CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – After suffering their first loss inside the Mid-South Conference last night, the Lady Tigers will have a quick turnaround as they visit Brescia University on Tuesday for an 8 p.m. ET match.
Review of last night's performance
- The Lady Tigers struggled in their first road match in conference play as they lost to Shawnee State in four sets.
- It was on the attack where Campbellsville seemed to struggle most as there finished with a negative hitting percentage in two of the four sets, which is extremely uncharacteristic for this team.
- The Lady Tigers were led, however, by Sonia Flendrich and Kymbra Kirby as each picked up double digit kills in the match.
Quick recap of Brescia's season
- Heading into Tuesday's match, the Bearcats sit at an overall record of 9-2.
- Brescia and Campbellsville have both matched up against Goshen, Shawnee State and Pikeville. Brescia has a record of 3-0 in those games, while only dropping one set. Meanwhile the Lady Tigers sit at 2-1 against those same opponents.
- Offensively, the Bearcats are led by Natalie Jones who has 121 kills, but they spread out their attack as Hannah Yonts and Melissa Bell have kill numbers in the upper 80s.
- Overall, the Bearcats' offensive numbers are extremely similar to Campbellsville's.
- They have tallied 12.9 kills/set while hitting .196, while Campbellsville has 12.7 kills/set with an attack percentage of .190.
History versus Brescia
- Since 2005, the Lady Tigers have met the Bearcats eight times and have come out victorious in each of their meetings.
- Their last match was on November 5th, 2018 in which it took the Lady Tigers five sets to defeat Brescia.
- Flendrich was able to tally 12 kills, Yelysaveta Sharkova picked up five blocks, and Jaimie Thompson scored 17 digs in the effort.
Statistical output for the Lady Tigers
- On a team total of 583 kills, the Lady Tigers offense has been powered by Sutton Mason with 140 kills in 368 attacks. Mason has also been able to total 27 aces, which leads the Mid-South Conference.
- Campbellsville's attacks have been to the courtesy of Paige Merrick's 429 total assists.
- Defensively, the libero, Jaimie Thompson has led the team in digs, averaging 6.5 per set, for a total of 261.
Players of the week for Campbellsville
- Last week, Sutton Mason and Paige Merrick earned Player of the Week honors from the Mid-South Conference.
- Last week alone, Mason hit down 69 attacks through six matches, including 17 in a career-high effort in the match against Asbury.
- Merrick was able to tally 184 kills through only five matches on the week, while also picking up a season-high in the match against Asbury with 55 assists.
The Lady Tigers will return home for Mid-South Conference matches on Thursday and Friday. Matching up against Life University on Thursday and the University of the Cumberlands on Friday, the Lady Tigers hope to improve their 1-1 record inside the conference. These matches will start at 7 p.m. ET in the Gosser Gymnasium.
