Game recap: Rhodes vs. Millsaps College
Your Rhodes Lynx defeated the Majors in 5 sets on October 17th, defending their home court in Mallory Gymnasium. As the only team Rhodes had not yet hit in conference play, Saturday's game was a highly anticipated match-up. Both teams beat Trinity University (#7 at the time) in 5 sets and both teams beat Oglethorpe University in 4 sets. Millsaps took a set off of Southwestern University (#64), while Rhodes was swept by the Pirates in 3. Needless to say, things looked very even between the two teams coming into the weekend.
Key Performances
Senior outside hitter
Yzzi Dsamou played lights-out on Saturday, recording 25 kills in the game against Millsaps.
Caroline Short and
Hadley Wright put some points on the board, adding 8 and 6 kills, respectively. The Lynx performed very well defensively, as Short also added 16 digs, along with senior libero
Olivia Wiseman. Freshman middle blocker
Anna Satterfield had 4 blocks on the match, while Wright added 3 and
Rachel Clarke added 2. Setters
Emma Clark and
Luca Prest ran the offense for the Lynx with 23 assists each.
Game Highlights
Rhodes had 50 kills, 50 assists, and 77 digs on the match. The Lynx also served the Majors off the court, recording 9 total aces. The team went set-for-set with Millsaps, with their most dominant performances coming in the fifth and final set. Offensively, the Lynx hit .240 in the last set, and their defense held the Majors to a .061 hitting percentage to take the game.
Game recap: Rhodes vs. Sewanee
The Lynx faced off against Sewanee, the University of the South, on Saturday night at Mallory Gymnasium. As one of the longest standing school rivalries in the country, both teams always bring their A game— Rhodes defeated Sewanee at home earlier this season in 5 sets, so the Tigers came ready to swing. The Lynx defeated their rivals, again in a five-set thriller, for their second win of the day.
Key Performances
The Lynx certainly won the defensive match-up during this game. Senior libero
Olivia Wiseman recorded an outstanding 25 digs, as compared with the Sewanee libero's 15.
Meg Gebhart and
Luca Prest added 11 and 9 digs, respectively. Prest also recorded 25 assists for the Lynx. At the net the defensive success continued, with
Anna Satterfield tallying 4 blocks,
Yzzi Dsamou adding 3, and
Hadley Wright adding 1. Offensively, Dsamou recorded 19 kills.
Caroline Short added 9 and
Isabella Kvetensky added 8.
Game Highlights
The Lynx had a dominant first two sets against the Tigers, winning set one 25-18 and set two 25-15. Sewanee woke up in the next set, flipping the scores to go up 25-17 and 25-15 on Rhodes. But the Lynx were able to rally in the fifth set to win the rivalry game. With this win, the Lynx have a fifth-set win percentage of 87.5%, making them one of the best fifth-set teams in the nation. Contributing to this win were Rhodes' 11 aces, as well as 71 digs to Sewanee's 63.
Game Recap: Rhodes vs. Maryville College
The Rhodes volleyball team swept Maryville College in straight sets on October 18th, in Mallory Gymnasium. Rhodes put on a show, beating the Scots 25-9, 25-16, and 25-21. The game was a key one for the Lynx, who went to five sets with Maryville earlier this season. The game secured an undefeated weekend and put Rhodes in excellent positioning going into a tough couple of matches next weekend.
Key Performances
The Lynx dominated from the serving line with a whopping 14 aces. Senior
Emma Clark racked up 4, while
Caroline Short added 3 and
Olivia Wiseman added 2. The Lynx also had an excellent offensive performance, with
Yzzi Dsamou leading the hitters in kills (12) and averaging .500 for the match. Freshman
Anna Satterfield was also extremely efficient, hitting .600 with 7 kills for Rhodes.
Game Highlights
The Lynx played some of their best volleyball during set one, with 13 kills and no errors. Hitting .650 for the set, they easily kept the Scots under 10 points. The Rhodes defense was on point all game, holding Maryville to a hitting percentage of .078 for the match. With 51 earned points to Maryville's 28, your Lynx swept handily, putting them in an excellent position looking into the second half of conference play.
Looking Ahead:
The Lynx will face off against SAA opponent Southwestern University this upcoming Friday, October 23rd, at Trinity University. The last time the two teams played each other, Rhodes fell in 3 sets after defeating Trinity, #7 in the nation at the time, just a couple hours before. The Lynx will be looking to rewrite that history, this time without having battled through a five-set match with a top-10 team beforehand. Will Rhodes show Southwestern the grit that they've shown teams like Trinity, Berry, and Sewanee to continue their four game winning streak?
