HATTIESBURG, Miss. - There was not too much to be excited about for the University of Mobile Volleyball team on Thursday night, Oct. 19 as Mobile lost a favorable matchup in five sets to conference rival William Carey University (Miss.). Despite leading halfway through Thursday's matchup, Mobile allowed the Crusaders to storm back on their home floor and win the final two sets to secure a comeback victory. The loss for the Rams snaps a win streak of five matches and drops the overall record to 15-7. Meanwhile, the Rams' SSAC record moves backwards to 7-4 this season following Thursday's result.
Loss aside, Mobile found excitement in individual performances and saw two Rams put together career nights, highlighted by junior setter Layton Adams. Adams secured her 1,000th-career assist in the first set on Thursday, eventually ending the match with team-high 29 total assists, two shy of her career high. Through three seasons, Adams has recorded 1,018 assists as a setter, joining fellow setter Tatum Beech as current Rams in the 1,000 assists club. This season, Adams leads Mobile with 388 assists, averaging 5.8 assists per set.
Corrina Porch-Maxey joined Adams with success in Thursday's matchup with William Carey as the sophomore notched a new career-high in kills recorded in one match. Porch-Maxey led all players with 19 kills against the Crusaders, besting her previous high of 18 kills. Her 19 kills brings her total on the season to a team-high 252 this year, with Porch-Maxey averaging over three kills per set. She finished the loss with a .275 attack percentage.
Inside the Box Score
Despite success from Adams and Porch-Maxey, the Rams only managed a .178 hitting percentage in Thursday's defeat, tallying 59 total kills as a unit. William Carey's offense proved to be worse in the upset win as the Crusaders only recorded 51 kills on a .158 hitting line. Mobile's Aleah Kennedy and Jordan Wood led the Rams with consistent offense on Thursday, with Kennedy hitting .429 with nine kills and Wood ending the match with a .278 attack percentage, tallying seven kills.
Defensively, Lexi Gillette came away with a match-high 23 digs, followed by Aspen Adams with 13. As a team, Mobile only recorded four blocks, while William Carey finished with 12 blocks at the net. Both teams managed five service aces, committing six service errors in the process.
SSAC Volleyball Game of the Week Next
The tough loss on Thursday will need to be flushed by the Rams as Mobile battles a tough Loyola University (La.) team on Saturday afternoon in the SSAC Volleyball Game of the Week. Saturday's match in New Orleans, La. is scheduled to start at 2:00 p.m. CT. The Wolf Pack swept Mobile in Pharr Gymnasium earlier in the season.
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About the University of Mobile
The University of Mobile is a Christ-centered liberal arts and sciences institution with a vision of higher education for a higher purpose, founded to honor God by equipping students for their future professions through rigorous academic preparation and spiritual transformation. Core values are: Christ-Centered, Academically-Focused, Student-Devoted and Distinctively-Driven. The university offers on-campus and online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in over 75 academic programs. Founded in 1961, the University of Mobile is affiliated with the Alabama Baptist State Convention and is located 10 miles north of Mobile, Alabama on a campus of over 880 acres.
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