FLORENCE, S.C. – The Chowan Volleyball team opened up the Conference Carolinas Championship with a win over Barton before falling to Francis Marion on Saturday evening.
THE BASICS
FINAL | Chowan 3, Barton 2
FINAL | Chowan 1, Francis Marion 3
RECORDS | Chowan 10-20, Barton 8-17, Francis Marion 16-11
LOCATION | Florence, S.C. (Smith University Center)
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
Hadley Prince collected 75 digs including tying the single-game record of 45 digs in the win over Barton.
Anixa Rosa-Martinez posted 28 kills and 22 digs posting a pair of double-doubles. Ellie Middleton added 23 kills and 25 digs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The opening set started out slow for the Hawks falling behind 12-4. Ellie Middleton sparked the offense with kills to close the gap to 14-11. Chloe Putnam added to the rally with a kill along with an assisted block by Putnam and Nyah Powers before a kill by Powers put the Hawks up 20-18. Anixa Rosa-Martinez posted a kill followed by two service aces allowed the Hawks to lead 23-19. Middleton finished off the set with a pair of kills for the 25-22 victory.
The second set was all Barton early seeing the score inflate to 18-8 and again to 20-13. Chloe Putnam sparked a run with a kill followed by a pair of blocks. Ellie Middleton collected a pair of kills to close the gap to 21-20. Trailing 24-21, Middleton collected a kill and Anixa Rosa-Martinez added a kill to even the match. An attack error and a kill by Middleton gave the Hawks a 2-0 set lead with the 29-27 victory.
Barton would open the set with an 18-7 advantage before taking the set 25-14. In the fourth set Barton opened up on a 13-4 run before four miscues by the Bulldogs along with a service ace and a kill by Anixa Rosa-Martinez closed the gap to 13-10. Chowan would even the set at 23-all with a pair of kills by Chloe Putnam and a pair of aces by Rosa-Martinez. Barton found the final two points to send the match to a fifth set.
Madison Hall picked up a pair of kills to put the Hawks up 4-1 early. Chloe Putnam and Nyah Powers teamed up for a block to put the Hawks up 7-5. Barton evened the set at 10-all before a kill by Anixa Rosa-Martinez sparked a run. Putnam added a kill before finishing off the match with a kill to take the victory.