CONWAY, Ark. — The Central Arkansas volleyball team (4-12, 4-2) swept West Georgia (4-14, 0-6) 3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-17) on Saturday at Prince Center. Four Sugar Bears,
Tatelyn Brandsma,
Ella Chaney,
Karlyn Frazier and
Annie Hopkins set career highs in blocks, with the team totaling 12 in the match.
Central Arkansas answered an 8-5 deficit in the first set with five straight points, using Chaney's serve, a
Sarah Carnathan kill, a Brandsma kill and a Brandsma-Frazier block to move in front 10-8. West Georgia stayed within two at 20-18 before Central Arkansas created separation on
Olivia Kremer's serve with another block duo, this time from Brandma and
McKinzee Haas, back-to-back Haas kills and a Carnathan kill to reach 24-18. The Sugar Bears finished the set on a 6-1 run, for a 25-19 win.
The Sugar Bears dominated the second set, using a 9-0 run, including eight straight points on
Trinity Hamilton's serve, to go from a three-point lead at 15-12, to a 12 point-lead at 24-12. Chaney had three kills during that stretch and teamed with Frazier on two blocks, while Frazier and Brandsma added two more blocks. Frazier finished the set with a kill as Central Arkansas took it 25-13.
Central Arkansas turned the third set after West Ga. held a 12-11 edge, moving in front 16-13 with Carnathan's kill and Brandsma's service ace included in that stretch. The lead grew to 23-16 as Chaney, Frazier and Hopkins added kills, and Central Arkansas finished the set 25-17, completing the 3-0 sweep.
Karlyn Frazier
- Career high 8 blocks
- 6 kills on .333 hitting
- 10.0 points
Olivia Kremer
- Team-high 17 digs
- 3 assists
Tatelyn Brandsma
- 25 assists
- 4 kills on .444 hitting
- 2 service aces
- Career high 4 blocks
Ella Chaney
- 7 kills
- 12 digs
- Career high 5 blocks
Annie Hopkins
- Career high 3 blocks
- 6 kills on .333 hitting
- 7.5 points
Sarah Carnathan
- 7 kills
- 2 service aces
- 6 digs
The Sugar Bears will be back in action on Tuesday at the Prince Center for a matchup with Little Rock. First serve is set for 6 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+ with live stats available online.
