PETERSBURG, VA. – The offense struggled to get going for the Chowan Volleyball team in a straight set loss to Virginia State on the road on Tuesday evening.
THE BASICS
FINAL | Chowan 0, Virginia State 3
RECORDS | Chowan 1-3, Virginia State 3-6
LOCATION | Petersburg, Va. (Multipurpose Center)
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
Chowan's offense produced a total of 16 kills in the contest. Hannah Sladick led the Hawks with four kills. Ann-Marie Johnson and Anixa Rosa-Martinez notched three kills each.
The Hawks committed 13 service errors in the match. Sydney Hiner, Anixa Rosa-Martinez and Katie Houston posted six digs apiece.
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Set:
Hannah Sladick put the Hawks on the board early. A service ace by Sydney Hiner would even the set up at 4-all.
Following a kill by Ann-Marie Johnson, Chowan would stall as Virginia State doubled up the Hawks 12-6.
The Hawks would trim the deficit to 16-14 benefitting from Trojan errors. Chloe Putnam notched a kill to keep the deficit minimal.
The Trojans kept the Hawks in the set with errors. Anixa Rosa-Martinez recorded the final point for the Hawks as VSU took the set 25-22.
Second Set:
Virginia State opened the second set with an 8-4 advantage. Ann-Marie Johnson registered a kill in the early running. Anixa Rosa-Martinez posted a kill before a string of errors on both sides pushed the score to 14-8 in favor of the Trojans.
Nyah Powers and Ann-Marie Johnson tallied a kill each to close the gap to 16-12. Hannah Sladick finished the set with two kills as VSU took the set 25-17.
Third Set:
The Trojans would open the set with a 12-5 lead as Nyah Powers and Sydney Hiner registered a kill each.
VSU pushed their lead to 19-9 on attacking miscues by the Hawks. Chloe Putnam would register a kill and a service ace down the stretch. Anixa Rosa-Martinez and Hannah Sladick added to the scoring before the Trojans took the set 25-16.
UP NEXT
Chowan will return home for a non-conference match on Friday, September 20 as the Hawks host Frostburg State. First serve is at 5pm.
