Box Score


Dalton State   20   23   25   19   =   1
Faulkner         25   25   20   25   =   3
 
Faulkner University's Lady Eagles (10-5, 3-1) left Bandy Gymnasium on the Dalton State campus Thursday with a 3-1 Southern States Athletic Conference win over Dalton State (4-6, 0-3).

The visitors took the first set by breaking a 15-15 tie and outscoring the Roadrunners 10-5 for the 25-20 set victory. Faulkner jumped out to a 17-9 lead in the second set and held on as Dalton State made a run that eventually pulled the hosts to within one point (24-23) before the Eagles scored for the 25-23 set win.

Dalton State trailed early (2-4) in the third set, but managed to build a 25-20 win after breaking an 8-8 tie with a 17-12 run. The fourth set was also a game of runs. Following a 15-15 tie, the Eagles managed a 10-4 run for the final 25-19 score and the 3-1 match victory.

Michala Askew had 30 assists and eight digs for the Roadrunners. Kianna Delaney had 16 kills, four digs, one assist and one blocked shot. Marta Guntin had six kills, 10 digs, and three blocked shots. Rafaella Martin Petrunko had six assists and 15 digs.

"It was a tough loss for us," said Coach Bruna Langner. "I just hope we can learn from this loss and get better for our next games." A good crowd at Bandy included Dalton State athletes from other sports along with area high school volleyball players.

Dalton State travels to Panama City, Fla for a Friday match at Gulf Coast State College (5-8) at 7:00 p.m. EDT. The Roadrunners return home on September 25th to entertain the defending SSAC Champs from College of Coastal Georgia at 7:00 p.m.

NAIA Thursday Night Scoreboard:

Volleyball:

Talladega - AL def. Oakwood College - AL. - 25-0, 25-0, 25-19
Fisk - TN def. Talladega - AL.  - 25-14, 25-14, 25-17
Florida College def. Ave Maria - FL.  - 25-20, 22-25, 20-25, 25-15, 18-16

Soccer:

Faulkner - AL def. Dallas Christian College - TX  -  5-1

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