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Carmella Jones
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0
Allen F-30240 5-19,4-15 SIAC
3
Winner Clark Atlanta F-144 18-9,10-8 SIAC
Allen F-30240
5-19,4-15 SIAC
0
Final
3
Clark Atlanta F-144
18-9,10-8 SIAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Allen F-30240 15 10 16 (0)
Clark Atlanta F-144 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Lady Panthers Sweep Allen to Start Two-Game Homestand

Clark Atlanta Volleyball improves to 18-10 overall

ATLANTA — Carmella Jones and Kai Harris recorded 10 kills apiece as Clark Atlanta swept Allen 25-15, 25-10, 25-16 on Thursday at Epps Gymnasium.

The Lady Panthers hit .471, committing just five attack errors on 68 attempts, and served 11 aces in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory. Clark Atlanta improved to 18-9 overall and 10-8 in the SIAC, while Allen fell to 5-19 overall and 4-15 in conference play.

Jones hit .643 with one error on 14 attempts and added four digs. Harris hit .600 and led all players with six digs, adding four assists and two service aces.

Sydney Ray finished with a match-high 22 assists, four kills, three digs and an ace. Reagan Gatlin contributed six kills and hit .455, while Antonique Coleman supplied four kills and a match-high three aces.

Sawyer Arbuckle converted both of her attack attempts into kills for a 1.000 hitting percentage. Nakayla James added two aces, and Jones and Jayanna Shannon each recorded a block assist on Clark Atlanta's lone team block.

The Lady Panthers finished with 37 kills, 32 assists and 17 digs, holding Allen to a .139 hitting percentage.

Clark Atlanta overcame an early 2-0 deficit in the opening set with five consecutive points. Jones delivered back-to-back kills to begin the run, and Shannon capped it with an ace. The Lady Panthers later extended a 14-9 lead to 18-9 behind kills from Harris, Jones and Coleman and an Allen attack error.

James added an ace during a four-point stretch that brought Clark Atlanta to set point at 24-14. After an Allen kill, Harris finished the opener with a kill off a Ray assist. The Lady Panthers hit .600 with 12 kills and no attack errors in the set.

Clark Atlanta maintained that efficiency in the second set, recording 13 kills without an error for a .619 hitting percentage. The Lady Panthers scored the first five points, highlighted by kills from Ray, Harris and Jones and a Harris ace.

Leading 8-6, Clark Atlanta scored seven consecutive points to build a 15-6 advantage. Ray supplied two kills during the run, and James added an ace. Coleman later delivered three aces during a five-point stretch that pushed the lead to 20-7. Arbuckle recorded two late kills, including the set-ending point, as Clark Atlanta took a 2-0 match lead.

The Lady Panthers broke a 1-1 tie in the third set with 10 consecutive points. Jones supplied four kills during the run, Harris added an ace, and Jones and Shannon combined for a block to help establish an 11-1 advantage.

Allen narrowed the deficit to 15-8, but Clark Atlanta maintained control. Coleman delivered consecutive kills during a four-point stretch that put the Lady Panthers ahead 24-14. After Allen saved two match points, Harris secured the sweep with a kill off a Ray assist.

Zimora Owens led Allen with seven kills. Raven Marks finished with eight assists, while JaNiya Lamar paced Allen with five digs.

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