Red Hawks serve Bobcats a 3-0 defeat in tourney opener

Final	1	2	3	T
Catawba Valley	25	25	25	3
Bryant & Stratton College (VA)	7	10	14	0

Catawba Valley's Ramsey Fulmer (15) and Leslie Leonard (9) attempt to block a shot by Bryant & Stratton's Merissa Evans (11) during the opening day of the Bobcats' two-day tournament on Friday in Virginia Beach, Va.

Game Leaders

Catawba Valley

K: Adair Melton - 11

B: Leslie Leonard - 3

D: Emily Williams - 10

SA: Emily Williams - 7

Bryant & Stratton College (VA)

K: Savannah Hawkins - 5

B: Jayda Safford - 3

D: 2 Players (#4, #10) - 6

SA: Savannah Hawkins - 2

Team Stats

Catawba Valley

Bryant & Stratton College (VA)

Hitting %

.435

.017

Blocks

4.5

6.0

Digs

Aces

full stats

Posted: Sep 15, 2017

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Catawba Valley Community College volleyball program tallied a season-high 18 aces, serving its way to a 3-0 victory against host Bryant & Stratton College in the opening day of the Bobcats' two-day tournament on Friday at the Tidewater Volleyball Center.

Set scores were 25-7, 25-10 and 25-14.

Freshman Emily Williams paced the Red Hawks (6-3, 4-0 in Region X play) with seven of those aces, while fellow freshmen Katie Rupp and Adair Melton added three aces each.

Melton also registered a team-high 11 kills, while CVCC sophomore Leslie Leonard was just behind with 10 kills.

Defensively, Williams also led the Red Hawks with 10 digs, and freshman Emilee Webber dished out a team-best 13 assists.

Catawba Valley has two matches on the second and final day of Bryant & Stratton's tournament on Saturday. The Red Hawks play at 10 a.m. against Richard Bland College and at noon versus Macomb Community College (Mich.).