Trojans Sweep Florida A&M at Home

Tuesday, September 18

Troy, Ala.

6:00 p.m.

Troy University

Florida A&M

Photo by: Tyler Myers

9/18/2012 7:54:00 PM | Volleyball

By: Matt Mays

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TROY, Ala. – The Troy volleyball team returned home on Tuesday night and posted a sweep of Florida A&M, 3-0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-21), on the heels of Sun Belt play on Friday. The Trojans will open their conference schedule on the road at No.24 WKU before traveling to Middle Tennessee for a match on Saturday.

“I thought we did some really good things tonight,” Troy head coach Sonny Kirkpatrick said. “Defensively we picked up our effort and we needed to going into this weekend.”

The Trojans (9-6) were led by Breanna Cullity who posted 14 kills, including seven in the final set, against the Rattlers at Sartain Hall on Tuesday night. Cullity had just one error on 33 swings for a .394 attack percentage.

Kayla Pickart was also in double figures with 10 kills as Troy hit .205 as a team with 41 kills and just 18 errors. Alexandra Alexander had 37 assists on the night.

Troy held the Rattlers (2-8) to a .009 team attack percentage as Florida A&M posted just 25 kills. Courtney Cohen led the way for Troy with 17 digs as she moved into second place on Troy's career digs leaderboard with 1,233 career digs.

Katherine Huanec led the way for the Rattlers with seven kills while Karol Marquez posted a match-high 18 digs.

The Trojans held Florida A&M to a .000 attack percentage in the first set as a five-point run midway through helped seal a 25-13 Troy win. The Trojans hit .289 in the opening frame with 16 kills and just five errors.

The Troy defense was just as outstanding in the second set, holding the Rattlers to a -.077 attack percentage and just six kills on the way to a 25-18 win.

The final set was the closest of the three as the Trojans trailed midway through the frame, 16-14. Troy tied the set up at 16-16 in what was one of six ties in the frame. The Trojans pulled ahead late at 23-18, but the Rattlers cut it to two at 23-21 before Troy iced the match with a 25-21 third-set win.

“Playing WKU and Middle Tennessee is always a challenge,” Kirkpatrick said. “It's good to see where we stand in the Sun Belt by playing the best two teams right out of the gate.”

The Trojans return to the court this weekend as they open Sun Belt play at WKU on Friday night before traveling to Middle Tennessee on Saturday night.

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