Vanessa Blas
Senior Vanessa Blas registered 13 kills, a .440 attack percentage, and four service aces against Coker on Tuesday.
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Coker Coker 1-8, 0-4
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Winner Limestone LU 5-3, 2-1
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Coker Coker 16 16 25 7 (1)
Limestone LU 25 25 17 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Ernest Meyers, Assistant A.D. for Media Relations

Limestone Rebounds with Win over Coker to Stay Perfect at Home

GAFFNEY, S.C. – Senior Vanessa Blas (Concord, N.C.) recorded 13 kills and four service aces to help the Limestone University women's volleyball team rebound from its first conference loss and to remain perfect at home with a 3-1 win over Coker University on Tuesday, September 21 at the Timken Center.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Limestone 3, Coker 1
Set Scores: 25-16, 25-16, 17-25, 25-7
Records: Limestone (5-3, 2-1), Coker (1-8, 0-4)
Location: Timken Center
 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
 
  • Blas added five digs and two block assists to go with her .440 attack percentage
  • Freshman Josie Curran (Westerville, Ohio) tallied 14 kills for a .684 attack percentage
  • Freshman Paige Gardella (Sugar Grove, Ill.) dished out 22 assists to go with five digs
  • Senior Madysen Williams (Antioch, Tenn.) nearly had a double-double with nine kills and 10 digs
  • Sophomore Malina Harris (Mooresville, N.C.) handed out 18 assists and added a pair of digs
  • Senior Gabby Wessels (Watseka, Ill.) chipped in 14 digs and finished with an assist
  • Junior Leilani Wilcox Nanai (Christchurch, New Zealand) add seven kills a two total blocks
  • Limestone hit .290 on the night, including an impressive .545 attack percentage in the fourth set
  • The Cobras finished the evening with a .055 attack percentage, including a -.381 in the fourth
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
First Set
 
A pair of kills by Williams and a service ace from Gardella got the night started for the Saints before Curran logged three kills to stake the Blue and Gold to a quick 7-2 lead. Coker answered with a 6-3 run, but an attack from Williams sparked a 3-0 spurt as Limestone built up a 13-8 cushion in the early stages.
 
Coming out of a timeout, Coker rattled off five of the next seven points to close the margin to 15-13, but the Saints would end the frame with a 10-3 stretch. Blas finished with three kills during the decisive run before Williams closed out the set win, 25-16, with an attack to give the Blue and Gold a 1-0 match lead.
 
Second Set
 
After spotting the Cobras the opening point in the second set, Limestone moved in front, 3-1, behind a kill by Curran and an ace from Blas. Coker kept things close at 6-4 a few moments later, but an attack from Wilcox Nanai and two kills by Blas highlighted a 5-2 mini-run to stake the Saints to an 11-6 advantage.
 
The visitors pulled to within 15-13 midway through the set, but Limestone used another 10-3 surge to close out the stanza and grab a 2-0 match edge. Blas and Curran combined for five three kills to fuel the run while senior Madeline Yeager (Sacramento, Calif.) and Gardella each added an ace in the 25-16 win.
 
Third Set
 
Coker stormed out of the gate in the third set with leads of 4-1 and 7-3, but the Saints battled back with a 10-6 stretch to even things up at 13-all. Blas and Williams each dropped in a kill during that span while Curran chipped in two kills, but the Cobras took the set, 25-17, with a long 12-4 run down the final stretch.
 
Fourth Set
 
The teams exchanged the first two points of the fourth set, but Limestone would quickly take control as Blas tallied three service aces and a kill to power a 7-0 run. Coker tried to keep it close, pulling to within 11-5, but the Saints ran away with the match win by closing out the frame with a dominating 14-2 surge.
 
The Blue and Gold recorded nine unanswered points, getting three kills from Wilcox Nanai before Williams closed the run with an ace. A block by Wilcox Nanai then helped end the match with a 25-7 win.  
 
TURNING POINT
 
Limestone used identical 10-3 runs in the first and second sets to grab a commanding 2-0 match lead, and even though Coker rallied to take set three, the Saints were thoroughly dominant in the fourth. The Blue and Gold had stretches of 7-0 and 9-0 in the fourth and final frame as it improved to 3-0 at home.
 
NOTABLES
 
  • Limestone finished with one solo block and 12 block assists for a total of seven blocks
  • Senior Madyson Lousignont (Las Vegas, Nev.) had two kills, two aces, three digs, and three block assists
  • Senior Morgan Hnatiuk (Weeki Wachee, Fla.) had a block assist in her first action of the season
  • Freshman Madison Gentry (Easley, S.C.) made her first career appearance and recorded a dig
 
UP NEXT
 
The Saints continue their season-long home stand when they welcome Mars Hill University to the Timken Center on Friday, September 24. First serve is scheduled for a 7 p.m. start.
 
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