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10/25/2009 - VOLLEYBALL
Owls Take Match of the Week from Bucs in Five Sets
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - In a match that lived up to the hype worthy of the Atlantic Sun Conference's "Match of the Week" Sabrita Gulley's match-high 21 kills helped the Kennesaw State volleyball team gut out a 3-2 (25-23, 21-25, 25-23, 33-35, 15-8) victory over East Tennessee State on Saturday night, pushing the Owls into fifth place in the A-Sun.
"I am very proud of the effort of my team tonight," said KSU head coach Karen Weatherington. "This team has matured so much emotionally and mentally just in the last few weeks. We played a very good ETSU team that might have the best setter in the A-Sun, and we were able to find a way to get the win."
Chelsey Denesha had her second consecutive double-double, putting down 19 kills while digging up 10 ETSU attacks. The senior from Watertown, N.Y., came within two assists of a triple-double, earning eight.
Gulley followed up her 14-kill performance at Campbell one night earlier with a match-high 21. Senior Asjia Stokes also added 21 kills for the Owls, who had 79 kills as a team.
The final set was close early, but with four seniors on the court down the stretch, experience and desire took over for the Owls. Leading 9-8, the Owls (13-9, 8-7) went on a 6-0 run to close out the match. Gulley started the run with a kill, and KSU would win the next five points on the junior's serve. Senior setter Ginny Frederick had four assists in the run, but Stokes had KSU's three final kills, including capping off a long rally on match point to give the Owls the 15-8 win.
