BOCA Raton, Fla. (10/23/11) – The Arkansas State women's volleyball team
defeated Florida Atlantic in a 25-17, 25-15, 25-16 sweep on Sunday. A-State
senior Cayla Fielder moved into seventh-place on the ASU all-time kill's
with 1,315 for her career.
She
finished with 11 kills on night, while Taylor and Jasmine Terry added 12 kills
each. Szypulski needed one more kill to tie her career-high of 13 kills in a
match. Allison Kearney finished with a career-high .750 attacking percentage,
and also added 35 assists on the night.
“We
knew coming in that we could score points in bunches and I thought our serve
would dictate how many we could get in a row,” ASU volleyball coach Justin
Ingram said. “We certainly put it on them, having nine aces and we are just
happy to come out of this match with a victory.
In
the first set Arkansas State (17-7, 8-2 SBC) controlled the pace early and
jumped out to an 11-6 lead. Jasmine Terry paced the Red Wolves with five kills
in the set, while Allison Kearney added three block assists, including one with
Fielder to give A-State a 23-16 edge. The block came at the end of a long
rally, the featured A-State digging out balls by diving on the floor. Kearney
put the set away two points later on with a kill to give the Red Wolves a 25-17
victory set one victory.
Szypulski
paced A-State in the second set, collecting five kills in the set to power the
Red Wolves to a 25-15 victory. FAU (3-18-0-9) took an 8-7 lead early in the
set, but Szypulski responded with back-to-back kills to give the Red Wolves a
9-8 advantage. Fielder pushed the lead to 15-11 with two straight kills and
Kearney closed out the set with an ace to give ASU a 2-0 edge in the match.
In
the third set ASU jumped out to an early 10-5 lead, but the Owls bounced back
and pulled within 14-13. After an A-State timeout, ASU pushed the led to 18-14
behind kills from Jasmine Terry and a block from Kelsie Hodges. Fielder gave
the Red Wolves a set point opportunity at 24-16 and a service error from FAU
gave ASU the 25-16 set victory and a 3-0 match victory.
The
Red Wolves hit for a .341 percentage as a team in the match, while the Owls
managed just a .098 percentage. In the first set ASU had a .286 percentage,
compared to FAU's .040 percentage. In the second set ASU hit for a .345
percentage and a .393 percentage in the third set.
Megan
Baska led the A-State defense with 11 digs, while Kearney and Fielder each
finished with three block assists.
ASU
will return to court Friday, Oct. 28 for a match against Louisiana-Lafayette at
7 p.m. at the HPESS.
