BANNER ELK, N.C. – In a nonconference match against rival Lees-McRae College, the King University women's volleyball team came away with another sweep for their 10th straight victory.
Georgia Davis posted her second double-double of the week to lead the Tornado to the 3-0 victory.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: King 3, Lees-McRae 0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-22)
LOCATION: Williams Gymnasium; Banner Elk, N.C.
RECORDS: King 13-2; Lees-McRae 8-6
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Set
- King jumped out to a 4-0 lead behind a kill from Brittney Ramsey and a Katie Harless ace.
- The lead swelled to 7-1 following a kill and ace from Julie Ward and a Hailee Blankenship kill.
- However, Lees-McRae worked their way back and evened the score at 10 before King regained a 14-11 lead following another Harless ace.
- The Tornado used five straight points, capped by a Davis ace to take a 21-16 lead before a block from Ramsey and Ward gave King the 25-18 victory.
Second Set
- King used a pair of kills, ace and a block to score four straight points and take an early 5-3 lead in the second set.
- However, the Bobcats countered and gained a 7-6 lead with three straight points as they held that advantage for the majority of the set.
- Kayley Holtzclaw sparked a 6-0 King run that vaulted the Tornado from a 17-15 deficit to a 21-17 lead with a kill.
- Blankenship capped the run with consecutive kills before Ward gave King the 25-21 victory with another kill.
Third Set
- Lees-McRae scored the first three points and held the advantage in the early going.
- The teams traded 3-0 runs in the middle of the set before a 4-0 King run gave the Tornado the separation they needed late in the set.
- Ramsey and Blankenship came up with kills on the run that gave King an 18-15 lead.
- Holtzclaw, Blankenship and Allie Zimmerman recorded three straight kills before an ace from Davis gave King a 22-16 lead.
- Lees-McRae fought back to pull within two, but Holtzclaw came up with a kill to give King the 25-22 win and 3-0 victory.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Blankenship led the Tornado with 11 kills while Ward followed with nine kills and 13 digs.
- Holtzclaw chipped in with eight kills, hitting .357 and adding four blocks.
- Ramsey added six blocks and five kills.
- Davis handed out 19 assists and added 10 digs.
- Abigail Shaffer posted 10 digs while Harless registered 17 assists.
FOR THE FOES
- Hanna Steckler led Lees-McRae with eight kills while Alivia Larson followed with seven.
- Caitlyn Smirne followed with six kills and 14 digs.
- Carlee Allbaugh recorded 14 assists while Lauren Xayavong accounted for 15 digs.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The 10-match winning streak is the longest since King won 12 straight in 2013. That season the Tornado also had a 19-match winning streak.
UP NEXT
- The teams square off again on Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. in the Student Center Complex in Bristol, Tenn.
