our effort and hope we learn from this that we can't fall two sets behind and beat a good team, it's a difficult task I think we're doing as a team and hopefully we will be able to improve.
 
Note of the Match
- Redshirt Sophomore Brooke Borgmeyer led the match with a season-high 19 kills. 
 
Up Next
Spring Hill volleyball will open Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on the road in Albany, Ga., at the SIAC Mini hosted by Albany State.
 
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