HOOVER, Ala. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville volleyball team capped off the South Region Crossover at the Hoover Met Finley Center with a 3-0 win (26-16, 25-23, 25-23) over Lynn in a nonconference matchup on Saturday afternoon. UAH improves to 16-9, while LU dips to 5-10.
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Turning Point
- After winning the first set dominantly by a score of 25-16, UAH notched a come-from-behind 25-23 win in the second before capping off the three-set victory by another 25-23 score in the third stanza.
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Inside the Box Score
- The Chargers boasted four players with seven or more kills, led by
Anna Claire Johnson with nine successful swats.
- Sanford followed Johnson with eight kills, while both
Anna LeDuc and
Jordan Grammer had seven kills apiece.
- Defensively,
Haley Hop led the way for the Blue & White with 16 scoops, followed by LeDuc with 12 digs.
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Kirsten Giles finished with a team-high 19 assists in addition to eight digs, and was closely followed in helpers with
Sabrina Duncan with 18 assists as well as seven digs.
- The Chargers registered 12 total blocks, with Sanford posting a team-best six total blocks.
- UAH did not give up a service ace in the contest.
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Noteworthy
- This was UAH's first-ever victory over Lynn in program history.
- Sanford has notched 6.0 total blocks or more in four matches this season.
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Next Time Out
- UAH jumps back into GSC play on Tuesday with a trip to Carrollton, Georgia, to take on West Georgia at 5 p.m.
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