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Kayla Fitterer Notches 14 Kills as Volleyball Sweeps Previously Unbeaten Toledo
Sept. 3, 2010 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The volleyball team (2-2) opened up the 2010 Bama Bash in impressive fashion, defeating the Toledo Rockets (3-1) by a score of 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-23). Sophomore Kayla Fitterer paced the offense with 14 kills, while fellow sophomore Kelsey Anderson scooped up a game-high 11 digs. Senior Alyssa Meuth was a consistent force for the offense, recording 11 kills while hitting .588 for the match. Senior Kayla Schmidt dished out 21 assists on the match, while junior Stephanie Riley handed out 14. Senior Calli Johnson led the Crimson Tide's block attack, collecting six block assists. The first set remained tight most of the way, with neither team able to claim the lead by more than two points until Alabama went on a 6-0 run to take command 21-15. After a service error by the Rockets gave Alabama a 16-15 lead, Toledo committed an attack error and Fitterer put down a kill, forcing the Rockets to take a timeout. Following the timeout, another hitting error from Toledo and two more Alabama kills capped the run before the Rockets were finally able to record a kill of their own. Fitterer gathered three more kills at the end of the set, including one on set point to give the Tide the 25-20 win. The second set was also very close in the early stages. Toledo was able to build a two-point lead at 10-8 after a kill from Amber DeWeerdt, but Alabama answered with 5-0 run to regain the lead. The Rockets closed within a single point at 13-12, but that was the closest they would get the rest of the set. The Tide put together an 8-0 run to put the set out of reach, sparked by two kills from freshman Brianne Vande Griend and shaky service return by Toledo. Once again, it was Fitterer recording a kill on set point, this time to put Alabama ahead 2-0. The Tide came out strong in the third, looking to close the match out. A couple of kills by Meuth helped Alabama build an early 7-4 lead, but the Rockets would fight back to take a 12-10 lead thanks to some solid hitting from DeWeerdt and a service ace by Dakota Harkins. Alabama was able to tie the set on several occasions, but did not take the lead until Johnson recorded an ace to make the score 19-18. A host of Tide players stepped up at the end of the set to close out the victory. Meuth smashed a kill for a 21-19 lead. Toledo then called a timeout, but redshirt sophomore Leigh Moyer answered with a kill of her own. Meuth collected another kill to give Alabama four match points, but the first three were squandered away. With the score standing at 24-23, Vande Griend put down a kill to seal the match win in three sets. The Rockets failed to hit over .220 in any of the three sets, committing 20 attack errors for the match. Service woes also plagued Toledo, as they had twice as many errors (six) as aces (three). The Tide was able to find some success in the blocking game as well, recording nine compared to only four for the Rockets.
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