HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville volleyball team registered its 11th consecutive victory with a 3-0 win (25-16, 25-20, 25-19) over visiting Martin Methodist at Kelly Court at Spragins Hall on Tuesday in a nonconference matchup. UAH improves to 13-2, while MMC dips to 5-7.
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Turning Point
- The Chargers dominated the opening set to the tune of a 25-16 win in the first, and UAH would not look back taking the second and third sets by scores of 25-20 and 25-19, respectively, for the Tuesday night victory.
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Inside the Action
- In the early going of the first set, UAH utilized a 6-0 rally to take an 8-2 advantage over the RedHawks en route to a quick 25-16 win in the first.
- A back-and-forth affair for most of the second, UAH gained some momentum late in the set with the score tied 17-17 as the Chargers scored eight of the final 11 points to extend the match lead to 2-0.
- UAH utilized an 8-0 run midway through the third set to catapult the squad to the three-set win as the Chargers won the third and final frame by a 25-19 score.
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Inside the Box Score
- A total of eight Chargers registered at least two kills in the win, led by
Abby Brooks,
Caroline Sanford and
Kendall Scharbert who each had seven kills and hitting percentages of at least .380.
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Caroline Sanford had the highest swing rate of any Chargers with 10 or more attacks with a .500 hitting percentage, followed by Scharbert who swung .417.
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Isabelle Barnes rated second on the roster with six kills on a .417 hitting percentage, while leading the defense with four total blocks.
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Haley Hop finished with a team-high 12 digs to go along with three assists.
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Sabrina Duncan posted a team-best 20 assists along with one total blocks, two digs and two kills.
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Katie Sharp finished second to Duncan with 12 assists and had a perfect hitting percentage on four kills.
- UAH hit .326 as a team in the match, while limiting MMC to a .100 hitting percentage.
- A total of 11 Chargers had at least two digs.
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Noteworthy
- The Chargers 11 match win streak is the longest for the program since the squad rattled off 11 wins to start the 2015 season.
- UAH's .326 hitting percentage as a team is the highest so far this season.
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Next Time Out
- UAH returns to action at Kelly Court at Spragins Hall on Friday at 6 p.m. against Lee.