Bowling Green, KY – The UPIKE women's volleyball team dropped their season finale Thursday morning in the opening round of the Mid-South Conference Tournament to Cumberland University, 3-0. They hit .246 in the match, which was their third highest percentage this season.
The first two sets were tied at 16-16 and 15-15, but the Phoenix used large runs in both sets to come away with the wins. The final set saw the Bears get behind 12-3 early on and never were able to claw themselves back into it as Cumberland swept the match.
UPIKE was led by
Yeryvel Catala and
Hunter Clewis who had nine and seven kills, respectively. Clewis also had nine digs to lead the Bears while
Cheyenne Martinez added six. Martinez led the way with 20 assists in the contest.
The Bears finish the season with a 5-26 overall record.
Set By Set
The Bears led 10-7 in set one, before it eventually got to the aforementioned 16-16 stalemate. The Phoenix then seized the momentum with an 8-0 run to make it 24-16 and won the set 25-17 to take a 1-0 match lead.
Set two saw UPIKE hold a 13-11 lead before both teams were locked at 15-15. A 5-1 Cumberland sprint made it 20-16, before the Bears tried to make a final push. They cut it to just three at 24-21, but couldn't make the comeback and dropped the set 25-21 and went down 2-0 in the match.
As mentioned, the final set saw the Bears fall behind 12-3. They used a 6-1 run that was led by a pair of
Daniela Hernandez aces to make it 13-9. However, an 8-4 Phoenix stretch made it 21-13 and put it out of reach for UPIKE. They would drop the set 25-14 and the match 3-0.
What's Up Next
That concludes the Bears 2021 season, as they will return to the court next fall.
