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Middle Tenn. MTSU 7-4,0-0 CUSA
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Winner ETSU ETSU 6-5,0-0 SoCon
Middle Tenn. MTSU
7-4,0-0 CUSA
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Final
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ETSU ETSU
6-5,0-0 SoCon
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Middle Tenn. MTSU 21 21 25 14 (1)
ETSU ETSU 25 25 23 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball tops Middle Tennessee State in four sets

Bays records eighth career double-double in the contest

BLACKSBURG, Va. - East Tennessee State volleyball wrapped the Hokie Classic as the tournament champions on Friday afternoon.  The Bucs (6-5, 0-0 SoCon) defeated the Blue Raiders (7-4, 0-0 CUSA) in four sets (25-21, 25-21, 23-25, 25-14).

For their efforts in the tournament, Makayla Bays and Belle Iosua were tabbed to the Hokie Classic All-Tournament Team and Bays was selected as the tournament MVP.

NOTABLES
  • Makayla Bays continued her reign as the top offensive producer for the Bucs, boasting her eighth match of the season with double-digit kills and her fourth over 15.  The sophomore outside hitter recorded her second double-double of the season, and the eight of her career, with her 15 kills and 12 digs, collecting one ace, two block assists and 12 perfect receptions in the contest.
  • Bailey Gohlke, the freshman setter, notched her third career double-double, boasting 15 assists and 10 digs versus the Blue Raiders.  Gohlke recorded back-to-back matches with a double-double and one or more aces in both matches of the Hokie Classic.
  • Senior opposite hitter Belle Iosua recorded a dominate outing with nine kills at a .438 clip for the match-high with her five block assists.
  • Whitley Rammel continued her pattern of strong offensive and defensive showings with eight kills on a .400 clip and seven block assists.  The senior middle blocker has recorded three or more block assists in seven of 11 matches played this season, averaging 1.21 blocks/set in the campaign.
  • Gianna Blair, the redshirt-sophomore middle blocker, was a force at the net, collecting a career-high two block solos, tying her career-high of six block assists, and setting a new career-high of eight total blocks.
  • Brianna Cantrell, the senior outside hitter, and Melanie Morris, the junior libero, both recorded two aces in the match with their double-digit receptions.  Morris also reached double-digit digs with 10 for her sixth match of the season in double-digits.
  • Freshman outside hitter Chloe Smith put her first career statistics on the board with one kill and three block assists.
  • The Bucs totaled 48 kills, 47 assists, seven aces, 59 digs and 28 total blocks in the four-set match.
UP NEXT
ETSU opens Southern Conference action on Wednesday, September 25 at 6 p.m. versus Mercer in Macon, Ga.
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