CONWAY, Ark. – Central Arkansas volleyball ended its weekend with a 3-0 loss to Boston College, unable to beat a number of accidents on the beginning lineup.
Sophomore Ella Chaney led the Sugar Bears with 10 kills, her first double-digit effort of the season. Caylan Koons and Sophie Skinner mixed for 20 assists, and Alexis McDaniel led the crew with 14 digs.
The Eagles burst out of the gates within the first set, punching Central Arkansas within the mouth with a fast 10-5 burst. Despite a timeout to settle the crew, the Sugar Bears by no means actually regained their footing within the first set, giving up a pair of 5-0 runs later within the set to drop the opening stanza.
The second set began out like it will be extra of the identical, as Boston College began with a 10-6 opening. But a 7-1 run, highlighted by stout protection, pulled the Sugar Bears proper again into the set, giving the house crew a 13-11 lead halfway by means of the set. Both sides scored 5 of the subsequent ten factors, and shortly, it was 20-20, then 21-21, 22-22, forwards and backwards the groups went. Brinley Burdette hit an ace to place the Sugar Bears in set level, however Boston College fought out of it, sending the groups on a rollercoaster of 2-0 spurts that landed the groups in 5 mixed set factors earlier than the Eagles lastly received the final level.
Central Arkansas and Boston College continued the back-and-forth play within the third set, buying and selling the lead again and again because the scores climbed. Chaney had 4 of her kills within the set to maintain the Sugar Bears in it, however quickly, the Eagles discovered themselves up 23-18. Chaney spiked one to get service again, Samantha Cousins added three-straight kills, and similar to that, the set was tied at 23-23. But sadly for the shorthanded Sugar Bears, BC completed the job with back-to-back kills to finish the match.
The Sugar Bears are again in motion subsequent weekend, going to Chicago for a event at Chicago State. Central Arkansas performs the Cougars on Friday at 12 p.m.