Lady Rams Sweep Faulkner In Road Action

MONTGOMERY, Ala-- The University of Mobile volleyball team cruised past Faulkner University 3-0 (25-13, 25-16, 25-11) in Southern States Athletic Conference action Saturday afternoon.

Mobile (11-4, 2-1) will next play at Xavier University Sept. 18 at 7 pm.

Kiara Gay led the Lady Rams with 16 kills, while hitting .500 and Bailey Nations hit .632 on her way to racking up 14 kills, Courtney Fenwick led with 17 digs and Reagin Boggs finished with 37 assists.

The Lady Rams out hit Faulkner .431 to .143 and finished with an 8-2 edge in service aces.

Holding a slim 12-9 edge in the opening set, the Lady Rams finished off the set on a 13-4 run, with the team picking up 6 kills in the stretch.

The second set saw Mobile turn a 7-6 lead into an 18-11 advantage with an 11-5 run behind three kills apiece from Gay and Nations.

In the final set, the Lady Rams jumped out to a 9-1 lead and never looked back. Nicole Armstrong served up a couple of aces to ignite the run.