Avon Park, FL – The Webber International Women's Volleyball team took on the Trinity College Tigers Friday night. The Warriors blazed past the Tigers, sweeping Trinity College 3-0.
The Warriors jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the first set off of kills from Tanasha Cooksey and Ana Clara Araujo. Kills from Rylee Bolser, Cintia Lorena, and Lily Arnold put the Warriors ahead 9-5, before Bolser connected with a service ace to extend the lead to 5. The Warriors then took 11 of the next 14 points against the Tigers, Lorena pulled down two kills, Araujo and Andrea Padilla both had service aces, Arnold and Cooksey combined for multiple blocks, and Jaizah Anderson added a kill of her own. The Warrior run ended with the score now 21-8 in favor of Webber. Arnold picked up another block, before gaining a kill and a service ace to bring the Warriors to set point 24-9. Anderson and Bolser combined for the block to give the Warriors a set 1 victory 25-9.
Webber began set 2 on a tear, as Paysee Crow led off the set with a service ace. Delanie Johnson added on two kills with Cooksey grabbing another one as well. The Warriors quickly jumped out to an 8-0 lead before the Tigers were able to get on the board. Johnson, Anderson, and Cooksey each added another kill as the lead extended to 10 points 12-2. The Tigers were able to slowly gain some momentum, but three kills from Lorena extended the Warrior lead back to 10, 18-8. A Tiger combination block and a Warrior service error were the last points the Tigers would muster, as a kill from Anderson, a service ace from Cooksey, and a block from Anderson and Bolser ended the second set 25-10 in favor of Webber.
The third set started out very tightly contested, with neither team able to take a sizeable lead over the other. Teodora Ranitovic, Savanna Wilhite, Anderson, and Lorena all picked up kills to keep the game tied 9-9. The Warriors kicked it into overdrive after this, as Crow again served the Warriors into a sizeable lead. Ranitovic picked up three kills and three blocks in a 10-point swing for the Warriors. Nadia Reid picked up two kills as well, with Johnson assisting Ranitovic on two blocks. This swing put the Warriors up by nine points 19-10. Ranitovic and Johnson both picked up another kill to help the Warriors extend the lead 23-11 before a 4-1 run from the Tigers put the score 24-15. An attack error from the Tigers signaled the final point needed for the Warriors as they took set 3 25-15 and the match 3-0.
Lorena led the team in kills with eight, while Ranitovic added seven of her own. Crow led the team with 17 assists while Araujo added 12 as well. Padilla led the team in service aces with two as well as digs with 9. Ranitovic and Arnold both led the team with three total blocks.
The Warriors will be back in action Saturday, September 30th when they take on the Ave Maria Gyrenes in Ave Maria, FL at 2 PM.
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