Thursday, October 24
Las Vegas, Nev.
7:30 p.m. MT
Air Force Academy
7-14, 4-5MW
1
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3
UNLV
12-9, 8-2MW
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
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| Air Force | 23 | 25 | 16 | 19 | 1 |
| UNLV | 25 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Photo by: Trevor Cokley
Falcons Drop 3-1 Contest to UNLV
10/24/2019 11:36:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The Air Force volleyball team suffered a 3-1 conference setback to UNLV this evening (Oct. 24) at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas. The Falcons split the opening two sets with the host Rebels (23-25, 25-22), but fell 16-25, 19-25 in the final two frames, to fall to 4-5 in Mountain West action.
Junior Cambria Galloway and sophomore Bailey Keith tallied 10 kills apiece to combine for 20 of the squad's 39 kills, with Galloway hitting at a match-high clip of .421 (10k-3e-17a). The junior also tied with sophomore Vittoria Juarez for a team-leading two blocks. Junior Alex King led the team in digs with 13, while classmate Andi Ahlers notched her 10th double-double of the season with 28 assists and 11 digs. Junior Jordan Daniels and freshman Sarah Markwardt each recorded a pair of service aces to round out the squad's statistical leaders.
A pair of kills from Keith, as well as a score from Galloway, helped Air Force jump out to a fast 4-1 lead in the opening minutes of the match, but UNLV responded by scoring eight of the next 10 points to take the 9-6 advantage. Air Force evened the set at 10 off of a kill from senior Denise Ssozi, while a strike from Keith and three-straight attacking errors by the Rebels helped Air Force retake the lead and push its advantage to four (14-10). UNLV used another scoring stretch to tie the set at 17, before a sophomore Vittoria Juarez stopped their run with a kill. Ssozi put down a kill and teamed up with Galloway for a block at the 22-18 mark, but the Rebels closed on a 7-2 run to take the opening set by a narrow 25-23 margin.
Galloway and Juarez opened the second set with a block, but the Rebels responded with the next three points to take the early 3-1 lead. Kills from Keith (2-3, 8-9) and Galloway (5-6) kept Air Force within one, while freshman Taleah Cooper put down a kill to stop a Rebel run and spark a four-point swing by the Falcons that evened the set at 14. UNLV tallied six of the next eight points to go up by a 16-20 margin, but Keith and Galloway tallied kills on back-to-back kills to halt the run. After benefitting from a pair of errors by the Rebels, Cooper and Juarez teamed up for a block that tied the set at 21-all. Keith put down a kill two plays later that evened the score at 22, while a pivotal challenge by head coach Keith Barnett reversed a call and gave Air Force its first lead (23-22) since the opening point of the set. Juarez secured the win for Air Force, as she recorded a pair of strikes on back-to-back plays to give Air Force the 25-22 win.
The Rebels rolled through the opening minutes of the third set, scoring the first six points and jumping out to a fast 10-3 lead. Ssozi collected a pair of kills, while two scores from Keith bookended a service ace by Markwardt at the 8-14 mark. UNLV pushed its advantage to 10 at the 19-9 mark, before Air Force tallied three-straight points off of a block by Keith and junior Mackenzie Robertson, a kill by Juarez and a service ace by Daniels. Ssozi added two more scores, but the Rebels took the set by a 25-16 score.
Galloway and Keith accounted for two of the fourth set's first three points, while a strike by Cooper evened the set at five. UNLV scored four of the next five points to take the 9-6 lead, before Galloway (kill at 7-9) and Markwardt (ace at 9-11) kept Air Force within two. A pair of strikes by Juarez and another ace by Daniels tied the set at 14 and the two teams traded the next several points. A pair of UNLV serving errors and a Markwardt kill kept the Falcons within one at the 18-19 mark, but the Rebels scored six of the final seven points to defeat the Falcons by a 25-19 mark.
Air Force closes out the first half of the Mountain West season on Saturday (Oct. 26), when it travels to Albuquerque for a 10:30 a.m. (MT) matchup with New Mexico at Dreamstyle Arena.
Junior Cambria Galloway and sophomore Bailey Keith tallied 10 kills apiece to combine for 20 of the squad's 39 kills, with Galloway hitting at a match-high clip of .421 (10k-3e-17a). The junior also tied with sophomore Vittoria Juarez for a team-leading two blocks. Junior Alex King led the team in digs with 13, while classmate Andi Ahlers notched her 10th double-double of the season with 28 assists and 11 digs. Junior Jordan Daniels and freshman Sarah Markwardt each recorded a pair of service aces to round out the squad's statistical leaders.
A pair of kills from Keith, as well as a score from Galloway, helped Air Force jump out to a fast 4-1 lead in the opening minutes of the match, but UNLV responded by scoring eight of the next 10 points to take the 9-6 advantage. Air Force evened the set at 10 off of a kill from senior Denise Ssozi, while a strike from Keith and three-straight attacking errors by the Rebels helped Air Force retake the lead and push its advantage to four (14-10). UNLV used another scoring stretch to tie the set at 17, before a sophomore Vittoria Juarez stopped their run with a kill. Ssozi put down a kill and teamed up with Galloway for a block at the 22-18 mark, but the Rebels closed on a 7-2 run to take the opening set by a narrow 25-23 margin.
Galloway and Juarez opened the second set with a block, but the Rebels responded with the next three points to take the early 3-1 lead. Kills from Keith (2-3, 8-9) and Galloway (5-6) kept Air Force within one, while freshman Taleah Cooper put down a kill to stop a Rebel run and spark a four-point swing by the Falcons that evened the set at 14. UNLV tallied six of the next eight points to go up by a 16-20 margin, but Keith and Galloway tallied kills on back-to-back kills to halt the run. After benefitting from a pair of errors by the Rebels, Cooper and Juarez teamed up for a block that tied the set at 21-all. Keith put down a kill two plays later that evened the score at 22, while a pivotal challenge by head coach Keith Barnett reversed a call and gave Air Force its first lead (23-22) since the opening point of the set. Juarez secured the win for Air Force, as she recorded a pair of strikes on back-to-back plays to give Air Force the 25-22 win.
The Rebels rolled through the opening minutes of the third set, scoring the first six points and jumping out to a fast 10-3 lead. Ssozi collected a pair of kills, while two scores from Keith bookended a service ace by Markwardt at the 8-14 mark. UNLV pushed its advantage to 10 at the 19-9 mark, before Air Force tallied three-straight points off of a block by Keith and junior Mackenzie Robertson, a kill by Juarez and a service ace by Daniels. Ssozi added two more scores, but the Rebels took the set by a 25-16 score.
Galloway and Keith accounted for two of the fourth set's first three points, while a strike by Cooper evened the set at five. UNLV scored four of the next five points to take the 9-6 lead, before Galloway (kill at 7-9) and Markwardt (ace at 9-11) kept Air Force within two. A pair of strikes by Juarez and another ace by Daniels tied the set at 14 and the two teams traded the next several points. A pair of UNLV serving errors and a Markwardt kill kept the Falcons within one at the 18-19 mark, but the Rebels scored six of the final seven points to defeat the Falcons by a 25-19 mark.
Air Force closes out the first half of the Mountain West season on Saturday (Oct. 26), when it travels to Albuquerque for a 10:30 a.m. (MT) matchup with New Mexico at Dreamstyle Arena.
Team Stats
AF
UNLV
Kills
39
44
Errors
20
20
Attempts
112
114
Hitting %
.170
.211
Points
47.0
60.0
Assists
37
36
Aces
4
12
Blocks
4.0
4.0
Game Leaders
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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