Eagles Volleyball Earns Another AAC Win With Impressive Home Match VS Bryan
Waleska, GA – The Reinhardt women's volleyball team played an impressive match versus the Bryan College Lions and came out on top three sets to one (3-1, 25-22, 20-25, 25-19, 26-24). Both teams were close in the AAC standings so no doubt this match was an important one to take in the "W" column.
There were numerous rallies in this matchup giving RU Libero, Sarah Sweet, the opportunity to dig out her career-high of a whopping 39 digs total. Sweet played an outstanding match and she added 6 assists to her already impressive stat-line. Setter, Ashlynn Barnes, continues to be an asset to her team, recording a double-double with 35 assists and 11 digs. Reinhardt did a great job spreading their offense and defense, allowing 13 different players on the court.
With this win, Reinhardt will definitely be moving up in rankings and have improved their record to 8-2 in conference and 15-3 overall. The next match for the Eagles will be another home AAC game this upcoming Tuesday, October 3rd. Reinhardt will be matching up against Montreat College at 6:30pm.
Thoughts from Coach B:
"First of all, I want to say All of the Honor and Glory goes to God. I'm happy both teams got to honor Olivia today. Match-wise, I thought our team handled the in-game adversity well and that is a bi reason they were able to pull out today's match. I have a lot of respect for Coach Day and her Bryan volleyball program. They are always a very talented team, are always well coached, and you always know it's going to be a battle when you play them. This was a big team win and the girls are definitely growing and improving."
Leaders:
- Juliette Baffico led in kills for her team with 16, while Katherine Perrin had 12.
- Ashlynn Barnes led in assists with 35. Barnes also added 11 digs and a service aces.
- Libero, Sarah Sweet, killed it with clutching a career high of 39 digs. in digs with 13.
- Jenna Smith also played a great match for her team with 5 blocks and also had 7 kills.
Team Comparison:
Sets: 3-1 RU
Points: 63-62 RU
Kills: 49-46 RU
K %: .075% - .129% RU
Assists: 47-41 RU
Aces: 7-5 BC
Digs: 84-78 RU
Blocks: 9-9 T
Attack Errors: 33-28 BC
Receive Errors: 7-5 RU
Serve Errors: 8-7 RU
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