Box Score
PENSACOLA, Fla. – The UWF volleyball team hit .301 and had a season-high 13 service aces in a 3-0 victory over Union on Senior Night at the UWF Field House Friday.
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In addition to its strong offense, UWF (21-8, 14-3 Gulf South) had 10 blocks and held Union to a .116 hitting pct. The Argos have held their last eight opponents to .170 or worse.
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Senior
Corisha Smith had a match-high 11 kills, while classmate
Kathryn Torre and junior
Rachel Neblett posetd five blocks apiece.
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Freshman
Jordyn Poppen came off the bench to serve up a career-high five aces while adding seven kills – her third-consecutive match with at least seven winners. Junior setter
Monique StCyr had 27 assists, six kills and seven digs.
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With the opening set tied at seven, UWF posted eight straight points to take a 15-7 lead before Union grabbed the lead with a 4-0 run to go up 22-21. The Bulldogs led again at 23-22, but could not put away the Argos. UWF took the lead for good two points later and eventually won the set 29-27, converting on its fifth set point opportunity.
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Union led 5-3 in the second set before the Argonauts took control of the match. UWF used a 10-2 run en route to a 25-15 decision. UWF hit .462 in the set with 14 kills and just two hitting errors.
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The Argos never trailed in the final set, securing 4-0 and 7-0 runs to distance itself from the visitors. UWF won 25-15 and put down six blocks in the frame.
Union (9-19, 6-11) was led by Deja Moorer' nine kills.
UWF will return to action on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. when it plays host to Christian Brothers (15-12, 10-7) on Parents Day at the UWF Field House. It will be the final regular-season home match for the Argonauts.
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