PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Truett McConnell women's volleyball (20-8, 10-4 AAC) dropped a Friday night contest in straight sets to Pikeville (20-3, 13-0 AAC).
Elizabeth Cook led the Lady Bears in kills with six on the night while
Adleigh Schwier was the dig leader with nine.
Both teams started the first set tied at 4-4 before UPIKE went on a 13-1 scoring run to take control of the set. Truett was only able to force the set within ten late before a final kill by Cassidy Rivas ended the set and made it 1-0 Pikeville in the match.
The home team advanced with the momentum in the second set, leading 13-3 early. The Lady Bears made it a nine-point deficit midway through the set, but eight of the last 11 points went in favor of the home squad the result in a 2-0 lead.
With an 8-1 Bear advantage in set three, TMU responded with a 5-0 run to cut the lead to two. With Pikeville up 13-8, the hosts only allowed a single point throughout the rest of the match as they won the final set by a margin of 14 points.
Truett will try to rebound tomorrow morning with an 11 a.m. start time at Bluefield.
