HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville volleyball team wrapped up play at the 2019 Charger Classic presented by the Huntsville Sports Commission on Saturday at Kelly Court at Spragins Hall with a 3-2 loss to Ouachita Baptist followed by a 3-0 win over Southern Wesleyan. UAH is now 7-1 in 2019.
 
Next Time Out
- UAH hits the road for the first time in 2019 next Friday and Saturday with four matches slated in Jackson, Tennessee, as GSC-member Union hosts the invitational.
 
OBU 3, UAH 2 (19-25, 15-25, 25-21,25-19, 8-15)
 
Turning Point
- After UAH forced a fifth set with a 25-19 win in the fourth, Ouachita Baptist opened the final frame on a 7-1 run on the way to the match-clinching 15-8 win for the Tigers.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Isabell Barnes and Abby Brooks shared the team lead in kills with 14 apiece in the contest.
- Barnes had a strong performance on the defensive end as well with a team-high nine total blocks.
- Brooks nearly achieved a double-double with nine digs in addition to her 14 kills.
- Sabrina Duncan notched a double-double with a team-best 40 assists and 19 digs against the Tigers.
- Shayla Libby finished second to Duncan with 13 digs, followed by Eden Pafford who rated third on the squad with 10 digs.
- Libby additionally registered four assists to pace the Chargers.
- Six Chargers had two kills or more, while seven UAH players had five-plus digs.
 
Noteworthy
- Duncan's double-double was her third of the season, and her 19 digs were a career-high for the junior.
- Libby has totaled two or more service aces in six of the first seven matches of 2019.
 
UAH 3, SWU 0 (25-18, 25-11, 25-15)
 
Turning Point
- UAH closed out the first set on a 9-1 run for the 25-18 win, as the squad did not look back with dominant wins by scores of 25-11 in the second and 25-15 in the third to seal the three-set victory.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Kendall Scharbert led the Chargers attack overall with six kills to go along with a .353 hitting percentage.
- Four Chargers posted five kills in the win, including Isabelle Barnes, Abby Brooks, Hannah Lawless and Ally Kennis.
- Caroline Sanford recorded four kills with a team-best .571 hitting percentage.
- Shayla Libby, Sabrina Duncan and Kennedy Sellers each registered eight digs in the match to lead the defense.
- Katie Sharp notched a team-high 15 assists, followed by Duncan's 12 helpers.
- Brooks, Barnes and Emma Jarrett each had two service aces against the Warriors.
- UAH owned a team hitting percentage of .273, while limiting SWU to a .000 swing rate over three sets.
 
Noteworthy
- Scharbert has five or more kills in three straight matches.
- UAH's .000 opponent hitting percentage in the match is the lowest by an opponent this season.