Racers Extend Winning Streak to Four, Sweep Tennessee State

Friday, October 22

Murray, Ky.

6 p.m.

Murray State

12-9,6-5OVC

Tennessee State

9-12,1-11OVC

Tennessee St.

Murray St.

Photo by: David Eaton-Murray State Athletics

Racers Extend Winning Streak to Four, Sweep Tennessee State

10/22/2021 9:51:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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Murray State swept the Tigers in straight sets, 25-22, 27-25, 25-15 on Friday to extend winning streak to four

The Murray State Racers volleyball team (12-9, 6-5 OVC) were up to the challenge that the Tennessee State Tigers (9-12, 1-11) put up on Friday night in Racer Arena, winning in straight sets, 25-22, 27-25, 25-15.

The Racers' extended their win streak to four games, their longest since 2019, and moved one game over .500 in conference play. Murray State is now 6-0 at Racer Arena this season and 18-1 in sets, the only set loss coming against Tennessee Tech.

Tennessee State came out looking to snap their seven-game losing streak, jumping out to an early lead in the opening set, but the Racers matched their energy and used a big run of 9-1 to take a 1-0 lead.

Murray State needed extra time in the second set to pull out the 27-25 set victory but closed out the match and the weekend with a quick 25-15 set three win.

Brooke Lynn Watts had another big night for the Racers, finishing with 13 kills on a .385 attacking clip.

Alexa Harris followed closely behind with 11 kills, just missing a double-double with nine digs but served a season-high four aces.

Kolby McClelland had eight kills on a .333 attacking % and added two solo blocks and two block assists.

Bailey DeMier paced the Racers with 35 assists, eight digs and served two aces and one block assist.

Defensively, Becca Fernandez collected 18 digs, four assists, and two aces with Dahlia Miller tallying ten digs for her tenth double-digit dig game of the season.

Murray State hits the road next weekend, traveling to Belmont for a two-game series Friday (Oct. 29) at 6 p.m. CT and Saturday (Oct. 30) at 2 p.m. CT against the Bruins.