JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - East Tennessee State University's volleyball team dropped a 3-0 decision to Furman on Saturday at Brooks Gymnasium.
East Tennessee State (9-13, 7-4 SoCon) and Furman (10-12, 4-7 SoCon) traded points to open the match, as a kill by
Chloe Smith followed by consecutive Furman errors allowed the Buccaneers to trail just one at 11-10. The Paladins began to pull away from the Bucs, as kills by Amber Watson and Morgan Baldridge allowed them to lead 20-15 and forced an ETSU timeout. Kills by
Gianna Blair,
Chloe Smith, and
Bailey Gohlke, with a block by Blair and Smith, got the Bucs within 21-20, but Furman ended the first set on a 4-1 run to take the 25-21 win.
East Tennessee State began the second set quickly, leading 6-2. The Paladins went on a run of their own, taking a 14-12 lead. A kill by
Makayla Bays and Smith, paired with a Paladin error, allowed the Bucs to take a 21-18 lead and force a Furman timeout. The Paladins came out of the timeout and went on a 7-2 run to take the 25-23 second-set victory.
The two teams opened the third frame with back-and-forth action, as the third set saw 17 ties and 2 lead changes. A kill by Smith gave the Bucs the 21-20 lead, but a kill by Izzy Castello tied the set at 21. The final tie of the set came at 26 with a kill by Bays, but the Paladins took the set's final two points for the 28-26 win and the 3-0 match.
The Buccaneers are back in action on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 6 p.m. against UNCG.
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