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LWC Volleyball 14. St. Catharine 0 - at Biggers, 6 Nov 2014

Blue Raiders complete their perfect Mid-South Conference regular season at 14-0. Ramirez matches program record with 35 kills on Senior Night. Shatters program record set by Lucy Ng'ang on 25 Oct 2007

By Charles Balcom
News from Lindsey Wilson College

COLUMBIA, KY - The ninth-ranked Lindsey Wilson volleyball team defeated St. Catharine (KY) 3-1 (27-25, 25-15, 24-26, 25-15) in front of an electric crowd on Senior Night at Biggers Sports Center Thursday evening.



Yennifer Ramirez put on a performance to remember, matching the Lindsey Wilson program record for kills in a single match with 35. The record was previously set by Lucy Ng’ang’a back on October 25, 2007.

Ramirez maintained a .500 attacking percentage on 58 swings while committing just six errors in the match, accounting for 35 of the Blue Raiders’ 65 total kills.

Lindsey Wilson (30-2, 14-0 MSC) extended its’ winning streak to 26-straight matches. The Blue Raiders complete their perfect Mid-South Conference regular-season record for the second-consecutive year and have now won 33-straight MSC regular-season matches.

The Blue Raiders opened fast in the first set scoring 10 of the first 12 points.

St. Catharine (28-10, 10-4 MSC) then went on a 5-1 run, but two kills by Ramirez gave the Blue Raiders a 13-9 lead.

The Patriots scored eight of the next 11 points grabbing a 17-16 lead over the Blue Raiders. Lindsey Wilson then tied the score twice at 17-17 and 18-18 before St. Catharine scored three straight points giving the Patriots a 21-18 lead.

With the Blue Raiders down two and facing set point at 24-22, Ramirez tallied two kills to tie the match at 24. The match again became tied at 25, but another kill by Ramirez and a huge block after a long rally by Nadelina Nesheva and Sarah Shilling gave the first set to the Blue Raiders 27-25.

Lindsey Wilson once again sprinted out to an early lead in the second set leading 11-3. The Blue Raiders then went on a 9-7 run, including five kills from Ramirez and two kills by Nesheva to bring the score to 20-10.

With Lindsey Wilson leading 24-15, Shilling closed out the set with a kill to give the Blue Raiders a 25-15 second set win.

In the third set, Lindsey Wilson fell behind by six at 13-7. The Patriots continued to build their lead, taking a 21-15 advantage.

The Blue Raiders would rally with kills from Ramirez, Nesheva and Daryna Liutikova to climb all the way back and tie the match at 24 all. But the comeback came up short as a Patriot kill and a Blue Raider attacking error gave St. Catharine the set three win, 26-24. In the fourth set, Lindsey Wilson jumped out to a 10-3 advantage. After two points by the Patriots, Catie Cline tallied two-straight kills, giving the Blue Raiders a 12-5 lead. Lindsey Wilson then went on an 8-5 run, Ramirez accounting for four kills in that stretch. With Lindsey Wilson leading 22-15, a Ramirez kill, St. Catharine attack error and a final service ace by Makenzie Montano gave the Blue Raiders a 25-15 fourth set win. Nesheva also tallied double-digit kills with 11. Montano finished with a double-double with 37 assists to go along with her 11 digs, both team-highs. Alexa Just also tallied 11 digs and Caitlyn Tino added 10. Brianna Bartlett recorded 12 assists. Lindsey Wilson had an attacking percentage of .290 on the night and held the Patriots to a .175 attacking percentage. Rebecca Just led St. Catharine with 15 kills, while Jordan Strickland added 43 assists. Earlier in the evening the Lindsey Wilson junior varsity team defeated St. Catharine’s junior varsity squad 2-0 (25-20, 25-18). Tyla Bailey led the team with seven kills, while Katie Koper tallied 23 assists.


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LWC Volleyball Senior Night 2014



2014-11-07 - 360 Spickard DR, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer, LWC.
Members of the Lindsey Wilson College volleyball team celebrate the program's second consecutive undefeated regular season in the Mid-South Conference Thursday night in Biggers Sports Center. The Blue Raiders beat St. Catharine (KY) College 3-1 on Senior Night, November 6, 2014, to finish the regular season with a 30-2 overall record and 14-0 record in the Mid-South Conference. Dating to 2012 season, the Blue Raiders have a 33-match regular-season win streak in the Mid-South Conference. The Blue Raiders - ranked No. 9 in NAIA - open MSC tournament play against Cumberland (TN) University at noon CT Friday, Novembe 14, 2014 at Campbellsville (KY) University's Powell Athletic Center, 203 Tiger Way. Pictured, alphabetically, are: Sarah Anderson of Carrollton, TX; Maeghan Angel of McMinnville, OR.; Brianna Bartlett of Bloomington, IN; Catie Cline of Wylie, Texas; Jamie Jehne of Hollywood, Fla.; Alexa Just of Louisville, KY; Kirsten King of Silvis, Ill.; Daryna Liutikova of Kiev, Ukraine; Kala Meservey of Lake Havasu City, AZ.; Makenzie Montano of Louisville, KY; Nadelina Nesheva of Sofia, Bulgaria; Yennifer Ramirez of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic' Kellie Ranney of Louisville, KY; Sophia Riviere of Temecula, CA; Sarah Shilling of Warsaw, IN; and Caitlyn Tino of Jeffersontown, KY. - DUANE BONIFER

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