ELON, N.C. – The Elon University volleyball team defeated Hampton in straight sets for its first CAA win of the season. Lindsey Harris led Elon's offense tying her career-high 10 kills while also adding two aces.
Elon 3, Hampton 0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-20)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Phoenix came out to a strong 12-4 lead early in the first set. From there, Elon's offense was unstoppable as Lindsey Harris, Keira Kasten and Lily Barker all recorded a pair of kills to extend the lead. A kill from Harris would eventually win the set for the maroon and gold 25-14.
- The second set saw a similar pattern as the first set as the Phoenix came out strong pulling ahead 9-4 early on. Hampton would go on a 3-1 run to get within two but would not get any closer. With the score 15-11, Elon went on a 5-0 to lead 20-11 late in the set thanks to kills from Caroline Berlekamp, Sydney Love, and Kasten, along with a Shannon O'Laughlin ace and a Lady Pirate attacking error. Hampton would attempt to close the gap but kills from Harris and Love closed out the second set 25-18.
- Elon again came out hot in the third set and went up 7-4. Hampton would win five of the next seven points to tie the set at 9-9. The Lady Pirates later would take a two-point lead at 19-17. The Phoenix fought back to win six straight points thanks to three kills from Harris and three Hampton errors. With Elon up, 23-20 a service error from the Lady Pirates and a service ace from Harris saw the maroon and gold win the set and match 25-20.
NOTES
- Lindsey Harris tied her career-high in kills with 10 and posted a .409 hitting percentage on 22 attacks. She also led the team in blocks with two.
- Sydney Love and Cameron Lanier both tallied seven kills while Caroline Berlekamp had six.
- Jessica Parker, Shannon O'Laughlin and Harris all recorded two aces for the team.
- Parker continued to lead the team in assists with 23 while Ericka Link tallied 10.
- Senior Jordan Gower led Elon with 14 digs, her 11th straight match with double-digit digs. Caroline Doyle and Lanier each had six digs.
- As a team, Elon finished with a .286 hitting percentage compared to Hampton's .149.
- The Phoenix also outpaced the Lady Pirates in kills (44-27), aces (6-2), assists (38-26) and digs (45-39).
FROM HEAD COACH MARY TENDLER
"Hampton came out with a slightly different line-up than we saw on video. I thought we adjusted to that well. Our ball control allowed us to get our middles involved; both were very effective. The players did a great job of refocusing at the end of the third to finish strong and get the win."
UP NEXT
- Elon returns to Schar Center for another match against Hampton on Sunday at 2 p.m.
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