COLUMBIA, Mo. – Columbia College volleyball (23-6, 10-0 AMC) swept Central Baptist (3-18, 0-9 AMC) 25-12, 25-12, 25-18 on Thursday afternoon at the Arena of Southwell Complex. The Cougars have now won 11 straight matches and remain unbeaten in AMC play.
Columbia stays home for next Wednesday's CC Tri-Match, facing Harris-Stowe State in AMC play and then Central Methodist.
The Cougars hit .425 in the first set, with 18 kills against one attack error. Holding an 8-4 lead, Columbia scored four straight points with Isabella Kincaid serving, two of them on kills by Rowan Carr and Viola Giangreco, to go up 12-4. Taylor Johnson and Alexa Olson added serving runs that stretched the lead to 22-10, and Columbia closed the set 25-12.
Hannah Vogt opened the second set with three straight points on her serve, two coming on Samira Baltazar kills. Vogt later served three more in a row to turn a 10-7 lead into 13-7. Johnson then hit back-to-back aces in a four-point run that made it 20-10. Heather Bana added a block and a kill late, and the Cougars took the set 25-12.
Central Baptist led 9-5 early in the third set before Columbia scored five straight points. Kincaid started the run with a kill, and Addison Burroughs served the next four, including two aces, to put the Cougars ahead 10-9. The set was tied at 10, 11 and 12 before a Kenedi Canty kill gave Columbia the lead for good. Leading 19-17, Olson served five straight points to make it 24-17, and Canty ended the match with a kill.
Baltazar led all players with 11 kills on .364 hitting, while Carr added nine kills and 15 digs. Canty hit .667 with eight kills and no errors, and Kincaid added eight kills, 10 digs and two solo blocks. Johnson had a match-high 18 digs, and Columbia hit .336 while holding Central Baptist to .058 hitting.
Stat Leaders
- Kills: Samira Baltazar (11), Rowan Carr (9), Kenedi Canty (8), Viola Giangreco (8), Isabella Kincaid (8)
- Assists: Alexa Olson (20), Hannah Vogt (20)
- Digs: Taylor Johnson (18), Rowan Carr (15), Isabella Kincaid (10)
- Blocks: Kenedi Canty (3 block assists), Isabella Kincaid (2 solo, 1 assist), Viola Giangreco (2 block assists)
- Aces: Taylor Johnson (2), Addison Burroughs (2)
