REDLANDS, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps volleyball team rallied after dropping the first set to earn a 3-1 win over Redlands on Tuesday evening at Currier Gymnasium.
Set scores were 21-25, 25-13, 25-18, 25-20. With the win, CMS improves to 9-8 overall and 4-2 in the SCIAC, while Redlands slips to 3-13 overall and 1-5 in conference play with the loss.
Ashlee Sento had 14 kills in 28 attempts to lead the way for the Athenas, while also adding 12 digs.
Phoebe Shorney had 13 kills and
Shae Delany had a team-high 19 digs.
The Athenas were down a set and down 8-6 in the second when they swung the momentum with an 11-0 run.
Hayden Lin had two aces during the run, while
Solvej Eversoll had two blocks and two kills. CMS capped off the 25-13 set win with a solo block from
Lauren Staples.
Lin started the third set by serving during a 6-0 run, adding another ace. The Athenas gradually built a 24-15 lead and Redlands was able to fight off three set points before Staples finished off the set with a kill.
The fourth set was tight in the early going, with Redlands taking its final lead at 13-12. Sento had a kill and an ace in a 3-0 run that gave CMS the lead for good and
Sabine Kemos capped a 4-0 run with an ace to make it 19-14. Redlands closed to within one point at 21-20, but Shorney had two kills and
Skye Dunn closed the match off with an ace.
Lin had 26 assists and 15 digs for CMS, while Delany (9 kills, 19 digs) and Dunn (8 assists, 11 digs) just missed double-doubles.
CMS will be back in action on Thursday when it hosts Occidental for a 7 p.m. contest at Roberts Pavilion.
