AUGUSTA, Ga. — One day after pushing Peach Belt Conference leader Flagler to five sets, Augusta volleyball closed the two-match series with a 3-0 loss Saturday afternoon inside George A. Christenberry Fieldhouse.
The Saints won the match 25-15, 25-13 and 25-21 to remain unbeaten in conference play.
Flagler established control early, hitting .429 in the opening set and .545 in the second. The Saints committed only three attacking errors across the first two frames to take a 2-0 lead.
Augusta turned in its strongest offensive performance of the match in the third. The Jaguars put down 15 kills and hit .273, but Flagler held off the late push to close the match, 25-21.
Nikol Antova led Augusta with 10 kills on .238 hitting and added four block assists. Sofiia Snitsarevych finished with eight kills, a .389 hitting percentage and three block assists.
Molly McDonald recorded four kills on six swings and added three assists. Angela Mateos also finished with four kills, while Kinley Nicholls handed out 24 assists and collected five digs.
Flagler hit .381 for the match and finished with 40 kills against eight attacking errors. Augusta recorded 35 kills and hit .165.
The Jaguars move to 8-16 overall and 5-6 in Peach Belt play. Augusta returns to the road Tuesday, Oct. 27, for a 7 p.m. nonconference match at Shorter University in Rome, Georgia.
