Kress
Bailey Kress posted a career best 15 kills in Tuesday's clash with Shorter.
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Lee University LEE 16-8, 7-5 GSC
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Winner Shorter University SU 15-9, 8-4 GSC
Lee University LEE
16-8, 7-5 GSC
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Final
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Shorter University SU
15-9, 8-4 GSC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Lee University LEE 25 15 18 25 16 (2)
Shorter University SU 11 25 25 17 18 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Sports Information

Hawks Snare Lady Flames In Five Set Battle

Sartori, Kress Lead Lee In Close Loss At Shorter



ROME, Ga. – Despite 17 Kills and 18 digs from Silvia Sartori the Lee volleyball team fell just short in dropping a five-set thriller at Shorter on Tuesday night.

In the tiebreaker the Lady Flames jumped out to a 7-3 advantage before the Hawks bounced back and scored the next four points to knot things up at 7.

The two rivals jostled back and forth from there and were tied at 16 before a Kelsey Jones kill and a block by Tiffani Estep and Morgan Cleveland ended the match, 18-16.

As evenly contested as the fifth set was the other four sets were far from close. Bailey Kress delivered five of her career-high 15 slams in the first as Lee jumped on the home team early, winning set one 25-11.

The Hawks woke up in the second and third games however and returned the favor by defeating the Lady Flames, 25-15 and 25-18.

Coach Andrea Hudson's club would not go away quietly though as it jumped out to an 11-4 lead on its way to an easy 25-17 win in set four.

Quinne Daoust added eight kills on a .389 hitting percentage while middle blocker Ellisia Kimble was efficient with six kills and just one attack error (.500 hitting percentage). Kristi Farley and Sadie Johnson teamed up at the setter position for 50 assists. Farley posted 29 and had 13 digs while Johnson added 21 passes that led to kills.

Madeline Munroe and Jones combined for 11 kills to lead Shorter. Jones hit a sizzling .435 in the contest after committing just one error in 23 attacks. Ali Bell delivered 23 assists, 14 digs and a pair of aces.

The Lady Flames fall to 16-8 overall and are now 7-5 in league play. The win propels Shorter to 15-9 and 8-4 the GSC.

Lee is now sixth in the GSC Standings while Shorter jumps to fifth. The top six teams will qualify for the GSC Tournament on Nov. 17-19 on the campus of the No. 1 seed.

The Lady Flames will look to get back in the win column and improve their chances for qualifying for postseason play on Friday as they host their annual Volley For A Cure match at 7 p.m. against West Georgia. Fans can buy t-shirts for just $5 to support the Mary Ellen Locher Foundation. 
 
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