Ashlee Brackett

Box Score

Norfolk St. Norf 2-3,0-0 MEAC

Elon Elon 4-4,0-0 CAA

Norfolk St. Norf

2-3,0-0 MEAC

Final

Sep. 10, 2024

Elon Elon

4-4,0-0 CAA

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Norfolk St. Norf	21	17	25	23	(1)
Elon Elon	25	25	16	25	(3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 9/10/2024 8:31:00 PM | by Ashlee Brackett, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Phoenix Setters Shine In Four-Set Win Over Norfolk State

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at Mercer

9/13/2024 | 1:00 PM

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ELON, N.C. – Kayla Palmer and Annabelle Schall recorded double-digit assists in tonight's four-set win over Norfolk State. Palmer led the team in aces with two and finished second in digs adding nine.

Elon 3, Norfolk State 1 (25-21,25-17,16-25,25-23)

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Spartans came out to a fast 7-3 lead over the Phoenix to start the opening set. The Phoenix switched the momentum going on a 4-1 run to get within one at 8-7. From there the teams traded points and a Spartan service error tied the score at 11-11. The teams went back and forth with no team leading by more than two, but with the score tied at 21-21, Elon went on a 4-0 run, and a solo block from Cameron Lanier ended set one with the Phoenix on top 25-21.
Elon started off strong going up 8-2 to start the second set. There was no slowing down the Phoenix as they expanded their lead to as much as seven leading 14-7 midway through the frame. The Spartans tried to overcome the deficit, but it was too much as Elon maintained their seven-point lead late in the set at 20-13. Three straight Phoenix points ended the set 25-17 capped by a kill from Lily Barker.
The Phoenix fell behind 7-3 early in set three. The Spartans gained momentum going up 12-6 and eventually extending their lead to ten at 18-8. The Phoenix could not get into a rhythm and fell 25-16 in set three.
With the score tied 4-4 in set four, Annabelle Scall went on a 5-0 run to put the Phoenix ahead 8-4. The teams exchanged points and a kill from Sydney Love put Elon up 15-10 forcing a Norfolk State timeout. From there, Schall rallied off four more points as the Phoenix gained their largest lead of the set, up eight at 18-10. The Spartans put together a late 9-3 run of their own and got within two at 21-19. Again, each team traded points until a solo block from Barker forced the Spartans to take their final timeout. The Phoenix wasted no time out of the timeout and a Catherine Rucker kill sealed the set and match with Elon winning 25-23.

NOTES

Sydney Love added double-digit kills for the fifth time this season leading the team with 12 on the night. Catherine Rucker followed with seven kills, one shy of her career high.
Kayla Palmer flirted with another double-double tallying a team-high 17 assists and nine digs.
Annabelle Schall has recorded at least one ace in every match so far this season after adding one more to the books tonight.
Middle blockers Caroline Berlekamp and Rucker led the team in blocks tonight with three apiece, while Cameron Lanier and Keira Kasten each added two blocks.
Caroline Doyle recorded 18 digs to pace the team, her fourth consecutive game with double-digit digs.
As a team, Elon outnumbered Norfolk State in blocks (8-6).

UP NEXT

The maroon and gold hit the road this weekend to Macon, Ga. for the Mercer Invitational. The Phoenix plays a pair of matches on Friday, Sept. 13 against Mercer at 1:00 p.m. and Presbyterian at 5:00 p.m. before taking on Southern Mississippi on Saturday at 11:00 a.m.

-- ELON –

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