Eastern Kentucky University’s volleyball team lost to Bellarmine University, 3-1, on Sunday in Louisville.
The Knights won by scores of 13-25, 25-16, 25-20 and 25-17.
Carson Ledford and Sarah Mitchell had eight kills each for EKU (12-11, 3-6 ASUN). Ledford made just wo errors, hit .429 and had five blocks. Molly Michalak had seven kills and 19 digs.
Bailey Venard led all players with 20 kills for Bellarmine (9-12, 3-6 ASUN).
With the first set tied 6-6, Maddy Campbell began a 4-0 run with a kill. Back-to-back errors by the Knights put Eastern Kentucky on top 10-6. Mitchell’s kill made it 17-9 in favor of the Colonels. Campbell’s ace stretched the margin to double figures, 23-13. Two consecutive attack errors by Bellarmine ended the set, 25-13.
The Knights scored the first two points of the second set and never trailed. Emily Arnold made it 10-5 with an ace. Jayme Scott’s kill ended the set and tied the match.
With the third set tied, 16-16, Bellarmine scored three straight to grab a slight advantage. Venard’s kill made it 19-16. EKU got within one, 19-18, on a BU error, but never any closer.
Bellarmine took the lead for good in the fourth set on Kylie VanHoy’s kill that made it 4-3. A block by Ledford and Michalak kept Eastern Kentucky within one, 11-10, however the Knights scored the next three and pulled away for an eight-point win in the set.
The Colonels will host North Florida on Friday and Jacksonville on Saturday. Friday will be 80’s Night at McBrayer Arena.
Kevin Britton
Associate Director of EKUSports Communications