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Volleyball streak hits eight with Wofford tourney triumph


The UTM Skyhawk volleyball team won its second consecutive tournament of the season and ran its win streak to eight in a row with wins over Campbell and Elon Saturday in the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Classic, hosted by Wofford College.

The Skyhawks defeated Campbell 3-1 (25-30, 33-31, 30-25, 30-28) and then blanked Elon 3-0 (30-27, 30-22, 30-17).

With the two wins the Skyhawks enter Ohio Valley Conference play with an 11-3 worksheet.

The Skyhawks lost the first game against Campbell 25-30, but recovered to win three straight and the match. Jamie Hollins and Dimphy Sasse each posted double-doubles. Hollins had 17 kills and 15 digs, while Sasse had 16 kills and 13 digs.

As a team the Skyhawks hit .180 to win the match and recorded 11 team blocks.

The Skyhawks hit .173 against Elon, but managed to record a 3-0 win. Junior Anna Gautreau had 15 digs in the match, while Taylor Noland led the team with 11 kills.

The Skyhawks opened the three-match classic with a win over host Wofford Friday night.

UTM averaged a .265 hitting percentage over the three games. In the match against Wofford, the Skyhawks had a .415 attack percentage, the highest mark posted in the tournament. In that match, Sasse had 12 kills on 19 attempts for a .579 hitting percentage. Noland had 13 kills on her 23 attempts for a. 565 mark and Kathryn Sprague connected on four of her 10 tries for a .400 hitting percentage.

The Skyhawks also totaled 30 team blocks in their three contests with 11 in matches against Elon and Campbell.

Shelby Knose and Gautreau represented the Skyhawks on the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Classic all-tournament team.

The Skyhawks will return to action on Friday, Sept. 22 when they open OVC play at Southeast Missouri State in Cape Girardeau.