UAH Athletics

MONTGOMERY, Ala. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville volleyball team had its first road contests of the 2018 campaign on Friday as the squad came away with a 3-0 win over Tuskegee followed by another 3-0 victory over Southern Wesleyan to wrap up the first day of action at the AUM Tournament. UAH improves to 4-2 on the season with the pair of wins.
 
Next Time Out
- UAH wraps up play at the AUM Tournament on Saturday against Talladega at 4 p.m.
 
UAH 3, Tuskegee 0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-12)
Turning Point
- With a strong 2-0 match lead in hand for the Chargers after wins in the first and second set, UAH proceeded to seal the three-set sweep of the Tigers with a 14-0 run to close out a 25-12 victory-clinching win in the third frame.
 
Inside the Action
- Lorah Yonce led the way for the Chargers in the match-opening 25-17 win in the first set as the senior posted four kills on a .429 hitting percentage in addition to two block assists.
- UAH's attackers dominated the second set with a team .412 hitting percentage as the squad had just two attacking errors in the stanza, helping the Blue & White to a 25-15 win to lead TU 2-0.
- After Tuskegee took a 12-11 lead midway through the third set, UAH scored 14 consecutive times to seal the three-set victory as the squad hit .258 as a team and recorded a match-best six service aces in the stanza.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Seven Chargers had two kills or more, led by senior Rachel Burden with five kills on a perfect 1.000 hitting percentage.
- Both Kendall Scharbert and Yonce tied for second on the roster with four kills apiece, with both players hitting above .400 for the match.
- Isabelle Feliciano anchored the Chargers defensively with a team-high 11 digs, highlighting a total of five UAH players with two digs or more.
- Sabrina Duncan nearly recorded a double-double with 17 assists and a match-high nine service aces to go along with a pair of digs.
- Isabelle Barnes registered a team-high three total blocks, which were closely followed by Yonce's two total blocks.
- The Chargers owned a .258 hitting percentage for the match, while holding the Tigers to just a .076 swing rate.
 
Noteworthy
- Duncan's nine service aces are the most by a Charger in the rally scoring era and just one away from the program record of 10 set by Korohen Smith against Fist in the 1991 campaign.
- UAH's 14 service aces as a team are the most since a Sept. 9, 2014 matchup against Union.
 
UAH 3, Southern Wesleyan 0 (25-10, 25-21, 25-22)
Turning Point
- A dominant 25-10 victory in the first frame setup a three-set victory for the Chargers over Southern Wesleyan, as UAH went on to win the second and third frames by scores of 25-21 and 25-22, respectively.
 
Inside the Action
- The Chargers opened the first frame on a 10-4 run on the way to the 25-10 win to open the match, as UAH boasted 17 kills as a team on a .471 hitting percentage.
- UAH withstood a late push by Southern Wesleyan in the second set as the Warrior cut the Chargers lead to 20-16, but UAH held on for the 25-21 win in the stanza.
- A back-and-forth affair for the majority of the third set, UAH pulled away with the score knotted at 14-14 with a 4-0 run en route to a victory-clinching 25-22 win in the third.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Isabelle Barnes and Lorah Yonce headlined the Chargers offense against Southern Wesleyan, as the pair each totaled nine kills and hitting percentages of .500 or higher.
- Six Chargers had five kills or more in the victory, including Barnes (9), Yonce (9), Abby Brooks (7), Anna LeDuc (7), Sanbrina Duncan (6) and Caroline Sanford (5).
- In addition to six kills, Duncan registered a match-high 30 assists as well as eight digs. Her eight digs ranked second on the roster.
- Sanford and Yonce paced the UAH defense with three total blocks apiece, with Barnes and Brooks each chipping in two total blocks.
- Yonce additionally led the squad with three service aces.
- Hop anchored the Chargers defense with a team-high 15 digs, and was one of eight Chargers to have at least four scoops.
- The Chargers hit .242 as a team in the match, while limiting the Warriors to a .081 hitting percentage.
 
Noteworthy
- UAH has registered a .240 hitting percentage or higher in four of the first six matches of the season.