Volleyball Weekend Recap
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Crowley's Ridge ( ) | 26 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 3 |
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Texas College ( ) | 24 | 18 | 25 | 21 | 1 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
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Paul Quinn ( ) | 25 | 16 | 20 | 0 |
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Crowley's Ridge ( ) | 27 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
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Crowley's Ridge ( ) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
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Williams Baptist ( ) | 18 | 17 | 21 | 0 |
LITTLE ROCK, AR - The Lady Pioneer Volleyball team put in work over the Labor Day weekend! The squad posted a 3-1 record at the Philander-Smith Tournament on Friday, August 31 and Saturday, September 1!
Crowley's Ridge got off to a slow start on Friday afternoon as they suffered a close loss to Jarvis Christian 1-3 (20-25, 20-25, 25-23, 21-25), but they did not let the set back stop them. The Lady Pioneers went on to win the next three matches in a row!
Later that evening, CRC defeated Texas College 3-1 (26-24, 25-18, 20-25, 25-21). Ashton Jordan led the team with 12 kills on a 0.242 hitting percentage. Bailey Tosh had an impressive setting game, completing 27 assists with only two errors. Kaitlyn Perkins set the tone on defense with 13 digs and added four service aces.
The Pioneers started Saturday morning with another victory, this time against Paul Quinn College 3-0 (27-25, 25-16, 25-20). Ashton Jordan led the offensive attack with 11 kills, followed closely by Ashley Pyeatt who etched 10 kills with a 0.222 hitting percentage. Kaitlyn Perkins had another solid performance defensively with 15 digs. Perkins also posted a career and team high nine service aces in the win.
The last game of the tournament for Crowley's Ridge was set against the Eagles from Williams Baptist University. This is a match-up that has historically not gone well for the Pioneers, but that all changed this weekend. The Lady Pioneers took down WBU in three straight sets; 25-18, 25-17, 25-21! This marked the first win against Williams Baptist in program history! Ashley Pyeatt took charge at the net and led the team with 13 kills on an impressive 0.367 hitting percentage. Kaitlyn Perkins continued to do her job on defense with 21 digs. The Pioneers tallied seven service aces and nine blocks as a team.
Crowley's Ridge will take a short break before traveling to Midway, KY to face off against Midway University on Thursday, September 6 at 7:00 p.m.
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