Murray State University Athletics
Murray State
13-8, 8-1OVC
Tennessee State
12-13, 3-6OVC
Racers Make Quick Work of TSU
10/21/2016 10:07:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
The Murray State volleyball team made it five consecutive victories and four straight sweeps as the Racers defeated Tennessee State Friday night in Nashville, 25-19, 25-13 and 25-16.
After getting off to a bit of a slow start in the match, the Racers (13-8, 8-1 OVC) were able to turn things around and ended the first set on an 18-7 run and didn't look back from there as they hit .326 as a team and held the Tigers (12-13, 3-6 OVC) to a .138 percentage.
Scottie Ingram and Rachel Giustino were both in double figures for kills in the sweep as Ingram notched a match-high 17 and hit .316. Giustino added 10 kills and hit an incredible .615 on the night. Kristen Besselsen added seven kills of her own and Dacia Brown had six.
In the back row, Alex Kaufmann led the way with 10 digs in the match while libero Ellie Lorenz added nine. At setter, Hannah Stultz tallied 35 assists and had a match-best three service aces. MSU recorded seven aces as a team in the win as TSU didn't have any.
The Racers were also better at the net defensively in the match, as they out-blocked the Tigers 7-3. Megan Lindsay led the way with a career-high five total blocks while Besselsen chipped in with three block assists.
MSU returns to action Saturday and looks to make it a weekend sweep as the Racers will face defending OVC Tournament Champion Belmont at 2 p.m.
