Jackson, Miss. – The Centenary volleyball team will compete in the Millsaps Volleyball Invitational this weekend, playing three matches over two days beginning with a non-conference contest versus the host Majors on Friday at 7 p.m. inside the Hangar Dome.
Live stats and live video are available for Friday's match but not for every match during the weekend. Friday's links are below:
Stats: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/millsaps/stats.htm?eventId=706700&streamType=video
Video: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/millsaps/portal.htm?eventId=706700&streamType=video
The Ladies (2-3) defeated the Tougaloo College Bulldogs, 3-1, on Thursday in a non-conference road match after defeating the Texas A&M University-Texarkana Eagles at home on Tuesday, 3-1, for their first win of the young season. Centenary rebounded with a pair of wins after losing all three of its matches last weekend in the Mary Hardin-Baylor Tournament in Belton, Texas.
The Ladies fell to Howard Payne and the host Mary Hardin-Baylor on Friday and Hendrix College on Saturday. Centenary lost a tough season opener, 3-2, to Howard Payne and was then swept in the matches by MHB and Hendrix.
Centenary rallied to win the first set on Tuesday in clutch fashion, 26-24, after trailing 24-19. A kill by freshman MB Susi Curtis (Haslet, Texas) tied the score at 24-24 and consecutive aces by senior S/RS Rachel Demerjian (Glendora, Calif.) clinched the set for the Ladies. The Eagles took the second set, 25-21, but then Centenary responded with a dominant (25-9) win in set three. The Ladies then closed out the match in the fourth set, 25-19.
The Ladies finished the night with 69 digs, 44 kills, 41 assists, and a season-best 13 aces. The Eagles wound up with 55 digs, 33 kills, 32 assists, and six aces. Sophomore RS Jaylin St. Martin (New Orleans, La.) had a big night with a team-high 17 kills and six aces and added five digs. Senior DS/L Jaycie Proctor (Paris, Texas) led the way with 18 digs and had one ace, one assist, and a dig. Demerjian finished with 17 digs, 25 assists, four aces, and two kills. Proctor entered Thursday's action ranked ninth in the country in division III in digs per set (6.36) and had a team-high 88 digs.
Senior MB Caroline Richmond (Marquez, Texas) and senior MB Liz Lowe (San Antonio, Texas) combined to post 14 kills, six digs, and two assists. Junior MB/OH Robin Lemelle (Liberty, Texas) had a season-high 17 digs.
The Ladies will face Concordia (Texas) on Saturday at 1 p.m. and then complete the tournament with a match versus Belhaven at 5 p.m. Live video of Saturday's matches is available here: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/millsaps/
See the complete Ladies' schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/wvball/2022-23/schedule
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