Anderson keys Seawolf sweep of 'Jackets
by Green & Gold News |
Anchorage (Nov. 2) 鈥� Larssen Anderson ripped 10 kills on .429 hitting and Madison Galloway recorded 16 digs Saturday to propel the 麻豆无码版 Anchorage volleyball team to its third straight win with a 25-17, 25-9, 25-20 sweep of Montana State Billings at the 麻豆无码版 Airlines Center.
The Seawolves (13-10, 7-6 Great Northwest Athletic Conference) also got seven kills apiece from Leilani Elder, Tia Allen and Katie Birtcil as they outhit the visitors .316 to .000 and outblocked them 10-1.
The Yellowjackets (7-14, 0-13) were led by nine kills from Jordan Taulua and 15 digs from libero Christine Funk as their GNAC losing streaks reached 23 overall and 25 on the road.
鈥淭hat was a good team effort to get back to playing at a high level,鈥� said UAA head coach Stacie Meisner. 鈥淲e had several people step up tonight with clutch performances, especially with having to make some late lineup adjustments. Larssen was really outstanding, switching from the right side to the outside hitter role, and Bella Burney (6 kills on .417 hitting, 5 total blocks) did well moving from the middle to the right side.鈥�
We had several people step up tonight with clutch performances, especially with having to make some late lineup adjustments.
UAA head coach Stacie Meisner
Coming into the match with seven straight sweeps of Billings since the pandemic, the Seawolves dominated the opening two sets, getting five kills and two block assists from Elder in the opener. Birtcil delivered four kills in the second as UAA outhit MSUB .370 to -.034, but the Yellowjackets would pick up their play in the third set.
After seven ties to begin the third, the Seawolves began to pull away late when Birtcil made it 20-17 with a kill. Anderson staked UAA to its first match point with her final kill, and Allen finished it off two rallies later with a spike.
Allen hit .353 and added six digs and three block assists, while Birtcil hit .294 with a pair of block assists.
Senior setter Kadyn Osborne led the match with 19 assists, while freshman setter Hannah Trotter had 10 assists and 11 digs. Freshman middle blocker Martina Riba saw her most extensive action of the season as well, finishing with two kills and four block assists.
The victory was UAA鈥檚 12th straight over MSUB, having now won 27 of the last 28 meetings.
The Seawolves close the road portion of their schedule next week with matches at Central Washington (Thur., 6 p.m. AST) and Northwest Nazarene (Sat., 11 a.m. AST). Find links to live video and stats at .