No. 21 Volleyball Beats Stony Brook

Saturday, September 3

LOUISVILLE, KY

10:00 AM

University of Louisville

4-1

STONY BROOK

1-5

STONY BROOK

Louisville

September 03, 2016 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score Photo Gallery

Cards win 3-1 with Auburn on tap for tonight at 7:30

By: Austin Marks

Louisville, Ky. - Tess Clark had 18 kills to lead the University of Louisville volleyball team to a 3-1 over Stony Brook 3-1 in the first match of Saturday's match in the Active Ankle Challenge at the KFC Yum! Center.

The three-pronged attack of Tess Clark, Morgan Miller, and Melanie McHenry contributed 40 kills to the teams 57 total. UofL hit .312 with seven service aces and 8.5 blocks. Melanie McHenry added 11 kills and Morgan Miller chipped in 11. Louisville won the first two sets 27-25 and 25-8, before falling in the third 25-22 and then clinched the match with a final set victory of 25-19. The Cards move to 4-1 on the season and Stony Brook falls to 1-5. The Seawolves were led by McKyla Brooks' 12 kills.

"It was a huge positive to notch our first win of the season at home for this young team. When you play a team that is playing like they have nothing to lose, it's a huge advantage for them," said Anne Kordes, UofL head coach. "I liked the way Kali Eaken was connecting with our middles Tess Clark and Jasmine Bennett. Tess was able to take the game over at times. We need to continue to build confidence as a young team and that comes with experience."

In the first set, the Cards started on a 4-1 run with two kills from Tess Clark. The Seawolves then responded with a mini run of their own to take a 10-6 lead. As the score evened up towards the end of the set, the Cards used two timeouts to regroup. Fighting off two set points, an attack error was the final score needed to help the Cards hold on to win the first set 27-25.

In the second set, the Cards opened up a dominant 21-6 lead. Led by Morgan Miller and Melanie McHenry, they cruised to a 25-8 second set victory. This was the fewest points allowed in a set since holding Marquette to 8 in the first set of a 2008 match.

With the score even throughout most of the third set which featured eight ties and five lead changes, the Seawolves eventually pulled ahead 23-19. The Cards held off 3 set points before falling in the third set 25-22. Their hitting percentage chilled, falling to .088 for the set.

In the fourth set, the Cards were able to take control down the stretch with seven kills by Tess Clark. The Cards ended the game on a 5-0 run to win the final set and match 25-19.

The Cardinals will take the court again tonight when they play Auburn at 7:30 p.m. at the KFC Yum! Center.