HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville volleyball team fell to visiting Union by a score of 3-1 (21-25, 25-22, 19-25, 16-25) on Saturday afternoon at Kelly Court at Spragins Hall in Gulf South Conference action. UAH slides to 8-12 (4-5 GSC), while UU improves to 15-5 (8-1 GSC).
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The Chargers offense was led by
Paris Morris with a team-high 16 kills on a stellar .387 hitting percentage, as she also contributed one total block on the defensive end.
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Gracie McGee joined Morris in double-digit kills with 12 of her own, while also rating third defensively on the team with seven digs.
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Tatiana Bonilla generated a team-best 13 digs against the Bulldogs, followed by
Hailey Holshouser with nine.
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Savannah Rutledge helped guide the Chargers offense with a team-high 26 assists to go along with five digs and one service ace.
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Union started out in the lead after taking a back-and-forth first set by a score of 25-22, but the Chargers rebounded to take the second by the same score at 25-22 to even the match a 1-1.
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UAH notched a .325 hitting percentage on 17 kills to lead the way to the second-set win.
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The Bulldogs regained the lead on a 25-19 win in the third, as UU broke away from UAH after the match was knotted 15-15 midway through.
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Union would go on to seal its four-set win on Saturday with a 25-16 win in the fourth.
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The Chargers look ahead to competing in the South Region Crossover next Friday and Saturday with three matches at the Finley Center in Hoover, Alabama, against Sunshine State Conference foes.