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Covenant College Scots
team
Jack Lewis
1
East Tex. Baptist ETBU 1-1,0-0 ASC
3
Winner Covenant COV 1-0,0-0 CCS
East Tex. Baptist ETBU
1-1,0-0 ASC
1
Final
3
Covenant COV
1-0,0-0 CCS
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
East Tex. Baptist ETBU 20 24 25 23 (1)
Covenant COV 25 26 13 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Hannah Haerer Sets Career-High in Total Blocks in Opening Night Win

ATLANTA, Ga. - Covenant opened up its season with a trip to the Jenny McDowell Invitational at Emory. Its first of three games was against East Texas Baptist and the Scots took down the Tigers in their first-ever meeting. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP: 

Final: Covenant 3, East Texas Baptist 1
Records: Covenant (1-0), East Texas Baptist (0-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

  • The Scots scored six of the last eight points in the first set to take a 1-0 lead.
  • Rachel Bartlett ended the first set with back-to-back service aces to take the set 25-20.
  • Covenant opened up a 7-2 advantage early on in the second set, behind four kills from Kyla Bailey. 
  • ETBU slowly scratched its way back, eventually fighting off four set points to tie the set at 24. 
  • The Scots responded though with a kill from Hannah Haerer then a bad set from the Tigers gave them the 26-24 set win and a 2-0 lead.
  • The Tigers jumped out to a 11-5 lead in the third set and never looked back.
  • Finding its rhythm, ETBU cruised to a 25-13 win in the third set, but still trailed Covenant 2-1.
  • After dropping a set, the Scots found back its strong play with a 9-2 start in their favor to begin the fourth set. 
  • ETBU didn't quit, battling back to tie the set at 12 and going back and forth with Covenant to later put the set at 21-21.   
  • An attack error and two consecutive kills from Bartlett puts the Scots on match point. 
  • Another attack error from the Tigers clinched the set 25-23 for Covenant and a 3-1 victory. 
GAME NOTES:
  • Covenant moves to 1-0 all-time against ETBU.
  • At the net, Haerer had a career-high 10 total blocks. 
  • Emma Kalbfleisch and Bailey led the attack for Covenant with 16 kills and 13 kills, respectively.
  • Bartlett also showed her game with 36 assists. 
  • In defense, Sarah Jennings had 14 digs in her first collegiate match. 
UP NEXT: The Scots play two games tomorrow in Atlanta against Greensboro College and Greenville University with start times of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
 

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