The Covenant College Scots volleyball team played two more matches on Saturday to wrap up its trip to Buffalo. Covenant completed the weekend the right way with straight-set victories over Houghton and Buffalo State.
Covenant beat Houghton 3-0 in the first game. Kyla Bailey started the game with two kills on the first two points as the Scots were off and running. Later on in the set an 8-1 run gave Covenant an 18-6 advantage. Four consecutive attack errors from Houghton ended the set 25-9 in favor of Covenant.
Set two was closer as kills from Ella Bailey and K. Bailey tied the set at nine. The Highlanders kept battling and found themselves with an 18-14 lead in set two. ] However, the Scots ended the set on an 11-0 run with Amber Snook serving to take the set 25-18.
Kills from Reagan Keener, Emma Kalbfleisch, Kinsley Kleinmann, and Cali Sandhoff early in the third set helped Covenant lead 6-5.
The set stayed tight at 17-17 as Kalbfleisch had consecutive kills for Covenant. A kill from Rachel Bartlett and an attack error from Houghton clinched the set 25-22 and the match for the Scots.
The 25-9 first-set win was Covenant's biggest set victory of the year. Kalbfleisch led the Scots with a game-high eight kills. Hannah Haerer dominated around the net with a game-high seven blocks. Bartlett had a game-high 17 assists and a game-high 12 digs while Snook had 10 assists and eight digs.
In game two, Covenant beat Buffalo State 3-0.
Kills from Kalbfleisch, Kelsey Carman, and Haerer helped Covenant burst out to a 9-6 lead. A 6-0 run put the set victory in sight with the Scots leading 22-13. The set ended 25-16 on a kill from Haerer assisted by Bartlett.
The Scots had an early cushion at 9-7 in the second set off of kills from Haerer and Carman plus an attack error from the Bengals. A couple more attack errors from Buffalo State and a kill from Kalbfleisch extended Covenant's lead to 18-14. A 6-0 scoring run with Sarah Jennings serving gave the Scots set two 25-16.
In set three, Covenant led 6-4 after a service ace from Kalbfleisch. The lead moved to 15-8 after a 6-0 scoring run on Barltett's service rotation. The final three points were kills from Kalbfleisch and Haerer with an attack error in between as Covenant won 25-12.
Kalbfleisch and Haerer each had 10 kills to lead the team. Jennings had four service aces, a new career-high.Sandhoff had a career-high seven blocks while Kalbfleisch matched her with seven as well, which ties her personal best. Bartlett had game-highs in assists and digs with 31 and 12.
The Scots began CCS play with a visit to Berea on Thursday. The match is scheduled for a 6 p.m. start.