PENSACOLA, Fla. – The University of West Florida Argonauts (12-3, 4-1 ASUN) swept Lipscomb (12-5, 5-2 ASUN) 3-0 on Sunday afternoon in PenAir Field House. UWF claimed the match in straight sets, 25-23, 25-20 and 25-23, finishing with 43 kills and a .274 hitting percentage.
The Argonauts opened the first set with a 3-0 lead behind kills from Kumara Flanagain and Delaney Hanowell, but the Bisons battled back to take a 16-13 advantage. West Florida responded with five unanswered points, highlighted by a kill from Aniston Cochran and a service ace from Madison Joyner, to regain the lead at 18-16. Lipscomb answered with a four-point run of its own to move ahead 20-18 before the two sides battled back and forth late in the set. Trailing 22-21, Hanowell recorded a kill to even the score before combining with Emily Breazeale for a block to put the Argos back in front. After Lipscomb tied the set at 23-23, a Bisons service error and a Flanagain kill secured the 25-23 opening-set victory.
Lipscomb jumped out to an 11-7 lead in the second set before West Florida began to chip away at the deficit. A kill from Hanowell, a service ace from Maddie Mire and a Breazeale kill helped the Argos pull within striking distance before Flanagain evened the score at 12-12. Another Flanagain kill and a service ace from Camryn Brooks gave West Florida a 14-12 advantage. The Argonauts maintained control from there, extending their lead to 20-15 behind a block from Talya Sampson and Cochran and a kill from Hanowell. Lipscomb looked to close the gap late, but kills from Hanowell and Breazeale kept the Bisons at bay. Breazeale recorded the final two kills for West Florida, including the set-winning point, to give the Argos a 25-20 victory and a 2-0 match lead.
West Florida opened the third set with three kills from Sampson to take an early 3-1 lead before Lipscomb answered with a five-point run to take control. Trailing 7-4, the Argonauts responded by winning seven of the next eight points, highlighted by a service ace from Lizzy Kwiatkowski and kills from Breazeale, Karyna Werley, Cochran and Sampson, to move ahead 11-8. West Florida continued to build momentum, stretching its lead to 17-11 behind a Werley service ace, a Sampson kill and a pair of Lipscomb attack errors. The Bisons battled back to cut the deficit to 22-19, but kills from Breazeale, Werley and Hanowell helped the Argos maintain their advantage. Flanagain brought West Florida to match point with a kill to make it 24-21 before Lipscomb scored two consecutive points to pull within one. Flanagain delivered the final blow with another kill, securing the 25-23 set victory and completing the sweep.
Flanagain led the Argonauts offensively with nine kills while adding three digs. Werley turned in an all-around performance with 20 assists, seven kills, five digs and a service ace. Brooks posted a team-high 16 digs while contributing two assists and a service ace. Cochran added five kills, a team-high three total blocks and a service ace.
West Florida hits the road to face North Florida on Friday, October 23. First serve is scheduled for 5 p.m. at UNF Arena. Live stats will be available on GoArgos.com. The match will be broadcast on ESPN+.
For more information on the UWF volleyball program, visit GoArgos.com and follow the team on social media at @uwfvolleyball (Instagram) and @UWFVolleyball (X).
