Saturday, October 3
Nashville, Tenn.
1:30 pm
Lipscomb University
9-4,2-1ASUN
3
vs
1
Jacksonville
7-9,1-2ASUN
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville | 18 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 1 |
| Lipscomb | 25 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 3 |
Volleyball Holds Off Jacksonville for Weekend Sweep
10/3/2026 4:53:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
NASHVILLE – The Lipscomb University Volleyball team (9-4, 2-1 ASUN) used a season high in digs (83) and kills (66) to pick up a four-set win over Jacksonville University (7-9, 1-2) by set scores of 25-18, 25-21, 22-25, 28-26, on Saturday afternoon in Allen Arena.Â
HOW IT HAPPENED
After the Dolphins won the first point, the Bisons moved in front 4-1 behind kills from Sydney Strenger and Ella Durham, but Abbie Tuyo had a kill and service ace during a Dolphins push that tied the set at 4-4.Â
A Dolphins service error put the Bisons back ahead, and Durham and Brooklyn Fuchs kills helped make it 8-4; later, consecutive Lexi Guinn kills kept the lead at 11-7 before the Dolphins closed to 11-10.Â
The Bisons pushed from 15-13 to 19-13 with a Dolphins service error, two Strenger kills and another Durham kill. Strenger added a kill and a service ace to make it 21-14, and the Bisons moved to 24-17 on a Dolphins attack error before Madyson McCarthy finished the 25-18 set win off a Grace Jones assist.
The Dolphins moved in front early in the second set, using a Selah Simien ace and three Bisons attack errors to build a 5-2 lead before later holding a 13-11 edge.Â
The Bisons turned the set with a 5-1 stretch, getting kills from Durham and a Strenger ace to move ahead 16-14. The Dolphins tied the set at 16-16 and again at 19-19, but the Bisons went back in front on a service error and a Jaylyn Tuiasosopo attack error for a 21-19 lead.Â
After the Dolphins pulled within 21-20, the Bisons took three straight points to reach set point, and Strenger's kill closed the set 25-21.
After the Dolphins moved in front 6-5, McCarthy had three kills in a Bisons push to an 8-6 lead, and Guinn's kill and Makenna Kirlin's ace helped make it 10-7.
The Dolphins pulled within 14-13 on consecutive Abbie Tuyo kills, but the Bisons answered with a Durham kill and a Kelsey Schenck ace to go up 16-13. The set tightened again as the Dolphins went ahead 18-17, Fuchs tied it with a kill, and Strenger later pulled the Bisons even at 19-19.Â
Jacksonville then scored four straight points to lead 23-19, and after LUV closed within 23-22 on kills by McCarthy, Schenck and Durham, the Dolphins took the final two points to win the set 25-22.
The Bisons built a 4-0 lead to open the fourth set while Grace Jones served, getting a Strenger kill, two Guinn kills and a Dolphins attack error. The Dolphins answered a Durham kill with six straight points, using two Haley Yount kills, two Abbie Tuyo kills and two Bisons attack errors to move in front 8-7, and the teams traded points through the middle of the set.Â
The Bisons went ahead 19-17 on a Schenck kill and a Dolphins attack error, but the Dolphins came back to lead 20-19 before a Fuchs kill tied it at 20-20. Guinn's kill and Kirlin's ace put the Bisons in front 24-23, and after the Dolphins took 25-24 and 26-25 leads, the Bisons finished with a Dolphins attack error, a Durham kill and a Fuchs kill for a 28-26 set win.
HERD NOTES
The Bisons set new season highs in digs (83) and kills (66) in the win. Posting 80 or more digs for the second time this season, it marked the 27th time in the 25-point era (since 2008) that LUV has hit that mark.Â
The fourth set alone saw 18 ties and 10 lead changes. Prior to that set, there were 15 ties and 6 lead changes.Â
The 83 digs in the match were tied for the fourth-most in program history in a four-set match.
The Bisons improve to 27-11 all-time against the Dolphins and 8-7 when it goes to four frames.Â
KEY STATISTICS
It was a day for career highs for the Bisons. Sydney Strenger posted new marks with 19 points on a career-best 16 kills, adding six aces, two digs and two total blocks.Â
Grace Jones tallied a new career-high in digs with 23. Makenna Kirlin also had a career-best with 16 digs with two aces.Â
Ella Durham set a new ASUN high in kills with 17, while Kelsey Schenck added 48 assists with seven kills, 13 digs and four blocks.
