Box Score The Bryan Volleyball Team traveled up the road to Knoxville, TN on Tuesday 10/22 to take on in-state foe, Johnson University. The Royals came into the game possessing the four seed in the AAC. The Lions held the eleven seed, a half a game back of postseason position. The game went to the wire with Johnson surviving a Lions comeback to pick up the win, 3-2.
The first two sets were heavily in the favor of Johnson. Lily Richards and Kiersten Bell made their presence felt on the attack. The Lions could never seem to find their footing, committing numerous attack and setting errors throughout the first two sets. Johnson took the first two sets 25-17 and 25-18 respectively.
The Lions dug themselves a hole in the first two sets. They entered the third set desperately needing to capture a set win and more importantly, momentum. That momentum would come early in the third with the Lions capturing a quick 10-4 lead. The Royals came all the way back tying it up at 15-15. After a timeout and seven attack errors from Johnson, the Lady Lions closed out the set 25-20.
The fourth set was more of the same from the visitors. The Lady Lions attackers dominated the majority of this set (Reagan Malugin, Lillie Van Metre, Melanie Marcus, Maddison Seabolt). The final set favored Johnson almost all the way through. Marcus and Malugin recorded two kills a piece during the set, However, Johnson was more effective and ultimately took it, 15-8.
Top Performers:
Bryan:
Lillie Van Metre- 13 Kills
Reagan Malugin- 12 Kills
Melanie Marcus- 11 Kills
Elliot Brock- 27 Digs, 9 Assists
Maya Gipson- 17 Digs, 14 Assists
Johnson:
Hannah Lukey- 12 Kills, .333%
Kiersten Bell- 13 Kills
Luci Morris- 10 Kills, .300%
Kaitlyn Wilkerson- 13 Kills
Looking Forward: Bryan remains in the 11th Seed, a half a game back of the 10 seeded, TWU. The Lady Lions will need wins at TWU (10/25), versus Union (10/29), versus St. Andrews (11/1), and versus Pikeville (11/5) to give them the best chance at making the AAC Tournament.
