MONTICELLO, Arkansas – The Ouachita volleyball team took care of business on the road, sweeping the Cotton Blossoms of the University of Arkansas-Monticello Thursday night to make it three wins in a row for the Tigers.
The Tigers dominated from first serve to last point, only trailing once by just a single point early in the first set.
After letting UAM take the early 4-3 lead, Ouachita woke up and took control, going on a 6-1 run to go up 9-5. From there, it was all Tigers, with Ouachita ending the set on a 6-0 run and a score of 25-12.
Ouachita came out swinging in the first set, taking an early 4-0 lead. The Blossoms tried to cut into the lead late, but it was too much, and the Tigers took set two 25-19.
The third set saw the Tigers again come out hot, taking a commanding 7-1 lead to start. Ouachita used a late 5-0 run to go up 20-9 over UAM, and a 4-0 run ended the set with a score of 25-12 and gave the Tigers a 3-0 sweep.
Kayla Steinmeyer led the offense with nine kills, followed by
Emily Adams with eight.
Courtney Hanson had 29 assists, giving her over 2,000 assists for her career and placing her at fifth on the all-time career assists leader board at Ouachita.
Three Tigers reached double-digit digs, leading the way was
Riley Braziel with 13.
Avery Jauz was next with 11, followed by
Kylie Kisgen with 10.
The Tigers have a tough test ahead of them as they host the first-place Harding Bisons on Tuesday, October 31 in Arkadelphia.
