Belhaven lost to Huntingdon 25-19, 25-19, 25-20 on Tuesday at Catherine Dixon Roland Arena in Montgomery, Alabama. The result gave Huntingdon both regular-season meetings between the teams.
The Hawks took control of the opening set with seven consecutive points after the teams were tied 8-8. Belhaven answered with a seven-point run of its own, including three aces by Angel Edwards, to close a 19-10 gap to 19-17. Huntingdon then claimed five of the set’s final six points.
Huntingdon also broke open the second set after Belhaven led 3-1, scoring seven straight points. The Hawks hit .394 and recorded 18 kills in the set. Belhaven saved three set points before Salome De Jesus put away the closing point.
The Blazers rallied late in the third, getting kills from LaCour and Tarryn Woodall and an ace by LaCour to trim a 24-17 deficit to 24-20. Morgan Suggs ended the match with her 10th kill.
LaCour hit .429 on 28 swings and had 12 kills, while Woodall finished with 11 kills and a match-high 12 digs. Edwards led Belhaven with 12 assists and four of the team’s eight aces. Belhaven and Huntingdon both finished 6-6 in Collegiate Conference of the South play. Belhaven’s regular-season schedule lists a Saturday, Nov. 7, trip to Millsaps in Jackson, with matches against the Majors at 1 p.m. and Rhodes at 3:30 p.m.
