Union Volleyball Falls in Three Sets to Top AAC Team Reinhardt
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
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Reinhardt (GA) (22-4, 13-0) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
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Union Commonwealth (7-16, 7-6) | 19 | 19 | 21 | 0 |
BARBOURVILLE, Ky. – The Union Commonwealth University women's volleyball team (7-16, 7-6 AAC) fell to Reinhardt (22-4, 13-0 AAC) Friday night at Robsion Arena, 3-0.
Last season, the two teams met once, with Reinhardt sweeping Union 3-0 at home. This season, the result was the same as the Eagles took all three sets 25-19, 25-19 and 25-21.
Game Recap
Set 1: Reinhardt 25, Union Commonwealth 19
Union scored first in the opening set, but Reinhardt quickly took control with an 11-6 lead. The Bulldogs battled back to within two at 16-14 before the Eagles went on a 4-1 run to extend their lead to 20-15. Union cut the deficit to 21-18, but Reinhardt closed the set on a 4-1 run to take it 25-19 and go up 1-0.
Top Performers: Jersey Glass led the Bulldogs with four kills, while Rylee Stookey followed with three.
Set 2: Reinhardt 25, Union Commonwealth 19
Union opened the second set strong with a 4-0 run, but Reinhardt answered with a 5-0 stretch to take a 5-4 lead. The teams traded points until the score was tied 8-8. The Eagles then went on a 6-1 run to force a Union timeout. Out of the break, the Bulldogs responded with a 9-4 run to tie the score again at 18-18. However, Reinhardt closed the set on a 7-1 surge to win 25-19 and take a 2-0 advantage.
Top Performer: Ginevra Girardo led the team with five points—three coming from blocks and two from kills.
Set 3: Reinhardt 25, Union Commonwealth 21
Reinhardt jumped out early with a 4-2 lead in the final set, but Union tied it 4-4 as both teams traded points to a 13-13 deadlock. The Eagles then went on a 5-2 run to lead 18-15, prompting a Union timeout. Reinhardt extended its lead to 22-16 after the break. Union rallied to take five of the next nine points, but the Eagles held on to win 25-21 and complete the 3-0 sweep.
Top Performers: Girardo tallied three kills, Glass added two blocks and a kill, and Berkli Benefield contributed two kills and a block.
Sarah Charkosky reached her 500th career assist.
By the Numbers
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Girardo and Glass led the team with seven kills apiece.
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Sloan Coursey recorded a team-high 14 assists.
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Sydney Worde led with 16 digs.
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Girardo also led with three blocks and a team-best 9.5 points.
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Up Next
Union returns to action Saturday morning at Robsion Arena to face Brenau at 11 a.m.
