FAIRFIELD, Ala. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville volleyball team picked up a pair of wins on Monday evening as the squad topped Miles 3-0 (25-11, 25-9, 25-3) and Talladega by 3-0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-14) as well. UAH improves to 15-7, while MC dips to 4-14 and TC slips to 6-12.
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Match One: UAH 3, Miles 0
Turning Point
- The Chargers opened the contest with a 25-11 win in the first set to take the initial lead, and the squad followed the performance with dominant wins of 25-9 and 25-3 in the second and third set, respectively, for the three-set victory.
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Inside the Box Score
- UAH boasted a .446 hitting percentage throughout the match, which includes a game-high .593 swing rate in the second set.
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Isabelle Barnes paced the UAH attack with a team-best seven kills and a .778 hitting percentage.
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Caroline Sanford and
Abby Brooks had five kills and .500 swing rates to follow Barnes offensively.
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Kirsten Giles paced the team with 15 assists, followed closely by
Sabrina Duncan with 14 assists.
- A total of 13 Chargers recorded, led by
Haley Hop with five scoops.
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Anna Claire Johnson posted a team-high three service aces.
- Sanford paced the defense with four block assists.
- UAH held Miles to a -.119 hitting percentage in the contest.
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Noteworthy
- The Chargers -.119 opponent hitting percentage in the match is a season-low, and they've held opponents to hitting percentages of .100 or lower on nine occasions.
- Barnes hitting percentage of .778 is a season-best with 7 or more kills recorded.
- UAH's team hitting percentage of .446 is a season-best.
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Match Two: UAH 3, Talladega 0
Turning Point
- UAH notched an early lead with a 25-11 win in the opening set, and followed up with a 25-14 win in the second – in which UAH registered a team hitting percentage of .522 – before claiming the three-set win with another 25-14 victory in the third frame.
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Inside the Box Score
- The Chargers boasted four players with four kills apiece, including
Isabelle Barnes,
Jessica Pascadlo,
Morgan Scott and
Kennedy Sellers.
- Sellers and
Lorah Yonce paced all UAH attackers with a perfect hitting percentage, as Yonce notched three kills in the contest.
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Sabrina Duncan registered a team-best 22 assists and seven digs.
- UAH had 6.0 total blocks in the match, paced by Barnes with 3.0 total blocks.
- Duncan was followed on the defensive end by
Haley Hop with six digs.
- The Chargers hit .349 as a team while holding the Tornadoes to a -.048 swing rate.
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Noteworthy
- UAH has recorded hitting percentages of .280 or better five times this season.
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Next Time Out
- The Chargers look ahead to the South Region Crossover this weekend with matchups slated on Friday at 12:15 p.m. against Rollins and at 4:45 p.m. against No. 4 Palm Beach Atlantic followed by a single contest on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. against Lynn.
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