Posted: Sep 17, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Wesleyan Volleyball fought a deep battle versus Trinity Baptist tonight down in Jacksonville, FL. After a lengthy bus drive south, our Wesleyan Wolves took to the volleyball court in an exciting back and forth five set match. The first two games Wesleyan took a commanding lead, however it appeared the team's focus started to shift as the third and fourth games were lost.
Going into the fifth and deciding game Wesleyan ignited a fierce battle putting an end to Trinity's attempt to steal a win.
Two Wolves made it to 10 kills, led by Lativa Ray with 14 kills followed by Jaylyn Randle with 10. Defensively, Zaysharae Malia-Hughes held down the defense with 19 digs followed by Rhyan Lucas with 15.
Wesleyan has front loaded their 2021 schedule in preparation for conference play.
Final Score: 3-2
Set Score: 25-10, 25-18, 20-25, 17-25, 15-5
Wesleyan Game Leaders
K: Lativa Ray - 14
B: Carmen Lynch - 6
D: Zaysharae Malia-Hughes - 19
SA: Brittany Davis - 5
A: Trinity Jackson - 36
"I am very proud of how my team played tonight. Although we dug ourselves in a hole in the third and fourth set, the ladies were determined to come back and take the win," said head coach Malae Fiaseu. "Trinity Jackson had an outstanding perfomance tonight with the help of our backrow allowing our hitters to execute on the front row. Our serving was aggressive which kept our opponents out of system. Our defense was scrappy and kept the ball off the court in order for us to run our offense. Now we're back to the drawing board in preparation for conference play beginning next Thursday."
Up next:
Wolves begin USA South conference play with LaGrange at their first home game in Porter Gym this Thursday, September 23 @7PM.