FRANKLIN SPRINGS, GA – The Emmanuel Women's Volleyball team hosted Augusta University in the Lion's second game of the Lions Den Invitational. The Lions jumped out to an early lead, taking the first set 25-15. The Jaguars rallied but fell short in the 2
nd set with the Lions taking the win, 25-22 and closing out the game strong with a 25-17 win in set three. With the win, the Lions move to 2-0 on the season.
The Jaguars jumped out to an early lead in the first, 6-3 but the Lions responded well with kills from
Marusa Pesut,
Brooke Lee and
Ellie Jackson to tie the set at 8-8. The teams traded points and the lead, with
Cailin Pritchard and
Natalie Wilson getting in on the action to give the Lions the 14-13 lead midway through the set. A 5-0 run for the Lions with kills from Lee and Jackson made it 18-13, Lions and the home team closed the set strong with a 7-2 run to earn the win, 25-15.
The Jaguars rallied to open the 2
nd set with a 4-1 lead, but the Lions used a service ace from Lili Redifer and kills from Pritchard and Jackson to take the lead, 6-5. Kills from Jackson and Wilson helped the Lions pull ahead, 15-8 but the Jaguars answered to pull within 4 points late, 21-18. The teams traded points late, with the Jaguars making things interesting, cutting the Lions lead to two, 24-22 but a kill from Lee put the set away, 25-22 Lions.
The third set saw the Jaguars take an early lead, but costly attack errors put the Lions ahead, 6-4. Kills by
Brianna Bigelow and Wilson made it 11-7, Lions but the Jaguars cut the lead to three midway through the set, 16-13. With the Lions up by one, 17-16 Bigelow, Wilson and Lee closed the set strong to give Emmanuel the set three win, 25-17 and the sweep, 3-0.
Overall, the Lions had 42 kills, 3 aces, 37 assists, 7 blocks and 53 digs.
Brooke Lee led the team with 14 kills, with
Ellie Jackson adding 12.
Marusa Pesut had another great game with 31 assists, while Lili Redifer led the Lions with 2 aces.
Cailin Pritchard picked up 2.5 blocks on the evening, with Jackson adding 2.
Isabel Miller had 13 digs on the night, with Lili Redifer adding 12.
Next up, the Lions will close out the Lions Den Invitational with a matchup against Mars Hill at 3PM tomorrow in the Shaw Athletic Center.
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