Category | Sports

Volleyball drops to Belmont in five sets

Published on October 14, 2008 by The Sentinel

    On Friday evening the KSU women’s volleyball team fell to A-Sun
Conference team, Belmont University, in the Convocation Center with a
score of 3 – 2.

    The Owls were looking to rebound from their five-game losing streak but Belmont, one of the top contenders in the A-Sun, came into the match having won their last four.

    “Everybody looks at the wins and losses,” said KSU head coach Valerie Jones. “I look at the fight.”

    The first and second sets began with Belmont dictating the pace and putting points on the board. While the Owls fought back hard, they fell in their first two sets (25–19, 25–13).

    In the third set, KSU was able to turn the game in their favor, capturing it with a score of 25-22. The fourth set stayed even until the Owls were able to pull ahead to secure a close, 25–23 win.

    After the set, the Owls’ players were ecstatic, hoping to go into the final set with the momentum on their side. However, their comeback attempt was put to rest quickly by the Bruins with a final score of 15 – 9 in the fifth set.

    Junior Chelsey Denesha led KSU in the attack with 14 kills along with redshirt sophomore Sabrita Gulley, who had 11.

    Selina O’Leary had a stellar game for the Owls on defense, earning 19 digs – the highest in the game.

    “We were really excited that we were playing well,” said freshman Rachael Albright. “We just got to work on closing it out now.”