athletics December 4, 2017 Page D1 EDITOR KATHRYN NORUNGOLO // EMAIL NORUNGOLO@MAIL.ETSU.EDU NCAA Volleyball Tournament Wildcats end ETSU season; Bucs play tough EDWIN NELSON GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTER ETSU was matched up to play No.4 Kentucky in the first...
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athletics December 4, 2017 Page D1 EDITOR KATHRYN NORUNGOLO // EMAIL NORUNGOLO@MAIL.ETSU.EDU NCAA Volleyball Tournament Wildcats end ETSU season; Bucs play tough EDWIN NELSON GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTER ETSU was matched up to play No.4 Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday. Since Kentucky was the higher ranked seed with a record of 27-3 in the regular season and 17-1 in conference play, they remained at home and the Bucs traveled to Lexington, Kentucky. The Bucs played tough, but lost the match in straight sets. Leah Clayton (Danville, Virgin- ia) and Braedyn Tutton (Courtice, Ontario) led the Bucs with eight kills each, while AJ Lux (Shelbyville, Indi- ana) had seven and freshman Kalee Vanderhorst (Raleigh, North Caro- lina) had six. Alyssa Kvarta (Crown Point, Indi- ana) had the team high of 19 assist with Lexie Libs (Floyds Knobs, Indi- ana) finishing with 11 assists. Marija Popovic had 13 digs and Mariah McPartland (Boone, Iowa) and Kalee Vanderhorst each
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