HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville fifth-seeded volleyball team punched its ticket to the 2022 Gulf South Conference Championships quarterfinal round with a 3-1 win (13-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-22) over eighth-seeded Shorter on Monday night at Kelly Court at Spragins Hall. UAH improves to 16-15, while SU slides to 15-18.
 
UAH moves on to take on fourth-seeded Montevallo in the GSC tournament quarterfinals on Friday at 11 a.m. on the campus of top-seeded West Florida in Pensacola, Florida.
 
The Chargers offense featured five players with six kills or more on Monday, led by Gracie McGee's team-leading 13 successful swats.
 
Ally Kennis rated second on the team with nine kills on a .273 hitting percentage, with freshmen Caroline Moyer and Kaila Sisk each contributing eight kills. Kennis and Sisk tied for the team lead with .273 swing rates.
 
Savannah Rutledge helped guide the Chargers offense with 39 assists, as she nearly achieved a double-double with the third most digs on the night for UAH with nine.
 
Tatiana Bonilla led the defense with a team-high 16 digs, with Hailey Holshouser rating second on the squad with 14 scoops.
 
Shorter opened up the contest with a 25-13 win over UAH, but the Chargers would rebound in the second set by capitalizing on a late six-point run that propelled the squad to the match-tying 25-22 win.
 
UAH generated distance from Shorter late in the third set by scoring five of the final six points in the stanza to win 25-19 and take the match lead.
 
The Hawks slimmed the Chargers advantage late in the fourth set to 21-19, but UAH held on to clinch the victory on a 25-22 win in the frame.
 
This is the UAH volleyball program's first win in the GSC tournament since topping Lee 3-0 in the 2018 quarterfinals.