Volleyball Takes Third Set From Keiser On Final Day Of Tournament

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Rust College volleyball program secured its first set victory of the year with a 25-22 triumph in the third to avoid the sweep at Keiser but ultimately dropped both matchups on Saturday.

What You Need to Know:

• Game 1 Score: Keiser 3 | Rust 1
• • 12-25, 16=25, 25-22, 11-25

• Game 2 Score: (RV) St. Thomas 3 | Rust 0
• • 15-25, 11-25, 16-25

• Records: Rust (0-4, 0-0 GCAC) | Keiser (3-1, 0-0 Sun) | (RV) St. Thomas (4-1, 0-0 Sun)

• Location: West Palm Beach, Florida (Countess de Hoernle Student Life Center)

• Keiser Series History (Since 2021): Keiser Leads 1-0

• St. Thomas Series History (Since 2021): St. Thomas Leads 1-0

• Series History vs. Sun Opponents (Since 2021): Sun Leads 2-0

• Keiser Winning Streak: Keiser (W1) | Rust's Last Win: N/A

• St. Thomas Winning Streak: St. Thomas (W1) | Rust's Last Win: N/A

Rust Top Performers:

• Nyah Mason and Saraih Taylor combined for 37 assists over seven sets (5.3 p/s) on the afternoon with both of them reaching double-figures for the first time versus the Seahawks with 14 and 11, respectively.
  • Taylor was also lethal from behind the service line, fronting Rust College with a quartet of aces (0.57 p/s).

• Paige Eason went on the attack, smashing 13 kills (1.9 p/s) to lead the Lady Cats while Deja Campbell got defensive with an RC-best 12 digs (1.7 p/s).

• Haya Winfield logged five blocks with one being of the solo variety and nearly as many kills at four.

Notes:

• For the second time in four matches, the ladies from Holly Springs, Mississippi cataloged more than their opponent, seven to three, over St. Thomas.

Next:

• Volleyball now returns to the central time zone where it will remain for the rest of the regular season to face Freed-Hardeman on Tuesday evening in Henderson, Tennessee.