Box Score GREENEVILLE, Tenn. –
Sara Davis recorded the first-ever triple-double in the history of Flagler College but it wasn't enough in a 3-2 (22-25, 25-22, 23-25, 26-24, 10-15) lost to King College of Bristol, Tennessee in a non-conference volleyball match Friday evening at Pioneer Arena.
Flagler falls to 4-3 overall on the season and is 1-1 in the Pioneer Classic. King improved to 5-3 overall and 2-0 in the tournament after winning another match later in the night.
"Sara had a monster game for us tonight," said
Matt Affolder, the Flagler head volleyball coach. "She really brought it from the first point and made a couple smooth blocks late in the fourth set which helped us get to the fifth set."
Davis recorded a season-high 16 kills, collected a match-high 11 total blocks and added 10 digs to complete the triple-double. She tied a school record for total blocks, matching the mark held by Kelly Boese (at Florida Tech, Oct. 16, 2007). Davis also hit a spectacular .364 with no errors on 44 swings.
Genel Sturgeon recorded a double-double with 14 kills and 12 digs while
Megan Hooks added 11 kills, 14 digs and seven block assists.
Ashley Lechleidner-Rodriguez collected a season-high 27 digs and
Caitlyn Kovach added 22 more.
Amelia Morgan recorded her second double-double of the season with 42 assists and 17 digs. She also had five block assists.
Flagler's 32 block assists broke a previous school record of 30 set on Dec. 6, 2013 against Armstrong State University.
Summer Kremer recorded a match-high 24 kills for the Tornado and completed the double-double with a match-high 31 digs. Grace Underwood added 11 kills and hit .381 while Jordan Baty tacked on 10 more kills. Olivia Underwood recorded a double-double with 55 assists and 10 digs.
There were a total of 19 ties and eight lead changes in the match.
Flagler takes on Lincoln Memorial University at 11 a.m. and Belmont Abbey College at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday (Sept. 13) to complete play in the Pioneer Classic.
King def. Flagler 25-22,22-25,25-23,24-26,15-10
King (4-3) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Summer Kremer 24-0-1; Grace Underwood
11-2-0; Jordan Baty 10-0-1; Lauren Willoughby 8-1-0; Ashton Beckner
5-0-1; Olivia Underwood 4-1-0; Sarah Collins 4-0-1; Payton Tipton
1-3-0; Casey Williams 1-1-0; Totals 68-8-2.0. (Assists) - Olivia
Underwood 55. (Dig leaders) - Summer Kremer 31; Payton Tipton 28;
Brooke Calhoun 11; Casey Williams 11; Olivia Underwood 10
Flagler (3-4) (Kills-aces-blocks) -
Sara Davis 16-1-11;
Genel Sturgeon 14-2-1;
Megan Hooks 11-1-7;
Jenea Reddick 5-0-3;
Jailene Torres-Lopez 4-0-5;
Amelia Morgan 1-0-5; Ashley Lechleidner 1-3-0;
Caitlyn Kovach 1-0-0;
Ashley Cheewah 0-0-1; Totals 53-7-17.0. (Assists) - Amelia
Morgan 42. (Dig leaders) - Ashley Lechleidner 27;
Caitlyn Kovach 22;
Amelia Morgan 17;
Megan Hooks 14;
Genel Sturgeon 12;
Sara Davis 10
Site: Greeneville, Tenn. (Pioneer Arena)
Date: Sep 12, 2014 Attend: 78 Time: 2:10
Referees: Terry Martin, Tammy Delorey
Pioneer Classic