Friday, September 18
Rock Hill, S.C.
8:00 p.m.
Davidson College
4-7
0
vs
3
Murray State
8-1
1
2
3
F
Murray State
25
25
25
3
DAVIDSON
19
19
11
0
Davidson Falls to Murrary State at Winthrop
9/18/2015 10:23:00 PM | Volleyball
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ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Davidson volleyball team suffered a 3-0 setback at the 2015 Winthrop Invitational Friday night, falling to Murray State in straight sets at the Winthrop Coliseum. The defeat came by set scores of 19-25, 19-25 and 11-25.
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Freshman Ciera Cockrell paced the offense with seven kills while hitting at a .352 clip. Sabrina Shepherd added four kills and two blocks.
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The loss dropped Davidson to 4-7, while Murray State improved to 8-1 overall. The Racers were paced by Taylor Olden and Kristen Besselsen, who each registered 12 kills. Murray State hit .237 on the evening, as Davidson was limited to a .095 percentage.
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With the score knotted at 4-4 in the first set, the two programs traded points before a 4-1 run brought Davidson within two, 17-15. The Racers used a 7-3 spurt of its own to finish off the set, 25-19.
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Davidson stayed close with Murray State through the midway point of the second set, before the Racers used a 7-3 spurt to pull away for a 25-19 victory.
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The Wildcats held a brief 10-8 lead in the third set, but a 14-1 run by Murray State put the Racers out in front, 22-11. Behind the service of Sam Bedard the Racers secured the set, 25-11.
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Davidson will be back in action tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 19 against West Virginia and Winthrop.
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ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Davidson volleyball team suffered a 3-0 setback at the 2015 Winthrop Invitational Friday night, falling to Murray State in straight sets at the Winthrop Coliseum. The defeat came by set scores of 19-25, 19-25 and 11-25.
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Freshman Ciera Cockrell paced the offense with seven kills while hitting at a .352 clip. Sabrina Shepherd added four kills and two blocks.
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The loss dropped Davidson to 4-7, while Murray State improved to 8-1 overall. The Racers were paced by Taylor Olden and Kristen Besselsen, who each registered 12 kills. Murray State hit .237 on the evening, as Davidson was limited to a .095 percentage.
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With the score knotted at 4-4 in the first set, the two programs traded points before a 4-1 run brought Davidson within two, 17-15. The Racers used a 7-3 spurt of its own to finish off the set, 25-19.
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Davidson stayed close with Murray State through the midway point of the second set, before the Racers used a 7-3 spurt to pull away for a 25-19 victory.
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The Wildcats held a brief 10-8 lead in the third set, but a 14-1 run by Murray State put the Racers out in front, 22-11. Behind the service of Sam Bedard the Racers secured the set, 25-11.
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Davidson will be back in action tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 19 against West Virginia and Winthrop.
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Team Stats
MUR
DAV
Kills
48
21
Errors
21
12
Attempts
114
95
Hitting %
.237
.095
Points
59.0
29.0
Assists
46
18
Aces
8
1
Blocks
3.0
7.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
2
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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