Seniors shine as Golden Eagles top UT Martin
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Before the Tennessee Tech volleyball team honored its seniors, the quartet put on an impressive show as Jordan Karlen, Bella Powell, MK Roberts and Ayanna Rodgers powered the Golden Eagles to a 3-1 victory over UT Martin on Friday in the Hooper Eblen Center. Karlen finished the match with two kills, 37 assists, a service ace, 22 digs and an assisted block. Roberts had 11 assists, an ace, 34 receptions and 10 digs, while Powell had 24 kills, an ace, four receptions and seven digs and Rodgers collected two kills.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
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17 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
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25 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 1 |
Team Stats
UT Martin
| Game Statistics | UT Martin | Tennessee Tech |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting % | 0.106 | 0.239 |
| Blocks | 6 | 4 |
| Digs | 45 | 61 |
| Aces | 4 | 5 |
By Thomas Corhern, TTU Athletics Media Relations
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Before the Tennessee Tech volleyball team honored its seniors, the quartet put on an impressive show as Jordan Karlen, Bella Powell, MK Roberts and Ayanna Rodgers powered the Golden Eagles to a 3-1 victory over UT Martin on Friday in the Hooper Eblen Center.
Karlen finished the match with two kills, 37 assists, a service ace, 22 digs and an assisted block. Roberts had 11 assists, an ace, 34 receptions and 10 digs, while Powell had 24 kills, an ace, four receptions and seven digs and Rodgers collected two kills.
Audrey Berkebile also collected 10 kills, while Ella Watford had 10 digs.
Kayla Bryant led UTM (2-19. 1-9 OVC) with 11 kills, while Kylie Surratt had nine. Abby Freund recorded 15 digs.
UT Martin started strong in the first set cruising to a 25-17 lead, but the Golden Eagles were dominant in the second, third and fourth sets, winning 25-18, 25-13 and 25-18.
Tech fell behind quickly in the opening set as the Skyhawks surged out by five, including an additional point off of a red card and UT Martin led by eight before the first series came to a close. Bryant had five kills and Surratt four as the Skyhawks outpaced the Golden Eagles and out hit Tech .357 to .088.
The following three sets were the complete inverse as Tech hit .273 to the Skyhawks' .036 in the second, .237 to .023 in the third and .379 to .042 in the fourth. UTM had 14 attack errors and seven service errors in the final three sets.
Powell had eight kills in the third set to lead Tech, while she tied Berkebile in the third set with five kills each. Powell also had seven kills in the fourth to finish one kill shy of tying her career best of 25 earlier this season against Samford.
The Golden Eagles (9-13, 6-4 OVC) return to action on Tuesday as they host Southern Indiana in a 6 p.m. contest. Admission is free.
Photo | Jim Dillon
