UT MARTIN VOLLEYBALL WINS THIRD STRAIGHT OVC DECISION WITH 3-0 SWEEP OF BELMONT

Saturday, October 20

Martin, Tenn.

2 P.M.

UT Martin

11-12 (5-5OVC)

Belmont

2-20 (2-8OVC)

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Belmont	9	20	25	0
UT Martin	25	25	27	3

UT MARTIN VOLLEYBALL WINS THIRD STRAIGHT OVC DECISION WITH 3-0 SWEEP OF BELMONT

10/20/2018 5:17:00 PM | Volleyball

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MARTIN, Tenn. – Megan Fair produced a match-high 14 kills to extend the University of Tennessee at Martin volleyball winning streak to three matches in a convincing 3-0 victory over Ohio Valley Conference rival Belmont (25-9, 25-20, 27-25).

Fair was the only player in the match to record double-figures in the kill column, as the senior out of Conover, NC hit .423 with only three errors in 26 swings. Kenzie Hinshaw accumulated a match-best 21 assists while helping direct a Skyhawk offense that hit .250 for the match. Hannah Phillips was responsible for three of UT Martin's seven service aces as the Skyhawks earned their first OVC sweep in 2018.

Defensively, Brooke Gyori scooped up a match-high 14 digs while Justine Walker tallied four blocks for UT Martin (11-12, 5-5 OVC), who limited the Bruins to an .067 attack percentage in the match.

The Skyhawks did not trail at any point during the first two sets. UT Martin scored the first three points of the opening stanza and didn't look back, turning a three-point advantage into double-digits after a 13-3 run. Fair and Walker each had a pair of kills while Karen Scanlon and Jamie Rys also added kills during the surge. Fair tallied two more late kills to help put the finishing touches on a dominant 25-9 win. The Skyhawk offense hit .524 (12 kills against one error) in 21 attempts to start the match.

Fair stayed hot in the second set, slamming down six kills to pace UT Martin. The score was 3-2 in favor of the Skyhawks until an extended 10-0 UT Martin run which featured four Fair kills and a pair of Rys service aces. The Skyhawks led by a 17-7 margin before Belmont went on a run, slicing its deficit down to four points at 24-20. However, Walker put an end to the potential Bruin comeback with a big kill to give UT Martin the 2-0 advantage. Hinshaw generated team-highs of nine assists and five digs in the second stanza.

The Bruins controlled the lead for a large portion of the third set before the Skyhawks charged back to complete the sweep. The score was knotted at 8-all until the Bruins scored five unanswered points to take the advantage. The UT Martin deficit reached four points at 23-19 but a Rys kill spurred a 5-0 run that resulted in the first of three match-point situations for the Skyhawks. Back-to-back kills by Fair and Phillips wrapped up the sweep for UT Martin, who received seven digs out of Gyori in the final set.

The Skyhawks' three-match homestand concludes on Wednesday, Oct. 24 when they close out the nonconference schedule with a matchup against Middle Tennessee. First serve from Skyhawk Fieldhouse is set for 6 p.m.