MURFREESBORO, N.C. – The Chowan Volleyball team was blocked on their upset bid of rival Elizabeth City State in their annual Dig Pink contest in non-conference action on Tuesday evening.
THE BASICS
FINAL | Chowan 1, Elizabeth City State 3
RECORDS | Chowan 4-19, Elizabeth City State 23-4
LOCATION | Murfreesboro, N.C. (Hawks Athletic Center)
INSIDE THE BOXSCORES
Madison Hall produced a career-high 16 kills and 10 digs to notch her first double-double. Natalia Vega-Aponte registered 37 digs on the evening.
Anixa Rosa-Martinez and Anamarie Colon-Calero tallied eight kills each, while Haydon Ahlers collected six kills. Colon-Calero posted 4.0 total blocks.
Elizabeth City State had 15.0 total blocks as a team.
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Set:
Elizabeth City State opened up the contest on a 6-2 run before Anamarie Colon-Calero put the Hawks on the board with a kill.
Madison Hall sparked a rally with four kills to cut the deficit to 15-11. Anixa Rosa-Martinez and Nyah Powers notched a kill before Alexa Woolson produced a service ace and Haydon Ahlers added a kill to close the gap to 18-17.
Chloe Putnam and Anamarie Colon-Calero registered a kill as the Hawks took advantage of the Vikings' miscues to even the match at 21-all.
Madison Hall posted two kills to finish off the opening set 26-24.
Second Set:
Anamarie Colon-Calero, Nyah Powers, Anixa Rosa-Martinez, and Haydon Ahlers notched a kill each in the opening points of the set.
Chloe Putnam sparked a rally with a kill followed by a block by Haydon Ahlers and Anamarie Colon-Calero and a kill by Madison Hall to take a 10-9 lead.
Anixa Rosa-Martinez and Anamarie Colon-Calero picked up a kill each and a block by Colon-Calero allowed the Hawks to hold a slim 16-15 advantage.
Madison Hall and Haydon Ahlers kept the Hawks on top before a 6-1 run by the Vikings allowed ECSU to even the set with a 25-21 win.
Third Set:
ECSU doubled up the Hawks early in the set, 10-5 before Haydon Ahlers and Madison Hall sparked the offense. Hall and Anamarie Colon-Calero teamed up for a block before Hall tallied a kill to trail 12-9.
The Vikings increased their lead to 17-9 before Anixa Rosa-Martinez and Chloe Putnam notched a kill. The Hawks made a small rally to cut the deficit to 24-19 after a kill by Haydon Ahlers and a service ace by Ciara Ortega.
Fourth Set:
Anamarie Colon-Calero opened the set with a pair of kills. Madison Hall added a kill before the Vikings pushed their lead to 12-4.
Haydon Ahlers slowed the run with a kill before Madison Hall added a pair of kills. Anamarie Colon-Calero and Anixa Rosa-Martinez continued the rally with a kill along with an ace by Hall to close the gap to 17-12.
ECSU responded with a run to push their lead to 23-12 before a kill by Chloe Putnam and a service ace by Anamarie Colon-Calero slowed the attack.
The Vikings took the set 25-14.
UP NEXT
Chowan jumps back into Conference Carolinas play as the Hawks take the short drive to Wilson, N.C. to take on Barton on Friday, October 29. First serve is at 7pm.