Coming off a double-double on Friday, Madyson McCarthy added 13 digs and nine kills.Â
UP NEXT
LUV will hit the road for a two-week, four-match road swing, starting with a trip to Stetson on Friday night from DeLand, Florida.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
After the Dolphins won the first point, the Bisons moved in front 4-1 behind kills from Sydney Strenger and Ella Durham, but Abbie Tuyo had a kill and service ace during a Dolphins push that tied the set at 4-4.Â
A Dolphins service error put the Bisons back ahead, and Durham and Brooklyn Fuchs kills helped make it 8-4; later, consecutive Lexi Guinn kills kept the lead at 11-7 before the Dolphins closed to 11-10.Â
The Bisons pushed from 15-13 to 19-13 with a Dolphins service error, two Strenger kills and another Durham kill. Strenger added a kill and a service ace to make it 21-14, and the Bisons moved to 24-17 on a Dolphins attack error before Madyson McCarthy finished the 25-18 set win off a Grace Jones assist.
The Dolphins moved in front early in the second set, using a Selah Simien ace and three Bisons attack errors to build a 5-2 lead before later holding a 13-11 edge.Â
The Bisons turned the set with a 5-1 stretch, getting kills from Durham and a Strenger ace to move ahead 16-14. The Dolphins tied the set at 16-16 and again at 19-19, but the Bisons went back in front on a service error and a Jaylyn Tuiasosopo attack error for a 21-19 lead.Â
After the Dolphins pulled within 21-20, the Bisons took three straight points to reach set point, and Strenger's kill closed the set 25-21.
After the Dolphins moved in front 6-5, McCarthy had three kills in a Bisons push to an 8-6 lead, and Guinn's kill and Makenna Kirlin's ace helped make it 10-7.
The Dolphins pulled within 14-13 on consecutive Abbie Tuyo kills, but the Bisons answered with a Durham kill and a Kelsey Schenck ace to go up 16-13. The set tightened again as the Dolphins went ahead 18-17, Fuchs tied it with a kill, and Strenger later pulled the Bisons even at 19-19.Â
Jacksonville then scored four straight points to lead 23-19, and after LUV closed within 23-22 on kills by McCarthy, Schenck and Durham, the Dolphins took the final two points to win the set 25-22.
The Bisons built a 4-0 lead to open the fourth set while Grace Jones served, getting a Strenger kill, two Guinn kills and a Dolphins attack error. The Dolphins answered a Durham kill with six straight points, using two Haley Yount kills, two Abbie Tuyo kills and two Bisons attack errors to move in front 8-7, and the teams traded points through the middle of the set.Â
The Bisons went ahead 19-17 on a Schenck kill and a Dolphins attack error, but the Dolphins came back to lead 20-19 before a Fuchs kill tied it at 20-20. Guinn's kill and Kirlin's ace put the Bisons in front 24-23, and after the Dolphins took 25-24 and 26-25 leads, the Bisons finished with a Dolphins attack error, a Durham kill and a Fuchs kill for a 28-26 set win.
HERD NOTES
The Bisons set new season highs in digs (83) and kills (66) in the win. Posting 80 or more digs for the second time this season, it marked the 27th time in the 25-point era (since 2008) that LUV has hit that mark.Â
The fourth set alone saw 18 ties and 10 lead changes. Prior to that set, there were 15 ties and 6 lead changes.Â
The 83 digs in the match were tied for the fourth-most in program history in a four-set match.
The Bisons improve to 27-11 all-time against the Dolphins and 8-7 when it goes to four frames.Â
KEY STATISTICS
It was a day for career highs for the Bisons. Sydney Strenger posted new marks with 19 points on a career-best 16 kills, adding six aces, two digs and two total blocks.Â
Grace Jones tallied a new career-high in digs with 23. Makenna Kirlin also had a career-best with 16 digs with two aces.Â
Ella Durham set a new ASUN high in kills with 17, while Kelsey Schenck added 48 assists with seven kills, 13 digs and four blocks.
Coming off a double-double on Friday, Madyson McCarthy added 13 digs and nine kills.Â
UP NEXT
LUV will hit the road for a two-week, four-match road swing, starting with a trip to Stetson on Friday night from DeLand, Florida.
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Players Mentioned
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ Women's Volleyball
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
DS/L
/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's Volleyball
OH/RS
/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ Women's VolleyballTeam Stats
JVille
Lips
Kills
50
66
Errors
16
27
Attempts
162
170
Hitting %
.210
.229
Points
67.0
77.0
Assists
49
64
Aces
4
6
Blocks
13
5
Game Leaders
Kills
17
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
16
Aces
2
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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