Women's Volleyball: King University vs. Emmanuel College

March 26, 2021 - 4:30 PM | Student Center Complex - Bristol, Tenn.

King University

Tornado

9-2, 5-1 Conference Carolinas

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GAME NOTES

King has won their last six matches, including the last three at home.
Most recently, King defeated Southern Wesleyan University 3-0 on Wednesday night.
Julie Ward and Kayley Holtzclaw paced the Tornado on Wednesday.
- Ward posted 15 kills and nine digs while Holtzclaw hit .412 with 11 kills.
The King defense has been stout all season as the Tornado lead the league with an average of 2.54 blocks per set.
King is also holding their opponents to a .069 attack percentage, another mark that leads Conference Carolinas.
The Tornado have controlled the service line as well, ranking fourth in the league with an average of 1.81 aces per set and leading the conference in oppenent aces at 0.95 per set.
The Tornado tandem of Holtzclaw and Brittney Ramsey in the middle is one of the top combinations in the league.
- The duo ranks second and third in attack percentage at .338 and .333, respectively.
- Ramsey leads the conference with an average of 1.32 blocks per set and Holtzclaw is fifth at 0.89.
Abigail Shaffer's average of 4.91 digs per set ranks sixth in the league while Julie Ward's average of 3.27 kills per set is sixth.

Emmanuel College

Lions

8-3, 6-1 Conference Carolinas

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GAME NOTES

Following their loss to King, the Lions won five straight matches before falling to North Greenville University 3-2 on March 19.
Most recently, Emmanuel defeated Belmont Abbey College 3-0 on March 20.
Emmanuel has one of the top offenses in Conference Carolinas as the lead the league with an average of 13.14 kills per set.
- Hallie Richardson leads that attack with an average of 2.86 kills per set as she is one of six Lions to average better than 2.00 kills per set.
The Lions are also potent at the service line, leading Conference Carolinas with an average of 1.91 aces per set.
- Mia Cotton leads the league with an average of 0.52 aces per set with 23 aces on the season.
Defensively, the Lions rank second behind King in opponent hitting percentage as their opponents are hitting .114.
- The also hold their opponents to 8.95 kills per set, the lowest mark in the league.

Series History

King leads the all-time series 6-3 - click to view

The teams met three times in 2019 with King winning the two regular season meetings and Emmanuel taking the win in the Conference Carolinas Tournament championship match. Earlier this season, King earned a 3-1 win at Emmanuel.