EAGLES OVERCOME CIU RAMS IN A 5-SET VICTORY

PHOTO COURTESY OF GREG SPELL

Waleska, GA – The Reinhardt University women's volleyball team earned a tight 5-set match over the CIU Rams. The Eagles and Rams played earlier this season and CIU won 3-1. Reinhardt came ready to play and got revenge on their opponent. The Eagles gave CIU their first loss of the AAC season in this exciting home match (3-2; 25-23, 20,25, 16-25, 27-25, 15-13).

Quote from Coach Colden: 

• "Tonight's game really showed what our girls are capable of accomplishing. After losing the second and third set coming off the first set win, it was exhilarating to see our girls bounce back and give CIU a run for their money. We knew today's game was going to be tough and I was curious to see how the girls would handle it considering everything that's going on. In the end, I'm proud of the steps these girls have taken and I'm looking forward to seeing this team getting 1% better every day from here on out. To God goes all the glory and go Eagles! #Family #S.O.A.R"

Outstanding Performers:

• Allison Selway led the offense with a dominating performance with 18 kills (.269), while Katherine Perrin followed closely behind with 15 kills (.317).
• Maria Cordova ended the match with 45 assist and 15 digs.
• Alma Vazquez Nunez had the squad-high of 22 digs. Sarah Sweet also had a great defensive game with 21 digs. 
• Maria Piliposyans had 7 blocks while Kathrine Perrin and Emma Ponkova had 5 blocks a piece.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

Even though CIU managed to be ahead in almost every statistical category, the Reinhardt Eagle volleyball team had less errors in order to clinch this 5-set match.

• Kills: 74-57 CIU
• Hitting %: .204  .162 CIU
• Assists: 72-55 CIU
• Service Aces: 6-4 CIU
• Digs: 105-88 CIU
• Blocks: 21-19 RU
• Points Earned: 91-74 CIU

UP NEXT:

• The Reinhardt University women's volleyball team look to keep their momentum alive from this victory with a out of conference match. The Eagles will be traveling to Tennessee Southern this coming Tuesday, October 11^th, at 7pm. Then the Eagles will be hosting AAC opponents, Union, on Friday October 14^th, at 6:30pm.

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