Game One
RALEIGH, N.C. – Maryville kicks off the Raleigh Volleyball Tournament with a reverse sweep against the Meredith Avenging Angels on Friday, September 5
th. This match improves the Scots' record to 4-0-0, 0-0-0 for the season, and drops Meredith to 3-3-0, 0-0-0 for the season.
Maryville kicked the match off with a kill from
Cailin Mastropasqua, but Meredith quickly responded with six points of their own. The Scots were able to instate back and forth play before going on a 7-2 run, pulling ahead 12-11. The Avenging Angels were able to keep the Scots on a short leash, limiting them to a two-point lead until a kill opened up the opportunity for Meredith to go on a 8-0 run, which assisted them in winning the set, 25-21.
This time around, Meredith opened play with a service ace. Two back-to-back attack errors from Maryville gave the Avenging Angels an early lead that Maryville had to work back from. Neither team was able to take the lead and run, until a service error from Meredith allowed the Scots to go on a 4-0 run, featuring a kill from
Kylie Wilhelmi, and two service aces from
Ruby Walton. Meredith retaliated with a 8-1 run, which eventually sunk Maryville, 25-18.
Consecutive service errors started set three, with each team battling back-and-forth to gain the lead. Two kills from Mastropasqua gave Maryville some breathing room, and the Scots were able to regain control of the court with a score of 11-6. Although Meredith attempted to claw back, a kill from Mastropasqua and an attack error knocked the Avenging Angels down, 25-20.
Set four play was similar to previous sets, with neither team gaining an edge over the other. Maryville was able to piece together a kill from
Audry Neil, and a service ace from
Katelyn Eldred to lead the set by three points. Meredith was able to come back from the three-point deficit before taking the lead, 19-18. The Scots were able to take off after three Meredith attack errors and three kills from Wilhelmi, earning the fourth set, 25-21.
In a short time, Maryville had to work back from a 6-1 run generated by Meredith. In Maryville fashion, the Scots were able to go on a 11-1 run, featuring kills from Wilhelmi, Mastropasqua, and
Dakota Vaiese. Shortly after, a kill from Vaiese and Walton upped the score for Maryville, and a final service ace from
Kyrah Bowles awarded Maryville a hard-fought win.
Maryville had a hitting percentage of .161, led by Neil with five (.273), and Vaiese (.500) and Eldred (1.000) with two.
Megan Fairburn led the team with 27 assists, and Eldred led the team with 27 digs.
Game Two
RALEIGH, N.C. – The Scots close out their first night at the Raleigh Volleyball tournament with a second win against the Averett Cougars. This win against Averett increases the Scots' record to 5-0-0, 0-0-0, and it drops the Cougars to 1-4-0, 0-0-0.
The Scots started out set one with three points before Averett responded with three of their own. Maryville started to pull ahead after going on a 13-7 run, where the Scots upped their lead to 21-15. A pair of kills from
Cailin Mastropasqua and
Audry Neil, plus a service ace by
Kyrah Bowles won the first set 25-16.
Set two was not as easy for the Scots. Averett quickly went on a seven-point run that Maryville could not match. Despite piecing kills together from Mastropasqua,
Ruby Walton, and
Kylie Wilhelmi, the Scots could not take the lead, resulting in a lost set, 25-22.
Maryville started set three with intensity by going on a 11-4 run to stifle the Cougars early on. Despite the effort, Averett was unable to catch up. Featured kills from Wilhelmi, Walton, and Neil upped the score to 22-16. Thanks to a service error and two attack errors by the Cougars, Maryville was able to hold the lead and win set three, 25-19.
Despite a strong third set, Maryville had to fight back to even things out with Averett. The Cougars manager to go on a seven-point run before the Scots could respond with three points of their own. After piecing kills together from Wilhelmi and
Ava George Wilber, Maryville was able to take the lead, 14-18. After impressive kills from Wilhelmi, Mastropasqua, Neil, and Walton, the Scots were able to close the match out in four sets, with a final set score of 25-23.
Maryville had a hitting percentage of .250, led by Willhelmi with 19 kills, and followed by Walton and Mastropasqua with nine.
Megan Fairburn led with 22 assists, and Vaiese followed closely behind with 16.
The Scots are back in action tomorrow, taking on the Gordon Lions at 9 AM and the Virginia Wesleyan Marlins at 1PM.
