Box Score JACKSON, Miss. – The Belhaven volleyball team dropped to 2-12 in Southern States Athletic Conference play and 8-20 overall on Saturday morning after falling in consecutive sets against Spring Hill College. Having clinched the SSAC's regular season title, the Badgers (28-3, 12-0 SSAC) remained unbeaten in conference play.
"This game was built on runs, and unfortunately, they had bigger runs and more frequent runs than we did," Head Coach
Justin Dee said. "We competed well, though, and I appreciated the way our girls fought."
Belhaven recognized their three seniors before playing their final SSAC match of the year.
Brittany Ammons,
Katherine Owen, and
Gabriella Zorzoli played in their final home match as Blazers.
"Gabe has willingly played multiple positions, Brittany leads our team in kills, and Katie has nurtured our young team," Dee said. "We have had a rough season, but these girls have showed leadership all year long."
Ammons led the offensive attack for the Blazers, tallying eight kills.
Mallory Church assisted on 15 of Belhaven's kills, while Zorzoli claimed the other 11. The Badgers' Megan Haber led all players with 10 kills on the afternoon, while Taryn Nash accumulated 27 assists.
Defensively for the Blazers, Owen contributed 19 digs for a team best, with Zorzoli following with 10 of her own. Meredith Donald of Spring Hill finished her day with 23 digs.
The Blazers will take part in the Millsaps College Tri-match with Millsaps and the University of Texas at Dallas to complete their season. The Tri-match is set to begin at 12:00 pm at Millsaps next Saturday.