The Keiser volleyball team closed out the Faulkner Invitational on Saturday afternoon. The Seahawks faced their second and third Eagles opponent this weekend, defeating Texas A&M-Texarkana (3-0; 25-22,25-19, 26-24) and tournament hosts Faulkner (3-0, 25-14,25-17,25-13) With today's wins, the Seahawks record improves to 9-2 overall and undefeated on the road this season.
Faulkner Invitational
August 23-24, 2024
Tine W. Davis Gymnasium, Montgomery, Ala.
Results
Keiser 3, Texas A&M-Texarkana 0
Keiser 3, Faulkner 0
Match Score: Keiser 3, Texas A&M-Texarkana 0
Set Scores: (25-22,25-19, 26-24)
Location: Tine W. Davis Gymnasium (Montgomery, Ala.)
Records: Keiser Seahawks (8-2), Texas A&M-Texarkana Eagles (1-2)
SET 1 (KU, 25-22)
- Keiser trailed set one, 5-1, before going on a five-point run to comeback.
- The Seahawks and Eagles battled and stayed within two points throughout the set.
- Coming out victorious, the Seahawks took set one 25-22.
SET 2 (KU, 25-19)
- The Seahawks trailed throughout the match until an error from the Eagles put the Seahawks in front, 18-17.
- After a timeout, Keiser kept the lead over Texas A&M-Texarkana, winning set two 25-19.
SET 3 (KU, 26-24)
- Set three continued the same pattern as scoring remained within two points.
- The Seahawks trailed late in the set, 20-17, after the Eagles went on a three-point run.
- In the final moments, Keiser came back to defeat Texas A&M-Texarkana in three sets with a final set score of 26-24.
Match Score: Keiser 3, Faulkner 0
Set Scores: (25-14,25-17,25-13)
Location: Tine W. Davis Gymnasium (Montgomery, Ala.)
Records: Keiser Seahawks (9-2), Faulkner Eagles (1-2)
SET 1 (KU, 25-14)
- Set one began with the Seahawks holding a steady five-point lead over the Eagles, 9-2.
- Keiser extended their lead with a score of 17-7.
- Set one was completed as an 11-point victory.
SET 2 (KU, 25-17)
- Keiser started set two with a 4-0 lead.
- The Eagles of Faulkner edged closer as the set stayed within two for the majority of play.
- After a timeout with a score of 15-15, the Seahawks rallied to score nine points to take the lead back with a 24-15 advantage.
- Faulkner scored just two points before Keiser closed out set two.
SET 3 (KU, 25-13)
- The Seahawks scored six unanswered points before the Eagles called a timeout, leading the way 15-7.
- Set three continued to be dominant for Keiser going on a five-point run taking a 20-7 lead.
- Keiser closed out set three to secure the sweep of Faulkner.
- Keiser moves to 9-2 this season.
- The Seahawks secure a 4-0 record on the road this weekend.
- With the pair of wins, Head Coach James Rogers moves to 171-71 all-time.
- Saturday featured one first-time opponent for the Seahawks, the Eagles of Texas A&M-Texarkana.
- With the win over Faulkner, Keiser improved to 7-1 all-time over the Eagles.
- It marked the seventh straight win for KU over Faulkner.
- The Seahawks are now 3-0 all-time versus Faulkner in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Seahawks will hit the road once again next Friday for the Cumberlands Invite facing Union (Ky.) at 9:00AM ET.
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