Troy Volleyball Finishes Second at Blue Raider Bash

Saturday, September 1

Murfreesboro, Tenn.

1:00 p.m.

Troy University

4-1

Middle Tennessee

1-4

TROY

Middle Tennessee

Troy Volleyball Finishes Second at Blue Raider Bash

9/1/2018 11:31:00 PM | Volleyball

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By: Jace Sanders

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Troy split its two matchups Saturday to wrap up a runner-up finish in the Blue Raider Bash, including a four-set win over host Middle Tennessee.

Cheyenne Hayes combined for 30 kills in the two matches to lead the Trojans (4-2) to its second consecutive runner-up – Troy finished second in the Troy Invitational last weekend. Hayes and Amara Anderson were selected to the all-tournament team.

Troy followed its thrilling five-set win Friday night by taking down Middle Tennessee (25-21, 22-25, 25-14, 25-21) in its first game Saturday afternoon.

After winning the first and dropping the second set, Troy was locked with the Blue Raiders at 7-7 before outscoring them 18-5 down the stretch to clinch the pivotal set. As a team, the Trojans hit at .320 on the match, led by four double-digit kill performances – Belle Waldrop (15), Cheyenne Hayes (14), Savannah Moore (13) and Jenni Young (10).

The story was flipped in game two of the day, as Austin Peay knocked off the Trojans (19-25, 26-24, 25-17, 19-25) to break their modest three-match winning streak. Amara Anderson recorded 44 assists in the second match – after 48 in the first game of the day – and leads the conference in the category.

Quotable – Troy head coach Josh Lauer
"I'm really proud of how our team fought together all weekend. We showed a lot of poise in our win against MTSU and battled hard against a very experienced Austin Peay team. We got great performances this weekend from Cheyenne Hayes and Amara Anderson. They made their teammates better all weekend."

Notable
• Amara Anderson tallied 156 assists this weekend – 68 Friday, 48 and 44 Saturday – to earn all-tournament honors. Anderson's 68 assists tied for the most by a Troy player in a single game since the move to the Sun Belt.

• Cheyenne Hayes amassed 51 kills in the tournament, including a career-high 21 in Friday's game. Hayes followed with 16 and 14 Saturday to secure her spot on the tournament team.

Up Next
The Trojans hit the road once again to compete in the Big Orange Bash hosted by Clemson Friday and Saturday.