Bluefield, VA – This weekend, the Rams honored their seniors with a pair of intense home matches. Friday night kicked off with a challenging contest against Columbia International University, the current conference leader. Despite their best efforts, the Rams fell 3-1. However, they rebounded impressively the following day, dominating Columbia College in a decisive 3-0 victory.
Match Highlights: CIU
Leaders for the Rams:
Dominating Performance Against Columbia College
On Saturday morning, the Rams returned to the court with renewed energy, defeating Columbia College in a decisive 3-0 victory (25-20, 25-16, 25-12). Before the match, they took a moment to honor the seniors from Columbia College and their own senior players:
Joslyn Evans,
Madison Rodabaugh, and
Georgia Lewis.
From the start, the Rams set the tone of the match, demonstrating their offensive skill with a total of 43 kills compared to Columbia's 18. Defensively, they excelled as well, recording 9 blocks against Columbia's 7 and tallying 64 digs to their opponent's 54.
Leaders for the Rams:
- Kills: Liangelys Santana (14), Chesed Russell (8), Joslyn Evans (7)
- Aces: Liangelys Santana (2), Joslyn Evans (1), Eledy Torres (1)
- Blocks: Abbey Boehm (5.0), Davina Lopez (5.0), Joslyn Evans (4.0)
- Assists: Nayerly Jimenez (34), Georgia Lewis (3), Joslyn Evans (1)
- Digs: Georgia Lewis (16), Nayerly Jimenez (14), Liangelys Santana (11)
Head Coach
Buddy Gallemore reflected on the weekend's events, stating, "After the tough loss last night, it took us a little bit to get started this morning, but the leadership of our seniors got us going. I thought we served better today, which helped get them out of system. We also blocked well with 9 total blocks—that's good for us. It was a great way to celebrate our seniors."
With this weekend's results, the Rams improved their overall record to 16-12 and 11-7 in conference play. They will take a few days to regroup before heading to Athens, TN, to face Tennessee Wesleyan University next Thursday, November 7th.
