JACKSON, Miss. – The Millsaps College volleyball team swept Tougaloo College, (25-10, 25-9, 25-15),on Tuesday night inside the Hangar Dome. The Majors improved to 7-1 at home after its victory over the Bulldogs.
Millsaps hit .315 for the match, including .478 in the second set, while Tougaloo finished at -.090. Millsaps totaled 34 kills, 32 assists, 31 digs and 11 service aces in the sweep.
Freshman Khloe Duncan led the Majors with 11 kills while hitting .526 on 19 attacks. Sophomore Lily Luneau recorded six kills and four blocks, including three solo blocks.
Junior Zoë LaCaze added four kills, four service aces and a block assist for 8.5 points. Senior Sandy Bourgeois collected nine digs and served two aces.
In the opening set, Millsaps quickly responded on a 4-0 lead after the Bulldogs faced four consecutive attack errors in the early sequence of the matchup. A kill by Duncan would continue the Majors' separation as they rolled past Tougaloo, 7-4.
Millsaps added more pressure on the Bulldogs following a 7-1 run after two service aces, two attack errors, a pair of service errors, and a kill by Luneau as the Majors bench cheered on their teammate from the side.
The Majors maintained their momentum, building an 18-9 lead as Lacaze recorded two kills, followed by kills from senior Amelia Bohl and Duncan and a pair from Luneau. Fueled by a service ace and a Tougaloo attack error, Millsaps closed the set on an 8-1 run to secure a 25-10 victory in the opening set.
In the second set, Millsaps took a 5-1 charge with Duncan and sophomore Madelyn Sasser downing the Bulldogs with a kill to keep the Majors ahead of the matchup; the Bulldogs lost control with three consecutive errors as Millsaps utilized great teamwork to climb over the Bulldogs.
Moments later, following the Majors' 5-1 lead, Sasser, Duncan, and Luneau recorded a heat check for a quiet some points to partway with the Bulldogs owning the matchup, 10-2.
Late in the set, Millsaps continued to show why they were the better team in tonight's match, with the ability to remain focused to take a 6-1 run with three attack errors, and Sasser and sophomore Kinney Boyle working together to surpass the Bulldogs, 25-9 in the second set.
In the third set, Duncan answered with an easy kill to continue the Majors sweep and soon further Millsaps extension, 8-3 with a kill, and the Lacombe, La., native attacked the Bulldogs with two consecutive kills to handle the cross-town opponents 17-8.
Boyle responded with the final kill for Millsaps, while an attack error and a service error helped the Majors secure a 25-15 triumph in the final set.
Up next, the Millsaps volleyball team travels to Memphis, Tenn., to face Rhodes College on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 11 a.m.Live stats will be available and the game will streamed via FloCollege.
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Founded in Jackson, Mississippi in 1890, Millsaps College is a national liberal arts college dedicated to academic excellence, open inquiry and free expression, the exploration of faith to inform vocation and the innovative shaping of the social, economic and cultural progress of our region. Consistently ranked as one of the best values in higher education, Millsaps has been praised by Colleges That Change Lives, The Princeton Review, Forbes Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, The John Templeton Foundation, and The Fiske Guide to Colleges.
