September 27, 2019 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
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![]() | 25 | 27 | 22 | 27 | 3 |
![]() | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
TSU | Team Stats | EKU |
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.138 | Hitting Pct. | .076 |
49 | Kills | 51 |
26 | Errors | 36 |
167 | Total Attacks | 198 |
47 | Assists | 43 |
3 | Aces | 4 |
85 | Digs | 74 |
9.0 | Blocks | 10.0 |
TSU | Leaders | EKU |
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PIERSON
- 17 | Kills | Abby Noll
- 19 |
GARCIA GUERRIOS
- 17 MARSHALL - 17 | Assists | Rachel Woody
- 31 |
PIERSON
- 2 | Aces | Raegan Alexander
- 1 Rachel Woody - 1 Clairissa Hankinson - 1 Mikayla Logan - 1 |
RIVERA ORTIZ
- 26 | Digs | Dena Tekavec
- 27 |
HOLMES
- 4 WILLIAMS - 4 | Blocks | Kat Caserma-Kloeble
- 4 |
TSU Rallies in the Fourth to Win OVC Opener
RICHMOND, Ky. --- The Tennessee State volleyball team used a strong fourth-set finish that was fueled by an 8-1 rally to claim a 3-1 victory over Eastern Kentucky Friday night in McBrayer Arena.
Tennessee State won the first two sets before dropping the third set to EKU. After falling behind, 24-19, in the fourth stanza, the Tigers found themselves one point away from heading to a fifth and deciding set. TSU charged back to stun the home crowd and seal the 3-1 victory.
Julia Pierson led TSU with 17 kills while Gina Rivera-Ortiz paced the Tiger defense with 26 digs.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Julia Pierson led the Tiger's offense with 17 kills.
- Kristian Marshall and Sofia Garcia-Guerrios tied for 17 assists a piece.
- Aria Holmes added four blocks to her record.
- Gina Rivera-Ortiz led Big Blue with 26 digs.
SET ONE
- A good volley between the two teams started off the set with kills from Pierson and Jasmine Fuqua.
- A kill for Pierson and one from Kariely Santana-Delgado gave the Tigers a five-point lead.
- Two attack errors on TSU gave Eastern Kentucky a way back into the set.
- But, Pierson squashed that attempt with a kill to keep the Tiger's lead.
- EKU tried to stay in the set but Tennessee State proved strong with kills from Aniya Williams and Pierson.
- An attack error on the Colonels gave TSU the set, 25-22.
SET TWO
- The set started out with a kill from Khalia Jordan but EKU fired back with it's own.
- Kaylin Johnson and Jordan went back and forth with kills over the net.
- Eastern Kentucky took the lead with two errors on the Tigers.
- But TSU tied it up with a kill from Pierson.
- EKU took the lead once again, Williams tried to keep Big Blue in the set with her third kill of the match.
- Two kills from Holmes pulled TSU on top.
- Eastern Kentucky fought back with another kill from Johnson.
- An attack error on Fuqua tied the set up.
- After a Tennessee State timeout, Jordan with a kill gave TSU set point.
- But a bad set on Pierson tied the set 24-24.
- EKU did not go down without a fight but the Tigers stayed strong and won the match, 27-25.
SET THREE
- An ace for Garcia-Guerrios started the match off for TSU.
- Kills for Fuqua, Jordan, Pierson and Holmes kept TSU in the match.
- EKU's Adria Hartley with her second kill of the match kept Eastern Kentucky on the board.
- Tennessee State stayed on top with errors made by the Colonels.
- A bad set on Amiyah King gave EKU the lead.
- Kendall Bullock with a kill tied the set up for the Tigers.
- EKU took the lead with a kill and an attack error on Tennessee State.
- Kills for Pierson and Fuqua kept the Tigers in the set.
- Attack error on EKU gave Big Blue the lead.
- A kill from Rachel Woody gave Eastern Kentucky the lead back and another kill for EKU gave the Colonels the set, 25-22.
SET FOUR
- Jordan with two kills gave an early lead to TSU.
- Two kills for EKU gave the Colonels a two-point advantage.
- Kills for Eastern Kentucky and an attack error on Tennessee State kept EKU ahead.
- Pierson with her 14th kill of the match tried to keep Big Blue in the set.
- A kill from Teuila Lolotai and an attack error on the Colonels kept the Tigers on the board.
- Santana-Delgado and Pierson kept TSU in the set with kills.
- An attack error on Tennessee State gave EKU set point.
- Jordan with two kills tied the set 24-24.
- Block assist for Fuqua and King gave TSU match point and an attack error on EKU gave Tennessee State the win, 27-25.
MATCH NOTES
- Tennessee State's overall record is now 8-6.
- Winning this match made TSU's conference record 1-0.
- Big Blue's record against EKU is now 14-54.
- Aniya Williams received her 100th kill of the season during set one.
UP NEXT
Tennessee State will travel to Morehead, Ky. to compete against Morehead State Sept. 28 at 1 p.m.
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