CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – Columbia College volleyball (22-6, 9-0 AMC) went 2-0 Saturday at the Campbellsville Tri-Match. The Cougars rallied past Cumberland in five sets, then beat the host Tigers in four at Gosser Gymnasium.
Columbia outlasted Cumberland (14-13) 25-16, 25-17, 22-25, 23-25, 15-11, then beat Campbellsville (18-8) 15-25, 25-21, 26-24, 25-21. The win extends the Cougars' streak to 10 straight matches.
Columbia returns home Thursday, Oct. 15, to host Central Baptist at noon in the Arena of Southwell Complex for School Day in Southwell.
Columbia vs. Cumberland
Addison Burroughs was the difference from the service line. She served seven straight points, including three aces, to break a 10-10 tie in the first set. In the second set she served the final five points as Rowan Carr added three kills. In the third, Burroughs served six straight to turn an 8-10 deficit into a 14-10 lead, but Cumberland's Hailey Jones answered later with a nine-point service run to take the set 25-22. The Phoenix then edged the fourth 25-23 to force a decisive set.
Columbia led the entire fifth set. A Taylor Johnson ace made it 7-2, and Burroughs' ace pushed the lead to 12-8. Viola Giangreco ended the match with her third kill of the set. Giangreco and Isabella Kincaid each had 13 kills, Carr added 12 kills and 14 digs, and Burroughs led all players with six aces.
Stat Leaders
- Kills: Viola Giangreco (13), Isabella Kincaid (13), Rowan Carr (12)
- Assists: Hannah Vogt (22), Alexa Olson (20)
- Digs: Alexa Olson (17), Rowan Carr (14), Isabella Kincaid (14), Taylor Johnson (13)
- Blocks: Alayna Backes (4 block assists), Samira Baltazar (1 solo, 2 assists)
- Aces: Addison Burroughs (6), Taylor Johnson (4), Hannah Vogt (3)
Columbia at Campbellsville
Campbellsville used a seven-point run to take the first set 25-15. Columbia responded in the second: Burroughs served three straight points from a 10-9 lead to go up 13-9, then three more late, including two Carr kills, for a 23-18 lead in a 25-21 win. In the third, Carr served four straight points to erase a 16-12 deficit. After the Tigers tied it at 23-23, Giangreco answered with kills at 24-23 and 25-24, and Columbia took the set 26-24.
Campbellsville led 18-14 in the fourth before Columbia scored five straight, four with Alexa Olson serving, to go ahead 19-18. Kincaid added an ace at 20-19, and Hannah Vogt served out the match from 23-21. Samira Baltazar led Columbia with 14 kills on .353 hitting. Carr had a double-double with 10 kills and 11 digs, and Johnson added a match-high 21 digs.
Stat Leaders
- Kills: Samira Baltazar (14), Rowan Carr (10), Isabella Kincaid (7), Viola Giangreco (7)
- Assists: Hannah Vogt (24), Alexa Olson (16)
- Digs: Taylor Johnson (21), Isabella Kincaid (16), Alexa Olson (13), Rowan Carr (11)
- Blocks: Alayna Backes (1 solo, 4 assists), Kenedi Canty (2 solo, 3 assists)
- Aces: Hannah Vogt (3), Taylor Johnson (2)
