NASHVILLE, TN. – Over the weekend, the Flying Fleet Women's Volleyball team went 1-3 in the Ray Thrasher Memorial Tournament.
Meredith Hollinger led the Fleet with 36 total kills on the weekend.
MATCH 1 STAT LEADERS vs Union University (0-3 FINAL, 12-25, 22-25, 16-25)
KILLS:
Meredith Hollinger (9)
ACES:
Mallory Carter (2)
ASSISTS:
Mallory Carter (17)
DIGS:
Mallory Carter (11)
SUMMARY
Looking for a successful tournament showing, the Fleet started off slow in their first match of the tournament, falling 3-0 to Union University, despite a strong showing from Senior
Mallory Carter and Junior
Meredith Hollinger.
THE TEAM
Erskine hit .107 (19 K / 11 E / 75 TA) for the match.
MATCH 2 STAT LEADERS vs Trevecca Nazarene (0-3 FINAL, 12-25, 13-25, 19-25)
KILLS:
Meredith Hollinger (11)
ACES:
Megan Thees (2)
BLOCKS:
Meredith Hollinger (2)
ASSISTS:
Mallory Carter (22)
DIGS:
Megan Thees (16)
SUMMARY
In their second match of the tournament, the Fleet faced an undefeated Trevecca Nazarene squad and fell 3-0. Senior
Mallory Carter, Junior
Meredith Hollinger and Sophomore
Megan Thees were among the few bright spots for the Fleet.
THE TEAM
Erskine hit .205 (31 K / 13 E / 88 TA) for the match.
MATCH 3 STAT LEADERS vs Christian Brothers (2-3 FINAL, 18-25, 17-25, 25-17, 25-14, 8-15)
KILLS:
Meredith Hollinger (9)
ACES:
Katy Torgerson (2)
BLOCKS:
Kaile Tuisamatatele (6)
ASSISTS:
Mallory Carter (36)
DIGS:
Megan Thees (24)
SUMMARY
Trying to start fresh on day 2 of tournament play, the Fleet came out flat against Christian Brothers, going down 2 sets to zero, but with some strong hitting and aggressive defensive play at the net by
Kaile Tuisamatatele and
Meredith Hollinger, the Fleet picked up the next 2 sets, evening the match at 2 sets a piece. The 5th set started off slow as the Fleet fell to an early 8-3 lead and could not recover. The Fleet lost the match, 3-2.
THE TEAM
Erskine hit .256 (50 K / 18 E / 125 TA) for the match.
MATCH 4 STAT LEADERS vs Fisk University (0-3 FINAL, 25-19, 25-17, 25-21)
KILLS:
Kaile Tuisamatatele (11)
ACES:
Mallory Carter (3)
BLOCKS:
Katy Torgerson (3)
ASSISTS:
Mallory Carter (26)
DIGS:
Megan Thees (11)
SUMMARY
After a rough weekend so far, the Fleet looked to close out the tournament with a big win over Fisk University. Entering the match seeming collected and confident, the Fleet dismantled the Fisk defense and won each set by 4 points or more. Behind the strong play from Seniors
Kaile Tuisamatatele,
Mallory Carter, and
Katy Torgerson, the Fleet seemed to finally find what they had been searching for all weekend and are hoping to take that rhythm into the rest of the season.
THE TEAM
Erskine hit .213 (39 K / 16 E / 108 TA) for the match.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Fleet will play next at Newberry College on Tuesday, September 14th at 7pm.
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