TUESDAY'S SCORES
@Belmont 3, Tennessee State 1 (25-16, 25-18, 21-25, 25-22)
BELMONT 3, TENNESSEE STATE 1
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Belmont Volleyball battled down to the wire to pull out a win over crosstown rival Tennessee State in the Curb Event Center. The Bruins (8-6, 3-0 OVC) held on for the 3-1 win over the Tigers (5-11, 1-2 OVC) on Tuesday night to remain undefeated in OVC play.
Three Bruins reached double figures in kills, led by senior Arianna Person (Lenexa, Kan.) with 15. She was followed by junior Alexa Nichols (Walton, Ky.) and freshman Mackenzie LePage (Franklin, Tenn.), who contributed 11 and 10 kills, respectively. Three BU players also reached double digits in digs, led by senior Ellie Ivancich (Naperville, Ill.) with 14. She was followed by senior Brie Lewis (Stillwell, Kan.) and graduate student Jessica Vestal (Concord, Calif.), who added 11 and 10 digs, respectively. Junior Maggie Mullins (Nashville, Tenn.) notched a match and career-high 43 assists. Vestal also finished with a match-high four service aces to mirror her career-best output.
Tennessee State was led by Rachel Henderson with 18 kills. Samantha Beltran notched a double-double with 28 assist and 12 digs while Cherlie Adorno-DeJesus recorded a team-high 13 digs.