HANCEVILLE, Ala. – The Vincennes University volleyball team improved their winning streak to eight matches Saturday afternoon after closing out the final day of the 2024 Wallace State C.C. Fall Bash in Alabama.
Vincennes opened the day against host Wallace State, winning over the Lions 25-21, 25-21, 25-19 before closing out the weekend with a big sweep over Lawson State Community College 25-4, 25-14, 25-15 to finish with a 4-0 record over the weekend.
The Trailblazers began the day with a tough challenge against host Wallace State Community College, taking the court around 12 hours after their last match Friday night ended.
VU got off to a slow start in the opening set Saturday morning but were able to rebound and grab a 16-12 lead midway through the set.
The Trailblazers would increase the lead to 21-15 before the Lions came climbing back to narrow the margin to 21-20.
Vincennes again answered back, closing out the set strong and taking set one of the day 25-21 to take an early 1-0 match lead.
Set two was another back-and-forth battle, with VU holding a narrow 17-15 lead after a 4-0 scoring run.
The two teams traded points down the stretch of set two, with Vincennes ultimately coming out on top 25-21 to take a 2-0 lead in the match.
Set three continued the trend of close sets in this match, with the two teams even at 16-16, before VU used a 6-1 scoring run to break away late and close out the match 25-19 to complete the sweep.
The Trailblazers were again led offensively by the sophomore duo of Laura Tavares (Merida, Venezuela) and Isadora Dias (Rio Grande de Norte, Brazil), with Tavares leading the way with 16 kills and one dig, while Dias added 13 kills, six digs and three aces.
Sophomore Elisa Dalla Pozza (Vincenza, Italy) and Martyna Sadowska (Pila, Poland) each finished with four kills, with Dalla Pozza recording two blocks, three digs and one ace, while Sadowska added three blocks and one dig.
Sophomores Allison Czyzewski (Louisville, Ill.) and Dylan DeCoursey (Montgomery, Ind.) each finished the first match of the day with three kills, with Czyzewski adding a pair of blocks and one dig, while DeCoursey finished with four digs and 10 set assists.
DeCoursey helped run the Trailblazer offense along with fellow sophomore setter Libby Mehringer (Jasper, Ind.) who recorded her sixth double-double of the season with 22 set assists, 10 digs, one kill and one ace.
Sophomore libero Grace Flexter (Oblong, Ill.) controlled the back row defense for Vincennes, finishing the match with a team-high 13 digs and seven set assists.
Freshman Paulina Fister (Tuszyn, Poland) rounds out the VU box score with 10 digs, one set assist and one block for the match.
