Kingsport Reporter

The King University women's volleyball team took to the road to face one of the top teams in Conference Carolinas, Emmanuel College. The Lions used a strong offensive attack to hand King a 3-0 defeat.

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE: Emmanuel 3, King 0 (25-10, 25-17, 25-20)

LOCATION: Student Center Complex; Bristol, Tenn.

RECORDS: King 10-12, 5-6 Conference Carolinas; Emmanuel 16-7, 10-1 Conference Carolinas

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Set

• Emmanuel used a 6-1 run to take a 9-3 lead and force a King timeout.
• The run continued for the Lions as the Tornado took another timeout trailing 15-5.
• King couldn't recover as Emmanuel took the first set 25-10 behind a .533 attack percentage and eight kills from Alaina Emminger.

Second Set

• King held the advantage early, but the Lions used a 9-2 run, including five straight to take a 15-10 lead and force a Tornado timeout.
• Emmanuel then used a 7-2 run to extend their lead to 22-13 and force King to take another timeout.
• The Lions hit .357 en route to the 25-17 victory.

Third Set

• Emmanuel jumped out to an 8-3 lead, but the Tornado battled back and evened the score at 14 on a kill from Bailey Fersner.
• King later took a 17-15 lead, forcing an Emmanuel timeout.
• However, the Lions came back and evened the score, but King responded with back-to-back points, the first on a kill from Chloe Clayton.
• After consecutive Emmanuel points evened the score at 20, King called for a timeout.
• The Lion offense continued out of the break, scoring the final five points to take the set 25-20 and the match 3-0.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Abigale Jayne led King with seven kills while Kara Miller recorded four blocks, one solo.
• Claire Wilson led the back row with 15 digs while Katie Harless handed out 14 assists.

FOR THE FOES

• The Lions hit .356 as a team in the win.
• Emminger led Emmanuel with 16 kills and .343 attack percentage.
• Emily Hanson added 13 kills for the Lions.
• Gabrielle McGlamery handed out 39 assists while Asia Queen recorded 14 digs.
• Layla Bland added 12 digs.

UP NEXT

• King stays on the road to take on Southern Wesleyan University at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
• Emmanuel hosts North Greenville University on Saturday afternoon.

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