MEMPHIS-After honoring two seniors in pregame ceremonies, Christian Brothers University freshman
Kapria Manning (Olive Branch, Miss., Center Hill HS) sent them off in style as she pounded a career-high 22 kills with 13 digs, two blocks and two aces to lead the Lady Bucs to a four-set win over Auburn-Montgomery.
CBU 3, Auburn-Montgomery 1 (25-15, 23-25, 25-21, 25-23):
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• The Lady Bucs (15-18, 7-9 GSC) used an eight-point run to open a commanding lead in what had been a nip-and-tuck first set, taking a 20-11 lead on an
Alexa Henderson (Prairie du Sac, Wis./Sauk Prairie HS) kill.
Emma Lenoir (Chattanooga, Tenn./East Hamilton HS) capped the set with three kills in a set-ending four-point run.
• In the second set, AUM (9-21, 1-15) used a 5-1 burst to take a 5-3 lead and they never trailed again. They reached their largest lead of four points five times, last at 17-13 before CBU rallied for a 17-all tie on a Lenoir ace. After five more ties, as late as 23-23, the Warhawks scored the final two points to win the set 25-23.
• AUM used a 6-2 run to take a 9-7 lead in the third set, but CBU regained the lead for good when back-to-back Manning aces capped a 7-1 run to give the Lady Bucs an 18-15 edge. The Lady Bucs held on to win 25-21 on an
Erica Maurer (St. Louis, Mo./Ursuline Academy) kill.
• The Warhawks appeared to have the fourth set well in hand when a seven-point run gave them an early 11-4 lead. CBU answered with a 10-2 run to take a 14-12 lead on a
Gennah Schoen (Portland, Ore./David Douglas HS) kill, and the Lady Bucs would never trail again. A 5-1 burst broke a tie and gave CBU a 20-16 lead on a
Ke'alohilani Wong (Honolulu, Hawaii/Kamehameha HS) ace, but the Warhawks closed within a point three times, last at 24-23 on a service error, but a Maurer kill gave CBU match point for the victory.
KEY STATS:
• Manning hit .239 with 22 kills, 13 digs, two aces, two blocks and two assists for 25 points.
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Mary Kathryn Miller (Fulton, Ky./Fulton City HS) celebrated her Senior Night with 11 kills and eight blocks, hitting .296 with 16.5 points.
• Lenoir added nine kills and three digs.
• Schoen hit .438 with eight kills and five blocks.
• Henderson dished out 49 assists with four kills, three blocks and a match-best 14 digs.
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Blythe Clausen (Hendersonvile, Tenn./Pope John Paul II HS) notched 11 digs with seven assists.
• Wong added three aces to her seven digs.
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Nina Tuszynski (Naperville, Ill./Metea Valley HS) celebrated her Senior Night with eight digs, matching her season-high.
SENIOR NIGHT:
The Lady Bucs honored seniors
Mary Kathryn Miller (Fulton, Ky./Fulton City HS) and
Nina Tuszynski (Naperville, Ill./Metea Valley HS) in Senior Night ceremonies before the match. Miller graduates fourth on CBU's career leaderboard with 413 total blocks, and her .286 career hitting percentage is sixth in school history. She finishes her career with 903 kills, 413 blocks and 212 digs. Tuszynski finishes her career with 171 kills and 129 digs.
