Belhaven Falls to Millsaps, Rhodes in Regular-Season Finale
Belhaven closed its regular season with two losses Saturday at the Hangar Dome in Jackson, Mississippi, falling to Millsaps in four sets and Rhodes in five. Rhodes came back after dropping the first two sets, winning 18-25, 16-25, 25-23, 28-26, 15-5.
The Blazers finished 11-15 overall and 6-6 in conference play. They are scheduled to face Huntingdon in the CCS Tournament quarterfinals next Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Central time in Lookout Mountain, Georgia.
Against Millsaps, Belhaven won the second set but lost 25-17, 23-25, 25-10, 25-22. Tarryn Woodall led the Blazers with 11 kills, nine digs and two service aces. Megan LaCour had nine kills, while Cami Davis added seven kills and three blocks. Kayla Robinson led Belhaven with 19 digs.
Millsaps took control of the opening set with a six-point run after the teams were tied at 11. Belhaven answered in the second after Millsaps erased a four-point deficit to make it 21-21. A LaCour kill and a Millsaps attack error secured the set for the Blazers.
The Majors pulled away in the third, then broke open a close fourth set with six consecutive points after Belhaven had moved ahead 13-12. The Blazers cut the margin to 23-22, but Millsaps claimed the final two points.
Belhaven started strong against Rhodes, hitting .500 in the first set and taking the second after an 8-1 run helped restore its lead. Woodall finished with 17 kills and 15 digs. Laila Gauthier had 12 kills while hitting .345, and LaCour recorded 11 kills and three block assists. Robinson led all players with 28 digs.
Rhodes won the third set despite Belhaven closing an 18-23 gap to 23-24. The Blazers then held a 22-18 lead in the fourth and had match points at 25-24 and 26-25, but Rhodes leveled the set and forced a decider after two Belhaven attack errors.
The fifth set was tied at three before Rhodes won 11 of the next 12 points. The Lynx had 12 kills and hit .391 in the deciding set. Woodall totaled 28 kills and 24 digs across the two matches, while Robinson collected 47 digs.
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