LAKELAND, Fla. - After falling 25-18 in the first set, Lander rallied to take the following three sets to defeat Bloomfield 3-1 Saturday.
| MATCH SUMMARY |
| FINAL SCORE |
Lander 3, Bloomfield 1 (18-25, 25-19, 25-18, 25-15) |
| RECORDS |
Lander 1-1; Bloomfield 0-3 |
| ARENA |
Lakeland, Fla. (Jenkins Field House) |
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| MATCH REPLAY |
| SET 1 I 18-25 |
The Bears took an early 10-3 lead, but the Bearcats won four out of the next five points to cut the deficit to four but could not get closer as Bloomfield took the first set. |
| SET 2 I 25-19 |
Lander scored the first three points of the set on kills by Katie Miller, Maya Walker, and Halle Michael to set the tone. Leading 7-4, Christina Aguayo would pick up three kills and a service ace to make the score 11-4. A kill by Walker would end the set and tie the match at one. |
| SET 3 I 25-18 |
Leading 5-4, the Bearcats used a Bear service error and attack error to make it 7-4. Halle Michael then ran off four straight service aces to make it 11-4. Bloomfield later cut the Lander lead to three at 21-18, but Lander scored the final four points to take the set. |
| SET 4 I 25-15 |
Trailing 2-0, Lander scored eight out of the next 10 points to take an 8-4 lead and cruise to the 25-15 win to clinch the victory. |
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| INSIDE THE BOX SCORE |
| KILLS |
Katie Miller (15), Maya Walker (13), Halle Michael (7) |
| ASSISTS |
Ellyn Adams (32), Patricia Pantoja (7), Maddie Moss (5) |
| DIGS |
Patricia Pantoja (17), Halle Michael (11), Ellyn Adams (9) |
| BLOCKS |
Christina Aguayo (4), Maya Walker (3), McCayla Willingham (3) |
| SERVICE ACES |
Halle Michael (6), Christina Aguayo (3), Annie Holesinger (2) |
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| UP NEXT |
| Lander will travel to Aiken next weekend for to play Francis Marion, Mount Olive, North Greenville, and Auburn University of Mongomery. |
