MARYVILLE, Tenn. — Maryville battled Millsaps College in a four-set match Saturday afternoon. Charli Grubbs led the Scots' attack with 11 kills, while Dakota Vaiese recorded 21 assists. Kyrah Bowles paced the defense with 17 digs. As a team, Maryville recorded 40 kills, 39 assists, 56 digs and six service aces.
Millsaps opened the first set with back-to-back kills before Maryville responded with a kill from Ruby Walton and a service ace from Addison Appleby. Appleby added another point on an attack error by Millsaps, giving the Scots a 3-2 advantage. The teams continued to trade points early before the Majors used a series of kills and service aces to build a 12-9 lead. Maryville received kills from Aubrey Gibson, Grubbs and Walton, but Millsaps extended its advantage late in the set. Appleby added a kill to bring the Scots to 18 points, but the Majors closed out the set, 25-18.
Maryville responded in the second set, opening with a kill from Appleby before a block by Grubbs and Gibson helped the Scots take an early 2-0 lead. Kills from Grubbs and Walton helped Maryville maintain its advantage, while Megan Fairburn recorded a service ace during the stretch. The Scots continued to build momentum, using kills from Izzy Freeman and Appleby and a service ace from Bowles to extend their lead. Maryville held Millsaps to 21 points and closed out the set with a kill from Vaiese, taking the set, 25-21.
Millsaps regained the lead in the third set, taking an early advantage before Maryville tied the score at 3-3. The teams traded points through the opening stages, with kills from Appleby and Walton helping the Scots stay within reach. Millsaps then used a scoring run to turn a 7-7 tie into a 17-7 advantage. Maryville responded with kills from Gibson and Grubbs, while Appleby added a service ace to cut into the deficit. Grubbs recorded consecutive kills during the late stretch, but the Majors maintained their lead and secured the set, 25-20.
The fourth set remained a battle, with Maryville responding after Millsaps scored the first two points. Kills from Grubbs and Lexi Davis helped the Scots keep pace, while Maryville battled back from an early deficit to tie the score at 3-3. Millsaps gradually extended its lead, but Maryville continued to fight back with kills from numerous Scots. Maryville used a late run to erase the deficit, with Walton recording consecutive kills and Appleby adding a service ace to tie the score at 23-23. Maryville reached set point at 24-23, but Millsaps answered with a kill to even the score. Grubbs gave the Scots another point with a kill, but the Majors scored the final two points to take the set, 27-25, and secure the match.
The Scots are back in action tomorrow, October 18th at 1:30 PM CT, taking on the Rhodes Lynx.
