Franklin Springs, GA – Southern Wesleyan fell in the final match of the season to the Emmanuel Lions in a 3-0 final.

The Warriors collected 26 kills with Amber Bass leading the team with 11.  Bass was closely followed by Ashlyn Holford with 10 kills.  Ashley Sexton recorded 19 of the 26 assists.  Southern Wesleyan had five aces during the match with Jesse Soles collecting two.  Riley Young and Bass led the team in blocks with three each.  Southern Wesleyan collected 36 digs during the match.
 


Match Vitals

Final: Emmanuel 3, Southern Wesleyan 0
            Set One: Emmanuel 25, Southern Wesleyan 17
            Set Two: Emmanuel 25, Southern Wesleyan 13
            Set Three Emmanuel 29, Southern Wesleyan 27

Records: Southern Wesleyan (1-21 / CC 0-18) Emmanuel (17-13 / CC 13-5)


 
How It Happened

Set One
The Lions took the first point on a kill by Taylor Roberts, but the Warriors countered as Ashlyn Holford laid down a kill to tie it up.  Emmanuel would not let up, regaining the lead seconds later on kills by Roberts and Aleksandra Hamuda.  Southern Wesleyan persisted though as Amber Bass collected her first kill of the match, and both Holford and Ashley Sexton blocked the Lions attacks to keep the Warriors within striking distance.  The Warriors countered the Lions every attack with more kills by Bass, Holford and Tiyonnah Brown.  Trailing by four, Bass put down a kill to make the score 16-19.  However, the Lions went on to win the first set 25-17.

Set Two
Emmanuel kicked off the second set with kills by Taylor Roberts and Alaina Emminger.  The Warriors countered with kills by Ashlyn Holford and Amber Bass to come to 4-10 behind the Lions.  Southern Wesleyan continued to chip away at Emmanuel's lead with kills by Holford and Bass.  The Lions increased their attacks with kills by Emily Hanson and Aleksandra Hamuda to extend their lead to 22-12.  The Lions went on to take the second set 25-13.

Set Three
Southern Wesleyan kicked off the third set with a kill by Amber Bass to put the Warriors ahead 1-0.  However, Emmanuel countered with blocks by Taylor Roberts and Mia Cotton to allow the Lions to tie it up.  Back-to-back aces by Jesse Soles allowed the Warriors to extend their lead to 4-1.  Amber Bass delivered kills to push the Warriors lead to 6-1.  Emmanuel countered with an ace by Gabrielle McGlamery, but a kill by Tiyonnah Brown kept the Warriors on top.  A kill by Jocelyn Martin put the Lions within two of the Warriors.  The Lions pressed forward to take the lead, but a kill by Riley Young and an assisted block by Bass and Young put the Warriors back on top 15-14.  Blocks by Bass and Young allowed the Warriors to extend their lead to 20-15.  The Lions countered to take a 25-24 point advantage, but blocks by Ashlyn Holford and Trinity Eichman tied the third set up at twenty-five points apiece.  The two teams battled it out before blocks by Roberts and Cotton allowed the Lions to win the final set 29-27.