Cobras Sweep Meredith and Peace

HARTSVILLE, SC – Coker evened its record at 11-11 on the year with a pair of 3-0 wins over Meredith College and Peace College Friday in women’s volleyball.  Meredith drops to 4-16 on the year, while Peace falls to 9-15. 

It took two timeouts but Coker finally pulled together in the opening set to earn a 30-23 decision over the Angels.  CC came out of its second timeout trailing 19-14 but quickly snapped into gear with a powerful kill by junior Andrea Manuel/Spartanburg, SC.  The attack started a 16-4 run that gave the home team a 1-0 lead.

The Cobras continued to play assertively in the second and third sets and won decisively, 30-15, and 30-23.  Coker’s blocking and aggressive hitting proved to be the difference in the match as CC limited Meredith’s hitting opportunities. 

Manuel led with 14 kills and 10 digs and freshman Megan Haupt/Summerville, SC contributed 12 kills.  Freshman Margaret Madison/Savannah, GA had eight kills and two blocks and setter Tara Nelson/Rochester Hills, MI finished with 39 assists and 11 digs.

Against Peace, Coker got off to a fast start, forcing PC to call a timeout trailing 6-0.  CC continued to pressure their visitors and took the first set 30-12.  It was more of the same in the second as the Cobras opened up a 16-4 lead and rolled to a 30-14 win.  Coker raced by the Pacers again in the third set, grabbing a 17-1 lead from the start and cruising to a 30-10 victory.

Manuel tallied another 12 kills and 10 digs and Nelson totaled 40 assists, three aces and five digs.  Haupt contributed seven kills and Lauren Larsen/St. Croix, USVI added seven kills and four blocks in the middle.  Sophomore Ashley Schaum/Irmo, SC totaled 10 digs and Madison had five kills. 

Coker is off now until Wednesday, October 20, when CVAC rival Queens University of Charlotte comes to town for a 6:30 PM match.

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