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No. 8: App State VB sweeps ULM, 3-0

By Katherine Jamtgaard. BOONE N.C. — The App State volleyball team swept ULM, 3-0 (25-20, 25-14, 28-26), on Oct. 13 at the Holmes Convocation Center. The win marked a second consecutive sweep, following last Saturday’s sweep of Georgia State. It was the team’s eighth sweep of the season.

App State returns to the Holmes Center court on Saturday, 1 p.m. for a second weekend match against the Warhawks. The Mountaineers will honor their seniors, Meghan Dombrowski, McCall Denny, Alec Quinn, Sophie Cain, and Madison Baldridge for Senior Day.

DETAILS: App State 3, ULM 0
Cain recorded her 20th career double-double, leading the team in assists (18) and digs (10). Cain also posted a team-high three aces on the night. Redshirt freshman Katie Cruise posted 13 assists as well as a kill. Junior Lulu Ambrose recorded a team-high 13 kills while Denny recorded nine. Sophomore Maya Winterhoff posted a team-high four blocks.

App State led ULM in kills (42-41), aces (4-3), blocks (6-4), and assists (36-32).

The Mountaineers took a 4-2 edge in the first set after a pair of back-to-back kills from Winterhoff and an ace from Cain. As the Warhawks tried to catch up, the Mountaineers extended the deficit to 8-5 after a kill from Ambrose. As ULM closed in on App State’s lead, cutting the deficit to 12-11, the Mountaineers went on an 8-0 run to jump ahead, 20-11. After kills from Winterhoff and freshman Ava Leahy, App state led, 23-15. An Ambrose kill brought the Mountaineers to set point (24-17). ULM held App State to three set points, but a kill from Ambrose broke through the defense and clinched the set, 25-20, for the Mountaineers.

In the second set, App State took a 6-1 lead with a 6-0 run that featured a trio of kills from freshman Delanie Grevengoed, a kill from Denny, and a block from Winterhoff/Grevengoed. App State posted two 3-0 runs shortly after, holding ULM to 15-4. A kill from junior Lauren Pledger brought App State to an 18-6 lead. A kill from Baldridge extended the deficit to 22-11. ULM chipped away at App State’s lead with a 3-0 run, but it wasn’t enough, as back-to-back kills from Ambrose closed out the set for the Mountaineers, 25-14.

ULM scored the first point of the third set and found momentum to take a 6-3 lead. The Black and Gold tied things up at 7-7 and at 13-13. App State came within one of the Warhawks’ lead after a kill from Leahy and Warhawk error (16-15). As ULM maintained its edge, App State kept pace, cutting the deficit to 23-21 after a kill from Ambrose. ULM reached set point, 24-21, but the Mountaineers answered with a kill from Ambrose, block from Pledger/Cain, and a kill from Pledger to tie things at 24 all. After ULM edged ahead, 25-24, an Ambrose kill tied things up at 25 all. ULM managed one last kill before the Mountaineers took the set (28-26) and match (3-0) after a kill from Denny and a pair of consecutive kills from Winterhoff.

ULM – Leaders
Kills Botkin, Brynn (12), Jeffus, Logan (8), Villarreal, Madeline (4)
Aces Rogers, Cameron (1), Brown, Ariana (1), Howard, Morgan (1)
Blocks Jeffus, Logan (2), Stehlin, Kylie (2), Villarreal, Madeline (1)
Assists Howard, Morgan (17), Roberson, Bailey (13), Rogers, Cameron (1)
Digs Howard, Morgan (12), Botkin, Brynn (9), Thomas, Taylor (6)
APP – Leaders
Kills Ambrose, Lulu (13), Denny, McCall (9), Winterhoff, Maya (7)
Aces Cain, Sophie (3), Cruise, Katie (1)
Blocks Winterhoff, Maya (4), Leahy, Ava (3), Pledger, Lauren (2)
Assists Cain, Sophie (18), Cruise, Katie (13), Roper, Kenady (3)
Digs Cain, Sophie (10), Roper, Kenady (9), Denny, McCall (8)
Selected Team Statistics
Game Stats ULM APP
Kills 41 42
Errors 23 9
Attempts 119 103
Hitting % .151 .320
Points 48.0 52.0
Assists 32 36
Aces 3 4
Blocks 4 6

 

SUN BELT CONFERENCE STANDINGS (through Oct. 13)
SCHOOL
DIV
DIV PCT.
CONF.
CONF. PCT.
OVERALL
OVERALL PCT.
STREAK
EAST DIVISION
James Madison 6-0 1.000 8-0 1.000 15-4 .789 W8
Coastal Carolina 7-0 1.000 7-0 1.000 12-7 .632 W7
Georgia Southern 3-2 .600 4-3 .571 14-4 .778 W1
App State 1-5 .167 2-5 .286 11-7 .611 W2
Marshall 2-3 .400 2-5 .286 10-11 .476 L4
Georgia State 2-6 .250 2-6 .250 5-14 .263 L3
Old Dominion 1-6 .143 1-6 .143 9-12 .429 L6
WEST DIVISION
South Alabama 7-0 1.000 7-0 1.000 16-3 .842 W9
Troy 5-0 1.000 7-0 1.000 9-8 .529 W8
Texas State 4-1 .800 4-3 .571 11-7 .611 W1
Louisiana 3-4 .429 3-4 .429 12-9 .571 L1
Southern Miss 2-5 .286 2-5 .286 7-11 .389 L1
Arkansas State 0-5 .000 1-6 .143 11-8 .579 L5
ULM 0-6 .000 0-7 .000 4-17 .190 L9

Team records provided by the Sun Belt Conference

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