Virginia Beach, VA - Tuesday night saw Senior
Reagan Holestin (Virginia Beach, VA) play her final home game in the same gym she finished her High School career in as the Regent University Women's Volleyball team earned a sweep over Mid-Atlantic Christian University for the third team this season. The Royals controlled the match from start to finish, taking the three sets by scores of 25-6, 25-10 and 25-8 to begin the final stretch of the regular season.
Sophomore Brooklynn Delane (Colonial Beach, VA) led Regent offensively with 11 kills, hitting .600 for the match. In addition, Freshman Claire Keefer (Winchester, VA) and Holestin each added nine kills, while Freshman Mia Wilson (Chesterfield, VA) contributed four kills to help pace the Royals attack. As a team, Regent finished with 34 kills and a .417 hitting percentage, consistently finding openings in the Mustangs' defense. Sophomore Rylee Stewart (Newport News, VA) orchestrated the offense with 27 assists, setting the tone for the Royals' offense as Mykenah Antenore added five assists.
Regent was effective from the service line, as they finished with 19 service aces, with Keefer and Stewart each recording four, while Antenore and Sophomore Keira Anderson (Leland, NC) contributed three apiece. Defensively, Holestin led the Royals with 10 digs, while Antenore added nine. Anderson and Stewart each had five digs, helping Regent limit Mid-Atlantic Christian to seven kills and a negative hitting percentage.
With the home portion of the season now over, the Royals will turn their attention to the eight remaining road matches, starting with a tri-match on Saturday, October 24th when they travel to Georgia to face Piedmont University and Covenant College. First serves are 3:00pm and 7:00pm.
