LAGRANGE, Ga. – The LaGrange College women's volleyball team lost in four sets to visiting Belhaven University in Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) action on Tuesday evening at the Mariotti Gymnasium in LaGrange, Georgia.
THE BASICS
Score: Belhaven 3, LaGrange (23-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-19)
Records: Panthers 14-10, 7-4 CCS | Blazers 11-11, 6-4 CCS
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Down 23-20 in the first set, the Panthers got the serve back off a clutch kill by LaGrange junior outside hitter Ella Sprouse (Sneads, Fla.). Junior setter Julia Damico (North Port, Fla.) took over, holding serve on the next four rallies as the hosts rallied to claim the opening stanza.
- Down 23-18 in the third set, the Panthers battled back with a kill by sophomore right-side hitter Alex Krabs (Boynton Beach, Fla.) and an ace by Sprouse. But the Blazers' sophomore middle blocker Tarryn Woodall (Moody, Ala.) picked up the kill then held serve on the set point.
- LaGrange took a 10-9 lead in the fourth behind an ace by sophomore middle-blocker Kaitlyn Smith (Buckeye, Ariz.). But Belhaven reeled off six straight points to ultimately pull away.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Krabs led the Panthers with 17 kills and 11 digs over four sets. Smith was a force at the net and with her serve, with ten kills, six total blocks and three aces. Sprouse posted eight kills and a team-high 18 digs.
- LaGrange freshman middle-blocker Jade Furr (Prescott, Ariz.) posted a career-high seven block assists.
- Woodall posted 22 kills and 15 digs to lead the Blazers.
UP NEXT
- LaGrange is back on the court on Thursday when they host Agnes Scott College in a 7:00 p.m. match.
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