PHILIPPI, W.Va. – Glenville captured the first set Saturday night at Alderson-Broaddus, and had a pair of set points to possibly take a 2-1 set lead. But in the end, the Battlers came out on top, winning the Mountain East Conference volleyball match in four sets; 28-30, 25-19, 30-28, 25-13.
In the first set, Glenville was down early on, and still behind at 12-15, but the Lady Pioneers responded with a 10-4 run to establish a 20-19 lead. Down the stretch of the epic set, each fought off set points from the other, until GSC finally prevailed 30-28.
A-B responded in the second set, and held the lead for most all of the frame, but GSC kept it close throughout. In the end, the Battlers closed strong to win 25-19. This set the stage for the third set, which had just as much drama as the first. GSC had the upper hand for most of this set, and led 22-18 late. But the Battlers produced a 7-2 run to lead 25-24, and holding service at set point. Glenville won that point on a strong rally, and went on to have two set points of their own. Unfortunately for the Pioneer faithful, A-B held of those points, and came back to win the exciting set 30-28.
Alderson-Broaddus carried this momentum into the fourth set, and blitzed to a 16-6 lead. They were able to hold this advantage and close the match 25-13.
Karlei Shaver led the way offensively with a season-high 22 kills.
Skylar Mace and
Sydney Goodrich each recorded eight.
Julia King registered 19 assists, with Sarah Grainger adding 15. Goodrich led the service game with a team-high four aces, followed by Mace,
Lindsay Winkler, and
Hannah McKown all with two.
Defensively, Winkler and
Madison Shepherd each produced nine digs, while McKown and Shaver each had seven. King, Shaver, and
Lily Emerson all posted three total blocks. As a team, GSC recorded 15 total blocks.
Coach Kevin John's Glenville squad falls to 2-16 overall, and 0-12 in Mountain East Conference play. Alderson-Broaddus improves to 6-13 overall, and 2-10 in the league.
Glenville remains on the road for their next match, traveling to Southern Division leader West Virginia State on Tuesday night.
