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.
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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)
Team records provided by the Sun Belt Conference
