Belhaven University Athletics

JACKSON, Miss. - Belhaven Volleyball closed the regular season Saturday at the Hangar Dome, falling to Millsaps in four sets before Rhodes rallied from two sets down to defeat the Blazers in five.

Tarryn Woodall finished the afternoon with 28 kills and 24 digs, while Kayla Robinson collected 47 digs across the two matches. Belhaven heads into the CCS Tournament at 11-15 overall after finishing conference play at 6-6.

Millsaps 3, Belhaven 1
Belhaven evened the match with a narrow second set win, but Millsaps took the final two sets to defeat the Blazers 25-17, 23-25, 25-10, 25-22.

Woodall led Belhaven with 11 kills, nine digs and two service aces. Megan LaCour added nine kills, and Cami Davis finished with seven kills and three blocks. Robinson paced the defense with 19 digs, while Maggie Joy Tomlin handed out 17 assists and Angel Edwards added 12.

The opening set was tied at 11 before Millsaps scored six straight points to take control. Kinney Boyle supplied three kills during the run. Belhaven later cut a 20-12 deficit to four behind kills from Laila Gauthier, Davis and Woodall and an ace from Goldie Lowe, but the Majors held their lead.

Tomlin helped Belhaven get separation early in the second. With the score tied at three, the Blazers won five consecutive points, including a Tomlin ace, a block from Mickeyla Sitsler and kills from Lowe and Sitsler.

Millsaps erased a 21-17 deficit to tie the set, but Belhaven answered each time the Majors drew even down the stretch. Robinson's kill put the Blazers ahead 22-21, and Davis supplied another for a 23-22 lead. At 23-23, LaCour put away a kill before a Millsaps attack error gave Belhaven the set. The Blazers committed just two attack errors and hit .273 in the frame.

Millsaps responded with a 6-0 run to turn a 6-5 third set lead into a seven point advantage, then pulled away for a 25-10 win.

Belhaven led the fourth 13-12 before Millsaps scored six straight, with Khloe Duncan accounting for three kills and a block during the stretch. The Blazers battled back from 22-17 to within a point as LaCour, Sitsler and Lowe supplied kills around a Sitsler-Lowe block. Woodall later cut the deficit to 23-22, but Millsaps took the final two points.

Rhodes 3, Belhaven 2
Belhaven won the first two sets and had two chances to finish the match in the fourth, but Rhodes recovered for an 18-25, 16-25, 25-23, 28-26, 15-5 victory.

Woodall recorded a double-double with 17 kills and 15 digs. Gauthier added 12 kills while hitting .345, and LaCour finished with 11 kills and three block assists. Edwards posted a double-double of her own with 27 assists and 11 digs, while Tomlin contributed 18 assists and three aces. Robinson led all players with 28 digs.

The Blazers hit .500 in the opening set, putting away 16 kills with just one error. Woodall delivered consecutive kills to extend the lead to 20-15, and Belhaven scored the final three points behind kills from Davis and Gauthier and a Rhodes attack error.

Davis helped set the tone in the second, combining with LaCour and Gauthier on consecutive blocks during a 5-0 start. Rhodes eventually pulled even at 11, but Belhaven answered with an 8-1 run. Edwards supplied a kill assist and an ace before Woodall, LaCour and Gauthier added kills to help rebuild the lead. The Blazers closed the set with four straight points to go ahead 2-0.

Rhodes stayed alive in the third despite a late Belhaven push. Trailing 23-18, the Blazers pulled within 24-23, saving two set points on kills from Davis and Gauthier. Isabella Kventensky ended the comeback bid with a kill to force a fourth set.

Belhaven led 22-18 in the fourth after a Woodall ace, but Rhodes scored four straight to tie it. The Blazers then fought off a set point on a Woodall kill, and Tomlin's ace gave Belhaven its first match point at 25-24.

Rhodes drew even before LaCour's kill gave the Blazers another opportunity at 26-25. Anna Satterfield answered with a kill, and two Belhaven attack errors sent the match to a fifth set.

The deciding set was tied at three before Rhodes won 11 of the next 12 points. The Lynx finished with 12 kills in the frame and hit .391 to complete the comeback.

Belhaven totaled 53 kills, 71 digs and 11 aces, with Robinson, Woodall and Lowe adding two aces apiece. Davis contributed seven kills on .385 hitting.

Belhaven will face Huntingdon in the CCS Tournament Quarterfinals next Thursday at 5:30 p.m. (CT) in Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

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