BALANCED OFFENSIVE ATTACK BOOSTS SKYHAWK VOLLEYBALL IN 3-1 TRIUMPH OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA

Friday, October 7

Martin, Tenn.

6 p.m.

UT Martin

11-8,5-1OVC

Southern Indiana

1-16,1-5OVC

Southern Indiana

UT Martin

BALANCED OFFENSIVE ATTACK BOOSTS SKYHAWK VOLLEYBALL IN 3-1 TRIUMPH OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA

10/7/2022 10:20:00 PM | Volleyball

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MARTIN, Tenn. – Four different University of Tennessee at Martin players delivered double-digit kills this evening as the Skyhawks soared to a four-set victory over Southern Indiana (25-15, 25-22, 24-26, 25-18) in Ohio Valley Conference volleyball action.

Logan Wallick (match-high 15 kills), Karen Scanlon (13), Angel Baylark (11) and Mia Saenz (career-best 10) combined for 82 percent of UT Martin's kills tonight. Baylark hit .346 with only one error while Wallick (.375) and Saenz (.346) were also very efficient as the Skyhawks hit .255 as a team. Haeleigh Paulino (25) and Addy Vaughn (14) combined for 39 assists for UT Martin, who improved to 11-8 overall and 5-1 in OVC play.

Dylan Mott compiled a match-high 24 digs and a pair of service aces while Scanlon and Paulino each narrowly missed double-doubles with nine digs apiece. Saenz swatted away four blocks at the net as the Skyhawks limited the Screaming Eagles to a .134 hitting percentage.

Saenz got UT Martin started on the right foot with back-to-back kills to open the match. Southern Indiana took a 7-6 advantage before a 4-0 run gave the Skyhawks the lead for good. UT Martin later tacked on a pair of separate 6-1 runs as Wallick powered through for three kills down the stretch. A service ace by Mott provided the clinching point, capping off a stanza where the sophomore from Hendersonville, Tenn. accumulated nine digs. Scanlon also had five kills in six swings in the opening set to pace the Skyhawks.

Once again, it was Saenz who got off to a quick start in the second set as the freshman from Lexington, Ky. had two kills during a 4-2 UT Martin spurt. Baylark provided three kills and a block assist in the span of a dozen points before another Mott service ace extended the Skyhawk lead out to 19-14. Scanlon collected two straight kills before a rally killer from Baylark gave UT Martin a 2-0 edge in the match. Scanlon and Baylark shared the team lead with four kills each in the second set.

The third stanza featured nine tie scores and six lead changes as Southern Indiana evaded a sweep. Kills from Wallick and Saenz helped the Skyhawks race out to a 3-1 lead but the Screaming Eagles accounted for eight of the next nine points. Southern Indiana eventually held a 16-11 lead but UT Martin responded with an 8-2 run, taking a 19-8 lead thanks in large part to three consecutive kills out of Baylark. Wallick managed a pair of kills before a Scanlon kill gave the Skyhawks match point at 24-23 but the Screaming Eagles unreeled three unanswered points to force a fourth set. Wallick, Scanlon, Baylark and Saenz all had four kills each in the third set while Mott came away with nine digs.

For a brief period of time, it appeared as if the match may be extended even further after Southern Indiana claimed a 10-5 advantage in the fourth stanza. However, UT Martin concluded the match on a 20-8 surge – which included five kills from Wallick. The Skyhawks nabbed their first lead of the set at 15-14 and cruised from there as Kambree Lucas generated a kill on match point. Wallick had nine kills on five attacks in the final set.

These two squads meet again tomorrow at 2 p.m. as UT Martin wraps up a four-match OVC homestand.