Elon sweeps past Mountaineers 3-0
by Staff Reports
lleyball fell in three sets to Southern Conference rival Elon on Friday at Alumni Gym.
The Mountaineers (5-19, 2-9 SoCon) suffered their sixth-straight conference road loss as the Phoenix (13-13, 6-5) won by set scores of 25-19, 28-26 and 25-23.
Elon grabbed an early lead in the first set before the Mountaineers battled back to take a one-point lead, but it would be short-lived as the Phoenix used several late runs to pull out the first-set win.
The second set saw a back-and-forth battle that went to extra points and featured four lead changes. After falling behind by seven points (16-9) early in the set, Appalachian State battled back to take the lead and had a chance to win the set with a 24-22 lead late.
Elon was able to kill the Mountaineers’ momentum with three-straight points to take a 25-24 lead and hung out for the 28-26 second-set win.
The third and final set saw another tight contest as neither team was able to distance itself from the other. Appalachian State held a 21-20 lead late in the set, but the Phoenix battled back to take a 25-23 third-set victory and a 3-0 sweep.
Dalton Tolliver led the Mountaineers with 16 kills, while both Lauren Gray and Jacqui Spurgeon each had eight kills. Lauren Brown dished out 25 assists and Courtney Rhein added 13 digs defensively.
Megan Gravley led Elon with 13 kills while Chanelle Smith collected 11.
The Mountaineers (5-19, 2-9 SoCon) suffered their sixth-straight conference road loss as the Phoenix (13-13, 6-5) won by set scores of 25-19, 28-26 and 25-23.
Elon grabbed an early lead in the first set before the Mountaineers battled back to take a one-point lead, but it would be short-lived as the Phoenix used several late runs to pull out the first-set win.
The second set saw a back-and-forth battle that went to extra points and featured four lead changes. After falling behind by seven points (16-9) early in the set, Appalachian State battled back to take the lead and had a chance to win the set with a 24-22 lead late.
Elon was able to kill the Mountaineers’ momentum with three-straight points to take a 25-24 lead and hung out for the 28-26 second-set win.
The third and final set saw another tight contest as neither team was able to distance itself from the other. Appalachian State held a 21-20 lead late in the set, but the Phoenix battled back to take a 25-23 third-set victory and a 3-0 sweep.
Dalton Tolliver led the Mountaineers with 16 kills, while both Lauren Gray and Jacqui Spurgeon each had eight kills. Lauren Brown dished out 25 assists and Courtney Rhein added 13 digs defensively.
Megan Gravley led Elon with 13 kills while Chanelle Smith collected 11.