Ladyjacks Rebound in Four Sets Versus Utah Valley State

Friday, October 22

Phoenix, Arizona

5:00 PM

Stephen F. Austin

14-5,5-2WAC

Utah Valley

10-9,5-3WAC

Utah Valley

SFA

Ladyjacks Rebound in Four Sets Versus Utah Valley State

10/22/2021 9:29:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

PHOENIX, AZ -- The SFA Volleyball team wasted little time getting back in the win column, taking down Utah Valley State in four sets on Friday at the Phoenix POD event, winning by scores of 25-21, 18-25, 25-17, 25-23. SFA improves to 14-5 overall and 5-2 in WAC play with the result.

The 'Jacks hit .238 as a team, compiling 57 kills on the day..

SET ONE
The 'Jacks opened up the match by taking a quick 3-0 led in the opening set, beginning with a kill by Kelsey Harrington and a Bryli Contreras service ace. Later, after UVU retook the lead from SFA, the 'Jacks responded with a 6-1 run, buoyed by kills from Payton Cerny, Taya Mitchell and Leah Powell to jump ahead, 15-12. Later, with the score tied 20-20, a kill from Valeria Rosado, a service ace from Ariana Pagan and another kill from Mitchell capped off a 5-1 run to finish the set, 25-21.

SET THREE
After UVU responded with a strong second set effort to claim a 25-18 victory and even the match up at 1-1, the 'Jacks would cede a 3-1 lead to the Wolverines to begin the third. The two sides would battle back and forth for a bit before SFA was able to create a lead. A Rosado kill kick-started an 8-1 run, which was buoyed by two kills from Cerny and a kill by Powell and helped SFA take a 16-11 lead. UVU battled back to clsoe the gap to 18-15 later in the set, before SFA ran off six consecutive points to move within one point of set point, 24-15. After two Wolverine points, Rosado put away a kill to claim the 25-17 victory for SFA.

SET FOUR
The most contentious set of the day came in the fourth stanza, but it got off to a superb start thanks to a 6-1 run by the 'Jacks. Leah Powell and Taya Mitchell started the run, and consecutive service aces by Pagan helped keep it going. Later, a Cerny kill and a Kodie Garcia ace pushed SFA's lead out to 12-6, but the Wolverines would battle back over the next few minutes to try and stave off defeat. UVU would tie the set at 19 before taking a narrow 21-20 lead late in the set, but SFA was sharp down the stretch to seal the win. Cerny, Powell and Bradley all came up with kills down the stretch to help SFA claim the 25-23 victory.

LADYJACK NOTABLES
• Powell totaled 13 kills to lead her team, while Cerny added 11 and Bradley had ten.
• Pagan posted four services aces, while Garcia had two.
• Cerny totaled five blocks, Mitchell had three and Powell had three.
• Garcia led SFA with 25 assists, while Maddy Borque chipped in 20 assists.
• Pagan accrued 23 digs, Powell had ten and Borque added 10, with the latter two completing a double-double effort.