Mount Olive Defeats Erskine In Five Saturday Afternoon

Mount Olive Defeats Erskine In Five Saturday Afternoon

Game Leaders

Mount Olive
K: Britni Johnson - 26
B: Cyerra Carter - 7
D: Britni Johnson - 26
SA: 2 Players (#1, #10) - 1
Erskine
K: Faith Grant - 13
B: Faith Grant - 5
D: Katie Blitch - 26
SA: Rebecca Massengill - 2

Team Stats

Mount Olive
Erskine

Hitting %

.132
.158

Blocks

11.0
8.5

Digs

94
108

Aces

2
6
full stats
Posted: Oct 28, 2017

DUE WEST, S.C. - The University of Mount Olive women's volleyball team defeated the Flying Fleet of Erskine College in five sets on Saturday afternoon in Conference Carolinas competition at the Belk Arena in Due West, S.C.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Mount Olive 3, Erskine 2 (20-25, 20-25, 25-22, 25-23, 16-14)
Records: Mount Olive 10-16, 5-7; Erskine 2-20, 1-13
Location: Due West, S.C. (Belk Arena)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Play-by-Play

FIRST SET

  • The match started with the two teams going back and forth until the Trojans took a two-point lead 9-7.
  • Erskine came back after tying the set at 12 all to take the 19-12 lead.
  • Mount Olive tried to fight back but the Flying Fleets' lead was too great as they won the set 25-20.

SECOND SET

  • The Trojans opened up the second set going up 8-4 over the Fleet.
  • The score tied nine times before Erskine took a four-point lead going up 21-17.
  • UMO scored three more points but EC held the lead to win 25-20.

THIRD SET

  • Mount Olive started the third set off on a 5-1 run. 
  • The Fleet came back to trail by one-point, 8-7.
  • UMO increased their lead to six, 23-17, but then Erskine come back to trail by two, 24-22.
  • The Trojans held off the Fleet as they scored the final point to win 25-22.

FOURTH SET

  • The set went back and forth with the teams tied eight times through the set.
  • The Trojans took a two-point lead, 24-22, with the Fleet trying to come back, but Mount Olive scored the final point, 25-23, to tie the match at two sets apiece.

FIFTH SET

  • Erskine opened up the set 5-1 over UMO.
  • They led 11-7 before the Trojans battled back to tie the score at 11 all. 
  • The score tied three times with the last being 14, but it was Mount Olive who emerged victorious with the 16-14 set win and the 3-2 match win.

KEY STATS

  • For the second time this week, the Trojans came back from trailing two sets to win in five, 3-2.

NEXT UP
UMO returns to action on Friday, Nov. 3, as they head to Bristol, Tenn., to face the Tornado of King at 7 p.m. for the last weekend of regular season competition.