Belhaven University Athletics

LAGRANGE, Ga. - Belhaven led late in the opening set but answered by winning the next three sets Tuesday night, defeating the Panthers 23-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-19.

Tarryn Woodall led Belhaven with 22 kills and 15 digs. She had 25 kills in the first meeting on Oct. 6th, giving her 47 across the Blazers' two wins over LaGrange. Belhaven improved to 11-11 overall and 6-4 in the CCS, a half-game behind second-place LaGrange (14-10, 7-4) in the conference standings.

The Blazers appeared close to taking the first set after Cami Davis put down a kill for a 23-20 lead. LaGrange tied it with three straight points, then Danika Durham and Jade Furr teamed up for blocks on consecutive rallies to steal the set, 25-23.

Belhaven opened the second set with six consecutive kills. Two each from Megan LaCour and Goldie Lowe, followed by one apiece from McKenna Matthews and Woodall. LaGrange recovered to tie it at eight, but Belhaven rebuilt its lead to 17-10. The Panthers made one last push to 23-21 before Woodall delivered a kill and Lowe and Laila Gauthier combined for a block to even the match.

LaGrange led 6-3 early in the third. With Maggie Joy Tomlin serving, Belhaven scored five straight points, getting kills from Gauthier, Davis and Woodall to move ahead 8-6. The Blazers later led 23-18, but the Panthers closed within two. Woodall stopped the run with a kill, and a LaGrange attack error gave Belhaven a 25-21 win.

The fourth set was tied at 10 when Belhaven put together a five-point run with Angel Edwards at the service line. Matthews, Lowe and Woodall each had a kill during the stretch. LaGrange pulled within 17-16, but a Woodall kill and Tomlin ace helped restore a four-point cushion. LaCour served an ace during a late run that pushed the lead to 24-18, and Davis ended the match with a kill.

Davis finished with nine kills on 12 attacks, hitting .667, and contributed two solo blocks and three block assists. LaCour added eight kills, Matthews had seven, and Gauthier finished with six. Edwards recorded 26 assists and two aces, Tomlin added 19 assists and nine digs, and Kayla Robinson led Belhaven with 22 digs. Alex Krabs paced LaGrange with 17 kills.

Belhaven hit .229 to LaGrange's .096 and held a 55-47 edge in kills. The Blazers hit .324 in the second set and .300 in the third after hitting .081 in the opener. The win gave Belhaven its first regular-season sweep of LaGrange since 2024 and improved its all-time record against the Panthers to 8-3.

Belhaven returns home Saturday to face Covenant at 11:00 am at Rugg Arena.

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