CARROLLTON, Ga.- West Georgia would fall to UAC foe North Alabama in three sets Tuesday night. The Wolves will look to Thursday night when they host Central Arkansas in Carrollton at 6 p.m.
SET ONE: Opening the first set with a Brooke McCall kill and a Lion service error to tie the game at 2-2. North Alabama would then go on a 4-0 run to take a 6-2 lead over UWG. West Georgia would cut into that deficit with three straight points, including a block from Schmus and Kirmer, narrowing the score 6-5. Cornett and Cetkovic would team up on another block to fuel a 3-0 run late in the set, but that would not be enough, dropping the set 25-14 to UNA.
SET TWO: Beginning the second set with a Grace-Blythe Cornett kill to cut into an early 3-1 UNA lead. The Wolves would not be able to catch the hot-hitting Lions, ultimately taking set two 25-15. West Georgia would see an ace a piece from Ourednikova, Medrano and Schmus and Courtney Joseph would come off the bench to add two kills.
SET THREE: UWG would finish strong with a 4-0 run late, powered by kills from Cornett, Kirmer and Schmus and an ace from Cassie Thayse. Cetkovic would Cornett combine for a block in the set as well but would drop the final set 25-12.
Valiree Schmus led with 8 kills, Anežka Ouredníková ; had 16 assists and 9 digs, Hannah Nicholson added a career-high 9 digs, and Cornett had 6 kills and 2 blocks. UWG finished with 37 digs and 4 aces. Maddy Kirmer would stuff the Lions once to continue her streak of 15 games with recording at least one block. UWG as a team would add four service aces to hold their lead in the UAC in service aces.
Catch West Georgia Volleyball next as they host the Central Arkansas Sugar Bears Thursday (Oct. 1) to face the Sugar Bears to continue UAC play. The match will be streamed on ESPN+, and as always Live Stats will be available for fans to follow along.
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