William Carey beat Blue Mountain Christian 3-0 in an SSAC volleyball match Saturday in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, taking the sets 25-23, 25-20 and 26-24. The Crusaders closed out the sweep with a two-point win in the third set, after the Volley Toppers pushed the score past 25.
Blue Mountain Christian kept the opening set close before falling 25-23. The Volley Toppers recorded 12 kills and hit .119 in the second set, but William Carey pulled away for a 25-20 win. Blue Mountain Christian hit a match-best .162 in the third set but could not force a fourth.
Salice Speed and Marissa Gerleman led the Volley Toppers with seven kills each. Valeria Velez added five, while Olivia Domino paced the team with 16 assists and Sydney Tague had seven.
Abbi Williams recorded a team-high 20 digs and four service aces. Speed and Velez each added 10 digs. Gerleman and Olivia Lewis had three blocks apiece, and Mattie Hopper had two.
Blue Mountain Christian finished with 31 kills, 53 digs, 30 assists, eight aces and five blocks. The team held an 8-4 advantage in service aces over William Carey.
