UAB’s Offense Powers it to Sweep of Marshall

Friday, September 28

Birmingham / Bartow Arena

7:00 PM

UAB

9-8, 1-2

Marshall

7-10, 0-3

MAR

UAB

UAB’s Offense Powers it to Sweep of Marshall

9/28/2018 10:44:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score UAB v Marshall Box Score 2018 Season Stats

BIRMINGHAM – Playing in front of the home fans for the first time all season, the UAB volleyball team came out and put on a show, defeating conference rival Marshall, 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-18).

UAB (9-8, 1-2 C-USA) was led by Emily Rudolph who set a new career high in kills with 13 against the Thundering Herd. The captain hit .688 for the match. Setting her up for the career performance was Shelby Holderfield, tallying 37 assists on the night.

"She's been working really hard in practice on some of the technical things in terms of getting off the net and getting her elbow high," head coach Amy Pauly said. "She has worked the hardest at being available in long rallies and she worked her butt off tonight and anytime the ball was in front of the 10-foot line she was calling for it. She laid it all out there, wasn't afraid and it shows in the box score."

Her fellow middle blocker and captain, Victoria Young, had a huge performance as well with 11 kills off a .588 hitting percentage. Young added two blocks to her night's production.

Senior Emily Martinez led the squad in digs with 13 while keeping UAB in system and level throughout the match.

"Tinez and I talked about the kind of impact she can make on the team and she is someone who can steady us out," Pauly said. "She is great at keeping us steady and consistent and the focus for her has been digging more balls. This is one of the best digs per set performances she has had thus far. She kept us in system and was the calm to the chaos tonight."

Set One: UAB 25, Marshall 18

UAB fell behind early, 8-5, but used a 6-1 run to take a 11-9 lead. Later, the Green and Gold surged ahead with a 5-1 run taking a 19-15 lead in the opening set. The Blazers closed out the set on a 6-2 scoring run, claiming the first set 25-18.

UAB hit .355 while holding Marshall to a .091 hitting percentage.

Set Two: UAB 25, Marshall 18

The Blazers charged out to a commanding 8-2 lead in the second and used a 4-0 run to make it 12-4 before Marshall could settle things down. UAB closed the second set on a 5-1 run, winning it 25-18.

The offense cooled a bit for the Blazers as they hit .275 with Marshall finding its rhythm and hitting .242.

Set Three: UAB 25, Marshall 18

Marshall (7-10, 0-3) jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the third set but the Blazer offense stormed back with a 6-1 scoring run and took the lead 6-3. Leading 15-9, UAB strung together five points, taking a 19-9 lead. The Thundering Herd chipped away at the lead late but the Green and Gold took the set in the end, 25-18

The Blazers hitting percentage jumped back up in the final set with the team hitting .333 percent while holding Marshall to .114.

Up Next:

UAB continues its homestand with matches against UTEP on Friday, October 5 at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, October 7 versus UTSA at 1 p.m.

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