Delaina Sarden and Taylor Gallart combined for 46 kills on the evening as the Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ volleyball team swept through the final day of the Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ Invitational by defeating Alabama State (25-19, 25-15, 25-13) and UAPB (25-12, 25-11, 25-16), Saturday at The Venue at Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½.<\/p>\n
The Knights (3-1) finished second in the tournament and return to action next Friday as they take on Elon on the opening day of the Holiday Inn Select Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ Classic.<\/p>\n
Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ 3, Alabama State 0 – Box Score<\/strong><\/p>\n UFC put together a balanced performance on both sides of the net in its opening contest as it hit .377 for the match while holding the Hornets (1-3) to just an .078 clip. The Black and Gold ratcheted up the defensive intensity up in the final game as Alabama State hit -.167 and recorded just six kills.<\/p>\n Sarden continued her dominant weekend with 15 kills on 21 swings with just a pair of errors in the opening match. The Lawrenceville, Ga., native also recorded five blocks for the third-consecutive match. Gallart made her first-career start as a Knight and responded with a strong all-around effort, tallying eight kills, four digs and one service ace. Senior defensive specialist Roxy Mendez was a steady presence on the back row with a team-high six digs.<\/p>\n Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ 3, UAPB 0 – Box Score<\/strong><\/p>\n The Black and Gold were remarkably efficient in the night cap as they hit .456 as a team and committed just eight errors overall. Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ was especially strong in the serve and receive game as they racked up a season-high 12 service aces while only allowing one against.<\/p>\n The nightcap featured an interesting family dynamic for the Knights as freshman Shelby Foyer went head-to-head against her older sister, Jordan, a junior setter for the Lady Lions (0-4). Foyer, who has seen extensive playing time early in the season on the back row and in serve\/receive, finished the match with three service aces and six digs. Gallart topped her efforts earlier in the day, leading all players with 13 kills on 23 swings for a .552 attack percentage. The Germantown, Md., native also chipped in with four service aces and a pair of digs.<\/p>\n Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ Invitational Standings<\/strong><\/p>\n Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ Invitational All-Tournament Team<\/strong><\/p>\n *Tournament MVP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Delaina Sarden and Taylor Gallart combined for 46 kills on the evening as the Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ volleyball team swept through the final day of the Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ Invitational by defeating Alabama State (25-19, 25-15, 25-13) and UAPB (25-12, 25-11, 25-16), Saturday at The Venue at Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½. The Knights (3-1) finished second in the tournament and return to action next Friday as they…","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":52466,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[9805,5767,10552,4722,202,5102],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-52465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-american-athletic-conference","tag-delaina-sarden","tag-marie-reiterova","tag-todd-dagenais","tag-alumni","tag-volleyball"],"yoast_head":"\n\n