LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Central Arkansas (8-13, 8-3 UAC) defeated Little Rock (9-14, 3-8 UAC) 3-2 on Tuesday, clinching a spot in November's UAC tournament.
Ella Chaney recorded a double-double, knocking down 13 kills, hitting .333 with just one error in the match along with 11 digs and three blocks.
Karlyn Frazier tallied a career high 18 kills, adding six blocks and two digs in her 21-point performance.
Central Arkansas made its move late in the first set, turning a 17-18 deficit into a 20-18 lead behind a Frazier kill, a block by
Tatelyn Brandsma and Frazier, and another Frazier kill. After Little Rock moved within 23-22,
McKinzee Haas put the Sugar Bears on set point and
Sarah Carnathan finished the 25-22 set win, with Brandsma assisting both closing kills.
The Sugar Bears recovered from a 13-7 deficit in the second set, getting within two at 18-16 after a
Nicole Sargent-
McKinzee Haas block and a Frazier kill.
Annie Hopkins later put Central Arkansas within 21-20 with a kill, but Little Rock answered by taking four of the final five points to finish the set 25-21.
Central Arkansas erased a 23-19 deficit late in the third set and went on to take it 28-26. Earlier, the Sugar Bears recovered from a 9-3 start by Little Rock and moved ahead 14-12 during a four-point serving run by
Trinity Hamilton, capped by Hamilton's ace. Sargent had three kills and joined Haas on a block as Central Arkansas tied it at 23-23, then closed with three straight points on a Chaney kill, a Little Rock attack error and Frazier's kill from Brandsma.
The Sugar Bears could not overcome the Trojans' early separation in the fourth set, falling behind 14-5 after a six-point Little Rock stretch. Central Arkansas answered with a four-point push later in the set, with Carnathan, Sargent, Haas and Chaney involved in kills and blocks that moved the score to 16-10. Little Rock closed out the set 25-16.
The Sugar Bears opened the fifth set on a 5-0 run behind two aces from Carnathan, and three Frazier kills. The Trojans clawed back to even at 11-11, but the Sugar Bears answered with a 3-0 run to push it to match point. Little Rock delayed the final point, getting a kill from Avery Fearnley, but it was Frazier who drove home the final point of the match to give Central Arkansas the win.
Karlyn Frazier
- Career high 18 kills
- 6 total blocks
- 21.0 points
Tatelyn Brandsma
- 47 assists
- 9 digs
- 3 kills on .429 hitting
- 3 total blocks
Ella Chaney
- 13 kills on .333 hitting
- 11 digs
- 3 total blocks
- 15.0 points
McKinzee Haas
- 7 total blocks, including 1 solo
- 6 kills on .313 hitting
- 10.0 points
Olivia Kremer
- team-high 15 digs
- 3 assists
The Sugar Bears return home to the Prince Center on Thursday for a matchup with Abilene Christian. First serve is set for 6 p.m., the match will be streamed on ESPN+ with live stats available online.
