MURFREESBORO, N.C. – The Chowan Volleyball team could not get the offense moving as the Hawks dropped the regular season finale at home against Francis Marion on Tuesday night.
THE BASICS
FINAL | Chowan 0, Francis Marion 3
RECORDS | Chowan 9-19 (6-11), Francis Marion 15-11 (10-7)
LOCATION | Murfreesboro, N.C. (Hawks Athletic Center)
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
Madison Hall and Anixa Rosa-Martinez paced the offense with six kills each. Ellie Middleton added five kills.
Hadley Prince led the Hawks defensively with 19 kills.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Madison Hall and Anixa Rosa-Martinez started off the match with a pair of kills to put the Hawks on the board. Francis Marion rallied to score the next five points to lead 5-2. Nia Baskin added a kill before Hadley Prince collected a service ace to put the Hawks up 6-5. The set of runs continued as FMU countered to take an 11-6 lead. Nyah Powers and Chloe Putnam teamed up for a block before a service ace by Rosa-Martinez to close the gap to 12-9. After another run by the Patriots, Putnam and Ellie Middleton collected a kill to trim the deficit to 16-12. Middleton, Rosa-Martinez, and Hall added a kill as the Patriots took the set 25-16.
After some early kills by Madison Hall, Nia Baskin, and Anixa Rosa-Martinez, the Patriots jumped out to a 9-5 lead with six straight points. Rosa-Martinez slowed the run with a kill before FMU scored 13 of the next 14 points to lead 22-7. Haydon Ahlers and Baskin added a kill prior to Hall, Chloe Putnam, and Rosa-Martinez collecting a kill before the end of the set, 25-13.
Ellie Middleton, Madison Hall, and Chloe Putnam kept the Hawks close in the third set with opening kills. Brianna Moye posted a kill to even the set at 6-all. FMU answered with a 6-1 run before Moye added another kill. Anixa Rosa-Martinez, Putnam, and Middleton added a kill as FMU pushed their lead to 24-13. The Patriots would finish off the match 25-14.
UP NEXT
Chowan earned the fifth seed in the Conference Carolinas East Division and will play the fourth seeded Barton on Saturday, November 5 at 2:30pm in Florence, S.C. The winner will take on Francis Marion.