UPIKE Athletics

 
 
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The University of Pikeville showed no signs of rust after a week with no action, knocking off homestanding Columbia College 3-0 on Saturday morning.
 
The Bears won by scores of 25-7, 25-9, 25-7.
 
UPike improved to 13-3 on the season and is 6-0 in the AAC. It remains the only unbeaten team in conference play. The Bears have a seven-match win streak as they return home for four straight contests, all against AAC competition.
 
In the opening set, the Bears scored the first nine points of the day and never looked back. Senior setter Chloie Brinton had a service ace and five assists. Senior Allyah Tokelau had three kills while junior Cassidy Rivas added two.
 
In the second set, the Bears jumped out to leads of 8-2 and 14-4. In the third, they held leads of 5-0 and 13-1.
 
Rivas paced the Bears at the net, recording nine kills. Tokelau followed closely with eight, while senior Lanie Hawley added six. Six different Bears had at least three kills on the day.
 
Hawley, meanwhile, had four service aces while Rivas contributed with three.
 
Brinton finished the day with 31 assists, three service aces and a kill on the offensive side of the net.
 
On defense, five Bears had at least four digs, led by freshman Baylee Moore with six. Rivas followed with five.
 
Hawley had two blocks, one a solo, to pace the Bears there.
 
UPike will return home after its four-game road trip on Tuesday night when it hosts Milligan (Tenn.) University in an AAC tilt. First serve is set for 6:30 p.m.