BLUEFIELD, Va. (Oct. 30, 2020) – The Truett McConnell University women's volleyball team battled to claim a five-set Appalachian Athletic Conference win (24-26, 25-18, 25-22, 17-25, 15-12) at Bluefield College on Friday evening. The Lady Bears, in fact, extended their winning streak to eight to improve to 9-2, 9-2 AAC on the season, while the Rams fell to 2-4, 2-4 AAC.
 
SET BY SET
The first set was the tightest race of the evening; Bluefield got out front by as many as six (13-19), the Lady Bears rallied to tie it up 22-22 but the Rams claimed their first win of the night with a pair of kills in extra points (24-26). A 5-0 scoring run by TMU ultimately put the Lady Bears in winning position as junior Bethany Ross eventually tied up the match 1-1 with a kill (25-18).
 
The third set was much like the first with the game tied at 22-22, but a Bluefield service error, a TMU service ace and a TMU kill put the Lady Bears on top for the second time (25-22). The Lady Bears went on to dig themselves a 0-7 hole and were never capable of fully recovering (17-25), which sent the match into a fifth set. A Ranavia Neal kill sparked seven unanswered points by TMU in the final set (9-3), which gave the visiting Lady Bears enough momentum to fasten their ninth AAC victory of the year (15-12).
 
LEADERS
Freshman Sonya Silecky led with an impressive double-double of 20 kills and 21 digs. Also with a double-double was senior Abby Maxwell, who was credited 45 assists and 17 digs. Fellow senior Hannah Conners added 20 digs. Ross added 10 kills, Neal had nine and freshman Jordan Roberts had seven. Neal led with a career high of nine blocks, while Katie Williamson added five and Roberts had four.
 
UP NEXT
The Lady Bears are on the road for three more AAC road games. First on the schedule is St. Andrews University on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 6:30 p.m. TMU will return home on Monday, Nov. 9, at 6:30 p.m., when they host Milligan University.