COLUMBIA, S.C. – Benedict College won the first set, but Clark Atlanta rallied to win the next three to take a 3-1 victory in a SIAC women's volleyball match on Friday night in the Benjamin E. Mays HRC Arena.
Clark Atlanta won the match 17-25, 25-19, 25-17, 25-19 to improve to 17-9 overall and 9-8 in the SIAC. Benedict falls to 12-11 overall and 8-9 in the SIAC.
The Lady Tigers recorded more kills than the Panthers (49-44), but Benedict committed 30 errors to 13 for Clark Atlanta.
Mia Burgess recorded a career-high 19 kills and hit .469.
Desire' Young and
DeMyah Jackson had nine kills each. Young added four blocks.
Willow Alls dished out 25 assists, while
Kelsey Joshua recorded a team-high 15 digs.
The Lady Tigers used a 7-0 run in the first set to jump out to a 14-10 lead, and later increased the lead to 21-13. Clark Atlanta cut the lead to 22-17 before the Lady Tigers closed out the set with the final three points on kills by Jackson, Burgess and
Kennedi Hill.
Benedict fell behind 13-8 in the second set. The Lady Tigers cut the lead to 18-16 before the Panthers scored five of the next six points for a 23-17 lead. A kill by Burgess and a service ace by
Moriah Smith made it 23-19, but Clark Atlanta closed out the set with a kill and a block.
Clark Atlanta used an early 6-0 run in the third set to take a 7-4 lead and maintained the lead. Benedict got within 18-15 after a kill by
Angelic Carter, but Clark Atlanta answered with five unanswered points and went on for the 25-17 win.
Benedict took an early 7-3 lead in the fourth set before Clark Atlanta tied the score at 8-8. Back-to-back kills by Burgess gave Benedict a 10-8 lead, but Clark Atlanta used runs of 4-0 and 8-0 to build a 20-12 lead and went on to clinch the match.
Benedict will play its final home match on Tuesday against rival Allen University, and the Lady Tigers will honor five seniors.
