Box Score / Event Stats

Lady Blazers Defeat West Alabama 3-0

VALDOSTA, Ga.- Valdosta State hit over .400 in each of the first two games in defeating West Alabama 3-0 in Gulf South Conference volleyball action at the P.E. Complex Saturday afternoon.

The Blazers (9-12, 3-3) hit .448 in the first game as they never trailed in defeating the Lady Tigers (4-16, 1-4) 30-18. UWA hit -.059 in the game and was at -.081 in game two, in which VSU hit .433 en route to a 30-13 lead. Valdosta State closed out the match with a 30-18 victory in game three, hitting .333 while allowing West Alabama to hit .075.

For the match, the Blazers hit .404 and limited UWA to a -.018 hitting percentage. The Blazers tallied 16 blocks in the match, behind a solo block and seven assisted blocks by senior Grace George and eight assisted blocks by junior Nancy Marin.

Marin also had 10 kills in the match and hit .588 with no errors in 17 attack attempts. Laura Lee Atkinson tallied her 12th double-double of the year with 11 kills and 11 digs while Niki Patriarca registered 32 assists.

The Lady Tigers were led by Teresa Clements with nine kills and Allison Nail with eight. Setter Giuliana De Francesco registered 20 assists and eight digs.

Valdosta State returns to action Monday, October 2 when it visits Fort Valley State at 6:00 p.m. for a non-conference match. West Alabama continues conference play as it visits North Alabama on Tuesday, October 3 at 7:00 p.m.

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