SEWANEE, Tenn. - Hendrix Volleyball, who trailed one set to none early on, escaped Sewanee, Tenn. with a thrilling five-set victory over Sewanee to remain atop the Southern Athletic Conference following Saturday's contest (20-25, 25-23, 25-12, 21-25, 16-14). The win for Hendrix is its sixth straight, surpassing the previous season long of five.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Hendrix 3, Sewanee 2
Records: Warriors 11-1, 4-0 | Sewanee 11-3, 2-2
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OF NOTE
- After hitting .065 in the opening set, Hendrix set the tone early with a 9-5 lead in the second set highlighted by a service ace by senior
Amber Melcher.
- The Warriors managed to hold Sewanee to a .000 attack percentage in set three en route to a 25-12 win.
- After losing the fourth 25 to 21, a 6 to 3 start to the fifth gave Hendrix the early advantage.
- A pair of Sewanee kills capped off a 7-2 run that gave Sewanee a 13-10 lead in the fifth.
- After calling a timeout to try and ice Sewanee on match point, Hendrix managed to record three straight points to win the fifth set 16-14 and to steal one on the road.
- Junior
Lauren Dwyer managed to hit .364 on the night to go along with 18 kills and 14 digs for the double-double.
- Sophomore
Jeanette McGrath added a team-best 27 digs on the day.
- Three Warriors recorded an attack percentage better than .360: senior
Brianna Kelly (.364), Dwyer (.364) and sophomore
Maddie Tovar .556
- As a unit, Hendrix recorded 22 blocks compared to Sewanee's nine.
WHAT WAS SAID
"First and foremost, I have the utmost respect for Nancy and what she's doing at Sewanee," Head Coach
Brittany Newberry stated. "They're a great team and fought to the very end. We definitely need to be more consistent, but a win is a win and I am proud of how my players never gave up. They believed we could win even when we were down 10-13 in the fifth and they went out and took it. That's Warrior Volleyball."
UP NEXT
Hendrix stays on the road for another back-to-back SAA contest. The Warriors travel to Danville, Kent. to take on the Colonels of Centre Sunday. Hendrix and Centre are set to begin at 11 a.m. CT.
