COLUMBIA, S.C. – Allen University took a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Benedict in a women's volleyball match on Tuesday night in Allen's Adams Gymnasium.
Allen won the match 15-25, 25-19, 18-25, 25-22, 17-15.
Desire' Young had 12 kills and hit .320 to lead the Lady Tigers.
Mia Burgess and
Jayden Johnson had eight kills each. Johnson and
Willow Alls distributed 16 assists each.
Kelsey Joshua had a team-high 16 digs, while
DeMyah Jackson added 14 and
Moriah Smith had 12 digs.
Benedict used a 10-1 run in the first set to pull away and take the victory.
In the second set, Allen scored five consecutive points late in the match to take a 24-18 lead, and won the set on a Benedict attack error. The third set saw Benedict use runs of six and five points to jump out to an 18-7 lead. Allen later pulled to within 22-16, but the Lady Tigers scored the final three points on Allen attack errors, including a block from
Angelic Carter.
In the fourth set, Benedict had a 19-16 lead, but Allen rallied with an 8-1 run to take a 24-20 lead. Kills by
Kennedi Hill and Burgess cut the score to 24-22, but the Lady Yellow Jackets closed out the set with a kill.
The deciding fifth set, Allen jumped out to an early 5-1 lead, but Benedict battled back, using a late 7-1 run to tie the score at 14. After exchanging points, Allen closed out the match with a kill and a Benedict attack error.
Benedict falls to 11-7 overall and 7-5 in the SIAC. Allen improves to 5-13 overall and 4-10 in the SIAC.
The Lady Tigers return to action on Tuesday, Oct. 20, with a home match against Albany State at 6 p.m.
