William Carey rallied to defeat UT Southern 3-1 in a volleyball match Friday at the Ben Waddle Sports Facility in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The Lady Crusaders dropped the first set 25-20, then won the next three to take the match.
Carey answered in the second set after UT Southern took a 13-12 lead. The Lady Crusaders moved ahead 18-14, held off a late push that brought the Firehawks within 20-19 and closed the set with a 5-2 run to even the match.
In the third, Carey erased a 16-13 deficit with a 4-0 run. A block by Alyssa Portee and Alejandra Villarreal, followed by a Portee kill, put the Lady Crusaders near the set win. Villarreal finished it with a kill for a 2-1 match lead.
UT Southern led 17-16 in the fourth before Carey took control with consecutive kills by Rachel Stegall, Reagan Ziegler and Villarreal. Carey later built a 24-20 advantage with a 3-0 run, and Stegall’s kill ended the match.
The published schedule listed Carey’s next match against Blue Mountain Christian for Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Ben Waddle Sports Facility in Southern States Athletic Conference play.
