BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University men's volleyball team won the third and fourth sets to force a fifth set against non-conference opponent Tusculum but fell in the final set.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Tusculum 3 – King 2
LOCATION: Student Center Complex; Bristol, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 2-16 | Tusculum 9-8
HOW IT HAPPENED
- King and Tusculum traded points before the Pioneers went on a 6-0 run to take a 10-5 lead. They would lead for the remainder of the opening set. King did attempt a slight comeback with three in a row late in the set but fell short as Tusculum took a 1-0 lead in the match.
- Justin Sawyer had three of King's nine kills and Sean Haberthy had a solo block.
- The Pioneers took an early lead but King scored four in a row to tie the set at 13. Tusculum responded with four in a row of their own. Sawyer ended their drive with a kill from JP Ribeiro. King ended the second set down 20-25.
- Sawyer added three more kills to his total.
- Facing a sweep, King started the third set with three straight points, including back-to-back kills from Colton Bueter. Tusculum took a 12-9 lead before the Tornado took a timeout. King came within a point off a kill from Sawyer. This sparked a 10-5 run for the Tornado to close the third set that included five kills and a Bueter ace.
- Sawyer (4) and Bueter (3) led the King offense.
- The fourth set was competitive as neither team eared more than a two-points lead for the entire set. Grayson Stoudt and Bueter blocked the last shot from Tusculum to seal the 25-23 set victory. Alex Barkley had five kills as the Tornado forced a fifth set.
- Tusculum took a 2-0 lead to start the final set and controlled the game with a 15-7 win to take the match. King recorded just three kills in the final period.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
UP NEXT
The King Tornado will be on the road next weekend as they take on Erskine at 6 pm on Friday, March 14 before heading to Emmanuel on March 15 for a 2 pm match.
