Another top 20 win for the #12 Vikings as they sweep #15 Pensacola State at home

Set 1

Pensacola led early 8-5 and 11-8 until an ace by Dariana Luna gave the Vikings a 14-13 lead.  The teams then traded points until SJR State pulled away, winning 25-21 on an ace by Tara English.   Emma West  and Luzie Wiedeking each had 4 kills in the opening set.

Set 2

Neither team led by more than 2 points until Pensacola State led 15-11.   The Vikings used a 6-2 run to tie the score at 17 and started to pull away, building a 21-18 lead.  SJR State was up 24-20 before the Pirates made a couple of plays to get to 22 before Mayya Kucherova ended the set with a kill.  Wiedeking continued her offensive success with 6 kills in the set.  Dariana Luna had 8 digs to lead SJR State.

Set 3

The Vikings jumped out to a quick lead at 4-0 and continued to stay in front by 2-4 points until the Pirates tied the set at 14 all.  A 5 point serving run by Hope Harrington took SJR State from a 19-18 lead to 24-18.  The Commodores fought off 1 match point but Cassidy Casey finished the match with an overpass kill.  Mayya Kucherova had 6 kills to lead SJR State.

LEADERS

Kills - Luzie Wiedeking 13

Assists - Mone Gordon 42

Digs - Dariana Luna 19

Aces - Tara English 3

Blocks - 4 Players 1

Points - 2 Players 14

NOTES

Weideking's 13 kills was a season high 

Harrington's .615 hitting percentage was a season high

English's 3 aces were the 4th time she has had 3 or more aces in a match this season

Gordon's recorded her 1200 career assist, she is only the 3rd player 1200.

Cohen's Comments

Our home crowd was amazing tonight.  The gym was packed and our team fed off of their energy.  To have 2 top 15 teams in our gym was exciting.  Proud of how our team took care of business in 3 tight sets tonight.

Up Next

The Vikings host Gulf Coast State College tomorrow, October 19th, 1PM start time.