THATCHER, Ariz. — The College of Southern Nevada women's volleyball team closed a two-match ACCAC road swing with a statement Saturday afternoon, bouncing back from a four-set loss Friday night to defeat Eastern Arizona College in four sets at the Gila Monster Gymnasium.
After Eastern Arizona claimed Friday's opener 25-20, 25-21, 20-25, 25-9, the Lady Coyotes responded less than 24 hours later with a 25-22, 25-15, 19-25, 29-27 victory, earning a weekend split and a key ACCAC road win.
Friday night saw Southern Nevada battle through two competitive opening sets before finding its breakthrough in the third. Facing a two-set deficit, the Lady Coyotes responded with a 25-20 victory to extend the match. Eastern Arizona, however, regained control in the fourth and closed out the match with a 25-9 win.
Mia Scott paced CSN's offense Friday with 11 kills, while Tayla Singleton added nine and Briley Fawson finished with seven. De'Lasia Grider delivered one of the Lady Coyotes' most efficient performances of the night, recording five kills with just one error on 17 attacks for a .235 hitting percentage.
Libbie Ferreiro directed the offense with 30 assists and added nine digs and two service aces. Kody Wengler anchored the back row with a team-high 19 digs, while Chasia Hoapili finished with 10.
Eastern Arizona hit .277 in Friday's victory, but the Lady Coyotes flipped the script Saturday with a much stronger performance from the opening serve.
CSN took control early, winning the first set 25-22 before rolling to a 25-15 victory in the second to build a commanding two-set advantage. Eastern Arizona avoided the sweep with a 25-19 win in the third, setting up a dramatic fourth set.
With the Gila Monsters attempting to force a deciding fifth, the Lady Coyotes answered in the biggest moments. The teams pushed beyond 25 before Southern Nevada finally broke through for a 29-27 victory, closing out the match and the weekend.
Singleton delivered the centerpiece performance for CSN, putting down a match-high 23 kills on 61 attacks while adding six service aces, nine digs and two block assists. Her 30 total points led all players and helped power the Lady Coyotes through the four-set victory.
Fawson added 10 kills, while Scott finished with eight and Grider contributed six. Ferreiro turned in a strong all-around performance with 44 assists, four service aces, eight digs and a solo block.
Southern Nevada also produced one of its strongest serving performances of the season, finishing with 14 aces. In addition to Singleton's six and Ferreiro's four, Madison Ortiz and Isabella Liugalua each added two.
Defensively, Wengler again led the way with 22 digs. Liugalua added 12, Ortiz collected 11 and Singleton finished with nine as the Lady Coyotes totaled 76 digs in the victory.
The weekend split gives Southern Nevada some momentum heading into the next stretch of ACCAC play after responding to Friday's setback with one of its most complete road performances of the season.
The Lady Coyotes return home to the Coyote Event Center for a two-match ACCAC series against Yavapai College. CSN will host the Roughriders on Friday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. before the teams meet again Saturday, Oct. 10 at 1 p.m.
