Volleyball falters against Rust College
The Wiley College volleyball team was unable to put together consecutive victories at it fell in four sets against Rust College (25-13, 17-25, 26-24, 25-16) Saturday in a Gulf Coast Athletic Conference match at Alumni Gymnasium.
The Lady Wildcats (1-6, 1-1 GCAC) were outhit .168 to .043 and 42-36 in kills. They gave up 11 service aces while putting down four. However, Wiley College only made six service errors while it benefited from 12 by the Lady Bearcats.
Rejinah Hickman put up a career-high 19 kills on 38 attempts. She hit .342 for the match and added two service aces. Shyla Starks followed with six kills. LeAndria Jackson had her most productive match of the season with 20 assists. Kyra Woods contributed 10 assists and eight digs. Nadia Cortez recorded her third double-digit dig match with 17. Zykeya Hunt recorded a solo block and an assist.
The first set was controlled by Rust College as it put down nine kills and only made on error. The Lady Wildcats only put down seven kills and made eight errors. They fell behind by as many as 11 and were unable to recover.
Wiley College reversed its fortune in the second set – putting down 11 kills and only making five errors. It limited Rust College to nine kills and forced them into 11 errors. Hickman sparked a seven-point rally with a kill. The Lady Bearcats made four straight attack errors, Johna Davis and Hunt got kills to increase the margin to six. An attack error and a set error clinched the set for the Lady Wildcats and evened the match.
In the third set, the Lady Wildcats fell behind and trailed by as many as six. Down by two and facing set point, Brayleigh Mitchell got a kill and an attack error by Rust tied the set. Wiley College was unable to complete the rally. A set error and an attack error put Rust in front.
Needing a victory to force a fifth set, the Lady Wildcats were unable to stop the Lady Bearcats' attack. They allowed 14 kills and were only able to force three errors. Wiley College put down eight kills but also made eight errors.
The Lady Wildcats will travel to Talladega on Thursday for a tri-match against the host Tornadoes and NCAA Institution Clark-Atlanta University.
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