PHOTO GALLERYHUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville volleyball team swept Lee 3-0 (26-24, 25-12, 25-18) on Friday night at Kelly Court at Spragins Hall to open the home Gulf South Conference slate. UAH improves to 11-0, 2-0 GSC, while LU dips to 4-2, 0-1 GSC.
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The Chargers 11-0 record to start the season matches the program's best start to a season, which was set in the 1990 season with 11 consecutive victories.
Lee maintained a lead through the majority of the first set, including a 22-18 advantage late in the stanza. However, the Chargers would fight for a 5-0 run to take a 23-22 lead before eventually adding consecutive points for a 26-24 win in the initial frame.
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Kendall Knisley and two-time GSC Freshman of the Week
Anna LeDuc paced the Chargers attack – which hit .378 for the stanza – with four kills and a .444 swing rate each.
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The Blue and White went on to dominate the second set, hitting a collective .417 and holding Lee to a .057 swinging percentage.
Anna Claire Johnson led the Chargers in the stanza with four kills, while
Kirsten Giles totaled 10 of her 33 assists on the night.
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UAH controlled much of the third set utilizing an early 5-0 run to own a seven-point advantage at 12-5 over the Flames. Lee rebounded to bring the score within two, trailing the Chargers 17-15, but a four-point run by UAH extended the lead to 21-15. The Blue and White would later end the match on block assists by
Rachel Brugman – who had a team-high four block assists – and Johnson.
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Overall on the night, UAH totaled a .351 hitting percentage led by
Anna LeDuc with 11 kills on a .435 swing rate. Johnson also tallied 11 kills on the night with a .333 hitting percentage. Defensively, Giles registered a team-best 12 digs to go along with 33 assists for her fifth double-double of the season.
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UAH will be back in action against Shorter tomorrow at Spragins Hall. First serve slated for 2 p.m.
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