BOLIVAR, Mo. – The Harding volleyball crew cut up its matches Friday at the Southwest Baptist Classic, falling to Christian Brothers in 5 units (12-25,21-25,25-22,25-23,15-11) earlier than rallying to defeat host Southwest Baptist, additionally in 5 units (25-22,24-26,25-18,14-25,16-14).
Harding improves to 4-2 on the season.
Christian Brothers improves to 2-3 and Southwest Baptist falls to 2-3.
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS MATCH
The Harding volleyball crew began sturdy Friday, successful the primary two units earlier than Christian Brothers rallied to take the ultimate three for a 3-2 victory at the Southwest Baptist Classic.
Ella Drake led Harding capturing a double-double with 11 kills and 12 digs. Rauly Eason hit for a team-high .368 with 9 kills and 4 blocks. Payton Hilmer completed with 10 kills and three blocks. Philomina Klotz led Harding at the web with six blocks.
Olivia Wiedower led the Lady Bisons with 37 assists. Maddie Burrough had a career-high 20 digs with three service aces and 7 assists.
As a crew, Harding outhit Christian Brothers .186 to .124 and had 10 crew blocks in contrast to the Buccaneers’ seven.
Here is a set-by-set breakdown of the match:
· Set 1: Harding 25, Christian Brothers 12: Harding dominated the primary set from the beginning, taking an early 6-0 lead with a mixture of Christian Brothers’ errors and a kill by Philomina Klotz. The Lady Bisons prolonged their lead to 13-2 with sturdy play from Olivia Wiedower, who had two service aces, and Rauly Eason and Payton Hilmer, who every had two kills. Leading 21-11, Harding scored 4 of the subsequent 5 factors to win 25-12.
· Set 2: Harding 25, Christian Brothers 21: Trailing 8-6, Harding went on a 10-5 run on 5 kills to lead 16-13. The Lady Bisons had three set factors earlier than a kill by Rauly Eason to give Harding the win.
· Set 3: Christian Brothers 25, Harding 22: The Buccaneers mounted their comeback within the third set, which featured eight tie scores and three lead adjustments. Harding led early 8-5, however Christian Brothers battled again to tie the rating at 12. Tied at 12, the Buccaneers took their first lead of the match at 13-12. Harding tied the set once more at 20-20, however Christian Brothers went on to win, 25-22.
· Set 4: Christian Brothers 25, Harding 23 The fourth set was one other tight affair with 13 ties and 6 lead adjustments. Harding led 11-9 on a kill by Rauly Eason earlier than Christian Brothers went on a 5-1 run to take a 14-12 lead, forcing a Harding timeout. Trailing 22-20, Harding went on a 3-0 run to take a 23-22 lead. Christian Brothers scored the subsequent three factors on two kills and an ace to win 25-23.
· Set 5: Christian Brothers 15, Harding 11 In the ultimate set, Christian Brothers capitalized on Harding errors to bounce out to a 5-1 lead. The Lady Bisons fought again and took a 11-9 lead on 4 kills. The Buccaneers went on a 6-0 run on two kills and two aces to win the set 15-11.
Christian Brothers was led by Ella Schumacher, who had a match-high 16 kills and 11 digs.
SOUTHWEST BAPTIST MATCH
The Harding volleyball crew defeated Southwest Baptist in a five-set thriller at the Southwest Baptist Classic on Friday. The Lady Bisons had been led by Jacey Lambert who had 19 kills. Ella Drake added a double-double with 17 kills and 10 digs.
Setter Olivia Wiedower had with 41 assists, 13 digs, and a service ace. The Lady Bisons had been led on protection by Carter Fouche who had 14 digs. Maddie Burrough added 13 digs and Avery Stanfill had 11.
Here is a set-by-set breakdown of the match:
· Set 1 (Harding 25, Southwest Baptist 22): Harding began sturdy, taking the primary set. The Lady Bisons noticed a balanced assault and capitalized on Southwest Baptist’s assault errors late within the set to seal the win.
· Set 2 (Southwest Baptist 26, Harding 24): The Bearcats fought again in a good second set. Southwest Baptist took a commanding 16-10 lead, however Harding rallied to tie the set at 18. The groups traded factors to the tip, however the Bearcats took the ultimate three factors to safe the win.
· Set 3 (Harding 25, Southwest Baptist 18): Harding regained momentum, successful the set with a formidable .400 hitting share. The Lady Bisons went on a 6-0 run to take a 16-14 lead and closed out the set with a 9-3 run, with the ultimate level approaching a block from Rauly Eason and Olivia Wiedower.
· Set 4 (Southwest Baptist 25, Harding 14): Leading 13-12, Southwest Baptist went on a 10-0 run to lead 23-12. The Bearcats went on to win 25-14.
· Set 5 (Harding 16, Southwest Baptist 14): The remaining set was a back-and-forth battle. Southwest Baptist took a 9-6 lead, however the Lady Bisons clawed again. Trailing 13-10, Harding went on a 6-1 run on three kills to win the set, 16-14.
The Lady Bisons will probably be again in motion Saturday taking over Union at 11:45 a.m., and Missouri Southern at 4:45.