Lakeland, FL — The Webber International Women's Volleyball took the nationally strong Fire the distance at The Furnace, winning the first and third sets and forcing extra points in the fifth before Southeastern slipped away, 17–15. The Warriors closed Set 1 on an 8–2 burst behind Kaylee Hunt and Hailey Mull, while Set 3 swung on clutch serving and defense—highlighted by a Naylim Andrews ace and late blocks—to steal it 27–25. SEU answered with steadier sideout in Sets 2 and 4, then edged the race to 15 in the decider.
Warrior Highlights
- Kaylee Hunt: 19 kills (.171), 16 digs, 1 ace, 1 solo block (21.0 pts).
- Hailey Mull: 18 kills (.167), team-high 23 digs, 4 block assists (20.0 pts).
- Kalyn Morgan: 12 kills, 15 digs; Abigail Leonard: 44 assists, 4 kills (.308), 8 digs, 1 ace.
- Net/Back Row: Alejandra Aponte 32 digs; Sherian Horner 5.0 total blocks (2 solo); Anna Morton 6 block assists. Team totals: 62 kills, 110 digs, 12.0 blocks, 5 aces.
Opposition Notes
SEU rode big nights from Laura Bonomi (23 kills, 35 digs, 4 aces) and Yarelis Lopez (21 kills, 36 digs), plus a 6–2 setting look with Ashley Downs (35a) and Haven Speer (28a). Fire team totals: 72 kills, 120 digs, 7 aces, 9.0 blocks.
Set Flow
- Set 1 — Webber 25–19: late block/defense run flips 17–17 into the finish.
- Set 2 — SEU 25–21: Fire even the match, sealing it on a Bonomi ace.
- Set 3 — Webber 27–25: Warriors win deuce ball with pressure serves and errors forced.
- Set 4 — SEU 25–20: Middle/pipe balance pushes to a fifth.
- Set 5 — SEU 17–15: back-and-forth to extras; Fire squeeze out the final two rallies.
Webber's defense traveled—110 digs and 12.0 blocks—and the pins produced; the Warriors return home with momentum after pushing SEU to the brink on the road.
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