Stephen F. Austin
8-2
Stetson
6-3
SFA Wins Fourth Straight, Slams Stetson 3-1
9/8/2018 7:11:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Coleman collects 15 kills, Redmond ties career high with 19 digs
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Shelton Gym continued to be a house of horrors for SFA volleyball's opponents as the Ladyjacks received a game-high 15 terminations from senior outside hitter Haley Coleman and a nine-kill, 19-dig outing from senior outside hitter Peyton Redmond en route to a 3-1 victory over Atlantic Sun Conference adversary Stetson Saturday afternoon in The Fredonia Hotel/Holiday Inn Express SFA Invitational.
SFA improved to 4-0 at home and ran its winning streak to four matches as well with its victory over the Hatters. The Ladyjacks also improved to 3-0 all-time against the A-Sun institution.
SET ONE | SFA 21, Stetson 21
• Things went back and forth between the Ladyjacks and Hatters throughout the majority of the opening frame before the hosts used a strong closing surge to take a 1-0 lead.
• Coming out of the gates strong, Stetson notched four of the first five points on a pair of kills and a pair of rejections but the Ladyjacks responded with a 5-1 run featuring a trio of terminations from Coleman and one of McKenzie Brewer's two service aces.
• The squads swapped runs and the last surge from Stetson came when the Hatters reeled off three uncontested point to knot matters at 18 before SFA took control.
• Coleman and Makenzee Hanna teamed up for the last of SFA's two blocks in the set to break the 18-18 deadlock. That rejection represented the starting point of a 7-3 run where Marisabel Torres fired in an ace and three Ladyjacks added kills to put the Hatters away.
• SFA hit .191 in the opening frame while Stetson's attacking clip stood at .145.
SET TWO | SFA 25, Stetson 12
• Keeping their proverbial foot firmly against the gas pedal, SFA raced out to a 12-6 lead. The Ladyjacks' efforts were helped along by the Hatters who committed four unforced errors during that initial surge. From the service line, Brewer and Ann Hollas each delivered an ace to keep the Ladyjacks rolling.
• The Hatters never shrank the Ladyjacks' lead to less than six points the rest of the way and during a 9-1 run to end the set four Ladyjacks pounded down kills.
• SFA's offensive efficiency reached its peak in the frame as the Ladyjacks hit .357. Stetson, on the other hand, collected just nine kills on 35 swings against nine errors to finish with an attack percentage of .000 for the set.
SET THREE | Stetson 25, SFA 14
• With their sights set on a sweep, the Ladyjacks had to put victory on hold for a set after Stetson came out swinging. After Hanna and Coleman teamed up for a rejection that increased SFA's lead to 7-5, the Hatters answered with a 10-2 run to take control.
• Four unforced SFA errors contributed points to Stetson's run while three Hatters connected on kills to help their squad take a 15-9 lead.
• Hao Jin keyed the Hatters' final surge of the frame by accumulating four kills on a 7-2 run that finished the set and spoiled SFA's shutout bid. The Ladyjacks never got going on offense and hit just .029.
SET FOUR | SFA 25, Stetson 16
• After sputtering in the third, SFA regained its footing in the fourth and finished off the Hatters. Corin Evans, Daron and Hanna each registered kills and Redmond added a service ace during the Ladyjacks' 5-2 run to begin the final frame.
• Stetson utilized a 6-2 surge to go ahead 8-7 but once Hollas got on the service line SFA retook the lead for good. The junior aced the Hatters twice during a 6-0 run that put the home team ahead 13-8.
• Stetson never regained the lead and though the Hatters trimmed SFA's lead to 16-12 the Ladyjacks reeled off five straight points culminating with a kill from Brewer to go up 21-12. Freshman Sabrina Monaco ended the set and the match by firing in SFA's eighth ace of the tilt.
KEY PERFORMERS/STATS OF NOTE
• Redmond's 19 digs tied a career high for the product of Liberty Hill, Texas, and also signified an SFA high in a match so far this season.
• Leading the way for the Hatters was Charlotte Earnhart who provided a great scoring punch on the outside to compliment Jin's presence in the middle. Earnhart's kill total stood at a match-high 15 at the conclusion of the non-conference tilt and she turned in the Hatters' lone ace.
• Jin hit .296 and put in another 12 terminations for Stetson. The Preseason Atlantic Sun Defensive Player of the Year amassed a trio of block assists to lead all Hatter players.
• Outside of a third set where they hit .382, the Hatters found it difficult to get going against the Ladyajcks' defense. SFA held the Atlantic Sun squad to a hitting percentage of under .145 in three of the four frames.
• SFA owned a 13-8 edge in blocks and a sizable 8-1 advantage in the service ace department.
COMING UP NEXT
• SFA takes aim at its first five-match winning streak of the season when the Ladyjacks do battle with Grambling State in the final match of The Fredonia Hotel/Holiday Inn Express SFA Invitational. First serve inside Shelton Gym is set for 5:00 p.m.
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