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Lady Hawks soar to 13-4 with victory over Emmanuel
By Blair Hooper
FRANKLIN SPRINGS, Ga. -- The Shorter University
volleyball squad returned to its winning ways on Saturday, beating
Emmanuel College in three sets, 25-22, 25-18, 25-19, in a Southern
States Athletic Conference match.
Freshmen Jasmine Crook and Tori Bradley led the way for the Lady
Hawks (13-4, 3-2 SSAC). Bradley garnered 12 kills and Crook added
10 kills and eight digs against the Lady Lions (13-4, 0-3).
In set one, the two teams battled back-and-forth and found
themselves tied at 21-21. After a Lady Lions’ error, Jessica
Cooper stepped in with a kill and a block followed by a kill from
Jordan Corder to secure the first set win, 25-22.
Shorter led set two 21-16 with multiple kills coming from Corder,
Cooper, and Bradley. Crook and junior Jessica White both swooped in
for kills to set the Lions down 25-18.
In set three, Shorter led 23-18 and easily took the win following
an Emmanuel error and a kill from Corder.
Megan Pepe and Tanequa Whitman finished the match with 10 digs each
followed by Corder with nine. Corder also had 28 assists.
The Lady Hawks will host Brenau University on Monday, Sept. 26 at
the Winthrop-King Centre at 7 pm.
