Lady Barons Volleyball Splits Matches
Courtesy of BPC
The Brewton-Parker College Lady Barons volleyball team took on the Lady Wolves of Wesleyan an then traveled to Middle Georgia State University to take on the Lady Knights last week. BPC got a win over Wesleyan but lost to Middle Geogia. vs. Wesleyan
The Lady Barons Volleyball team got back into the win column against the Wolves from Wesleyan last night. The Lady Barons managed to tally their fifth win of the season, reaching their win total from last season in just seven games this year. The Lady Barons managed to take the frustration of back-toback losses and fuel them in practice this week, but they wasted little time jumping all over the Wolves. The Lady Barons beat the Wolves in three straight sets, getting back to their sweeping ways. The Lady Barons dominated in sets one and two, only giving up a combined 18 points over the first two sets. In the third set, Wesleyan did their best to give the Lady Barons a fight, but it still was not enough as the Lady Barons cruised to another win. Coach Obed Quiles spoke after the game and shared how he felt about the team's response this week. 'Proud of how our team responded this week in practice. We faced some adversity with back-to-back losses last week. The team focused on practice and showed a great response. I'm proud they got down to business tonight and got us back in the win column. Still plenty of work and things to fix in practice, but a good start.'
The Lady Barons started the match with 13 kills, only three errors, and an excessive .526 hitting percentage. The Lady Barons only gave up four kills in the first set. The Lady Barons traded points with the Wolves for the first eight points of the game before going on a ten-tothree run to expand their lead. The Lady Barons only gave up three points after that before rattling off five straight points to claim the first set 25-11.
The Lady Barons jumped all over the Wolves early, starting the set with a seven-to-zero run before the Wesleyan coach called a timeout. The Lady Barons then traded points briefly before taking over the game, only giving up seven total points in the second set. While the Lady Barons only had eight kills, they had another crazy hitting percentage at .412 and won the second set with ease, 25- 7.
The Lady Barons struggled in the closeout set, allowing the Wolves to gain momentum and keep the set close to the end, winning their closest set of the evening 25-22. The backand- forth match saw the Lady Baron's lowest hitting percentage of the night at just .036 and just nine kills and eight errors. The Lady Barons got a lead during the setup to 19-11 before taking the pressure off and letting the Wolves rattle off an eleven-totwo run to make the game 22-21. The Lady Barons refocused, got back down to business, and closed out the game after only giving up one more point.
The Lady Barons had 30 kills and were led by Doriangelis Serrano with 10. The Lady Barons finished with 15 aces on the night, led by Reyna Lampe with four. The Lady Barons led in blocks three to one. Led by Adriana De Jesus with two. The Lady Barons finished with 26 assists, and Raphaela Felisberto had 24. Kinsley Jordan led the Lady Barons in blocks with eight. vs. Middle Georgia
The Lady Barons Volleyball team traveled to Middle Georgia State University to take on the Knights in a conference game today. Despite having the better overall record, the Lady Barons got swept today, falling to 0-3 in conference play this season. The Lady Barons are still in a position to bounce back and have a successful conference record but will need to learn quickly from their mistakes and bounce back for the remainder of the season. The Knights swept the Lady Barons in three sets, and while all three sets were close, the Lady Barons could not recover.
Coach Obed Quiles spoke after the game and shared how he felt about the team's performance. ' We didn't show up ready to play today. We have to compete better when the sets are close like this. The team played today like they thought the Knights would roll over and just hand them a win without earning it. I hope they take this as a wake-up call for how difficult conference play is. We have to earn every win, and until we start playing with that mentality, we will continue to get beat like we did today.'
The Lady Barons started the match with nine kills and a hitting percentage of .217. While the set was back and forth and both teams traded points, the Lady Barons failed to capitalize on some key opportunities and never took control like they had in the past. The Lady Barons allowed the Knights to jump out to a lead and played the rest of the set, only tying it up at 12 before going down again. Brewton-Parker never managed to get a lead in the first set and ended up losing it 25-21.
The Lady Barons were in a similar situation in set number two, trading scoring chances and never taking control of the set. Brewton-Parker ended the set with only 11 kills and a hitting percentage of .100. Both teams traded the lead back and forth until it was tied at eight, when the Knights took the lead and never gave it back, going on to win set two 25- 20.
The Lady Barons did their best to gain some momentum back but were unable to take control of set number three. With only 11 kills and a hitting percentage of .132, Middle Georgia took an early lead. While the Lady Barons managed to tie it up at five and take a brief lead, they lost the lead, and the Knights never gave it back, going on to win the final set 25-21.
The Lady Barons had 31 kills and were led by Kavlyn Hartmann with 13. The Lady Barons finished with only four aces, three belonging to Alana Garcia. The Lady Barons led in blocks eight to two, with Adriana De Jesus having 5. The Lady Barons ended with 29 assists, led per the norm by Raphaela Felisberto with 22.
The Lady Barons will be back at home looking to get some revenge against the Running Eagles of Life University. Be sure to come out and pack the Gillis Gymnasium on September 27 and 28, as the Lady Barons host two home games and could use some support for two challenging conference games.
