WBU Wins Fifth Straight With Sweep of Cottey

WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (11/7/24) – The Williams Baptist volleyball team took home its fifth straight win with a 3-0 (25-17, 25-10, 25-20) victory over Cottey on Thursday night inside the Southerland-Mabee Center.

Meadow Jones led the team with 11 kills on the night on a .500 hitting percentage, while Jayla Weddington piled on nine more on a .261 clip.  Riley Henson took the team lead in digs with 11 and Tinleigh Ruhman led with two blocks.

As a team, WBU hit .262 on the night while holding the Comets to a .047 mark.  

WBU broke away from Cottey in the first set with a 5-0 run after being tied 12-12 behind the strong serve of Jaycie Cook.  A kill from Ruhman and a block by Ruhman and Natalie Collier on the next point forced the second Comets timeout.  WBU kept the momentum and won the first set 25-17 on a Hope Raymond ace.

The Eagles rattled off eight straight points after falling behind 6-4 early in the second set behind the serve of Meadow Jones.  Williams finished the set on a 9-1 run punctuated by a Weddington kill to handily take the second set 25-10. 

Cottey took a 19-16 lead late in the third after an Eagle attack error, and looked poised to force a fourth set.  Unwavering, the Eagles forced a Comet attack error to tie the set and finished out the match by taking the final seven points in a row to take a 25-20 win in the third set and a 3-0 win in the match.

The win moves the Eagles to 10-17 overall on the season and 5-5 in AMC play.  The Eagles will finish out the regular season on Friday, Nov. 8 against William Woods.  The match is set to begin at 6 p.m. inside the Southerland-Mabee Center on the campus of Williams Baptist University.