CEDAR CITY, Utah - The Southern Utah University women's volleyball team emerged victorious on Saturday, Nov. 2, getting their eighth home win of the season over the Seattle Redhawks 3-0. The Thunderbirds improve to 9-14 and 5-7 in the Western Athletic Conference while the Redhawks move to 5-17 and 3-9 in WAC play.
Head Coach Kacey Nady Said:
"Today, we came ready to win as a team. We passed well, attacked well, and defended well in both blocking and floor defense. It was a full team effort, and we are proud of how we played together."
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Match Recap
The Thunderbirds came out of the gate firing, cashing in on the first four points of the match on their way to a dominant 10-3 advantage early. After a timeout from the Redhawks, Seattle began to crawl back into the set, matching Southern Utah in points before going on a 7-0 scoring run to give them a slim 14-13 lead. Despite the momentum from their opponent, SUU held serve, continuing to battle back and forth with Seattle to see the score tied at 20 late. Led by the service of Kennady Charlton, the Thunderbirds knocked off four straight points and despite a quick point by the road team, went on to claim the first set 25-21.
Set number two began much closer for both squads, with Southern Utah holding a three-point advantage early, 9-6, before notching a 4-0 run on their way to a 15-9 lead at the halfway point of the set. But the Redhawks began to fight back, getting two separate 3-0 runs of their own and getting as close as three late in the frame. With their opponent fighting back, the Thunderbirds took advantage of a service error and finally iced the set 25-20 with a block from Charlton to give her team the 2-0 match lead.
Both teams opened the third similar to the second, with the clubs battling back and forth before a 4-0 run from the home team gave them a 10-8 lead. With Seattle looking to avoid the sweep, Southern Utah began to fire on all cylinders, stringing together eight straight points and jumping on ten of 11 on their way to a 20-9 advantage late. The Redhawks looked to bounce back with a 3-0 and 4-0 scoring run, but the deficit proved too great as the Thunderbirds would take the third 25-17 and secure their seventh sweep of the season.
Up Next
Southern Utah will hit the road once again as the team heads to Texas for a rematch against the Tarleton State Texans. The match is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 7 and first serve is set for 5:00 p.m. MT.
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