ROME, Ga.- The Shorter Volleyball team dropped its home non-conference match to Montevallo Tuesday night, falling 3-1 (19-25, 24-26, 25-18, 14-25) inside the Winthrop-King Centre. The loss drops Shorter to 7-8 overall.

 

The visitors took advantage of an early lead in the opening set, jumping out in front 12-5. The Hawks stormed back with a resilient 7-2 run to cut into the deficit. Another large run by the Falcons put the set out of reach, as Shorter fell 25-19.
 

After a brief exchange early in the second set, Montevallo once again used a large run to build its lead. Shorter responded well, slowly chipping away at the deficit and eventually forcing the Falcons to go the distance. After evening the set at 24-24, the Hawks unfortunately surrendered the next two points as Montevallo took a 2-0 lead.

 

The Falcons once again got off to a hot start in the third set, using a 10-3 run to take an early advantage. Shorter answered with an 8-3 run to crawl back into the set before eventually reclaiming the lead. After the two teams were tied at 15-15, the Hawks found their rhythm, closing the set on a 10-3 run to earn a 25-18 victory and force a fourth set.Unfortunately for the Hawks, Montevallo used a late run to pull away in the fourth set, securing the 3-1 victory.

 

Taylor-Reese Howell led the charge for Shorter, posting 13 kills and 13.5 points to go along with five digs. Caroline Sivills and Lana Maluda each added 10 kills for the Hawks.

 

UP NEXT

Shorter will hit the road this weekend to square off against North Greenville this Friday at 6 p.m.

 

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