Volleyball Falls to Queens (N.C.) on Saturday

HARTSVILLE, S.C. - The Coker University volleyball team fell in South Atlantic Conference action against Queens (N.C.) on Saturday (Oct. 26) by a score of 3-0. 

The Royals won the first set 25-20 to take a 1-0 lead in the match. The Royals jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the opening set, before eventually growing their lead to 10-2. Coker would win the next six points to get within 10-8, before the teams would play to a 15-13 lead for Queens. The Royals would go on a streak of five straight points, before Coker would get back within two at 21-19 and then 22-20. Queens would finish off the opening set from there. 

Queens would take the second set 25-14 for a 2-0 lead in the match. The two teams played to an early 3-3 tie, before Queens would win five of the next seven points to go ahead 8-5. The two teams would go back and forth for the next several points which left Queens ahead 15-11. The Royals would take control of the set by winning the next seven points before closing out the set. 

The Cobras would battle but fall in the third set by a score of 25-19. Queens would hold early leads of 5-2 and 9-4 in the set, before eventually stretching its lead to 15-7. Coker would storm back to get within 17-14, before Queens would finish off the set from there. 

Emily Everton paced the Cobras with 10 kills, while Chelsey Blume and Taylor du Bray each had six kills in the contest. Sierra Harvey contributed four kills in the match, while Alexis Kopicki and Annie Mansfield also registered kills on the day. Ashley Carson led the Cobras with 13 assists on the day, while Rami Mullen also dished out 10 assists in the match. Blume also recorded three assists on the afternoon. Blume, Olivia Cerick and Camryn Tate each recorded one service ace in the match. Camryn Tate paced the Cobras with 20 digs on the day, while Everton was the only other Cobra in double-digits with 13. Carson posted seven digs on the afternoon, while Mullen also added six. Blume contributed four, while Cerick had three and Kopicki and Gabrielle Milo each had two. Du Bray and Payton Jackson each also recorded one dig in the match. Blume led the blocking effort with three solo blocks, while Harvey also had one. Kopicki, Blume, Harvey and du Bray registered block assists on the afternoon. 

The Cobras are back in action on Tuesday (Oct. 29) when they travel to Francis Marion. First serve is set for 7:00 p.m. from Florence, S.C.

McDonald's Player of the Game - Emily Everton