Asheville, NC - Saturday afternoon, the Regent University Women's Volleyball team concluded its North Carolina road swing with a tri-match against Warren Wilson College and Roanoke College.  Â
The Royals opened the day with a five-set match against the host OWls. Regent came out strong, taking the first two sets 25-19 and 25-13 before the Owls responded to force a decisive fifth set. The Royals battled to the finish before Warren Wilson escaped with a 15-13 fifth-set victory for the 3-2 decision.
Freshman Claire Keefer (Winchester, VA) led Regent's attack with 21 kills while adding 20 digs for a double-double. Freshman Sarah Cutler (Hampstead, NC) contributed 14 kills while hitting .233, and Sophomore Rylee Stewart (Newport News, VA) directed the offense with 39 assists and 15 digs. Freshman Mykenah Antenore (San Diego, CA) anchored the back row with a team-high 26 digs, while Sophomore Emma Kristiansen (Sparta, NJ) contributed six blocks.
The Royals returned to the court later in the afternoon against the Maroons and continued to battle, highlighted by a strong third-set performance. After dropping the opening two sets, Regent responded with a 25-15 victory in the third before Roanoke closed out the match in four sets, 25-19, 25-16, 15-25, 25-14.
Cutler and Keefer paced Regent with 12 kills apiece, with Cutler delivering an efficient performance by hitting .458 and adding 14 digs. Stewart finished with 31 assists, while Sophomore Keira Anderson (Sparta, NJ) collected a team-high 18 digs. In addition, Freshman Mia Wilson (Chesterfield, VA) provided a strong presence at the net with six total blocks.
The Royals will be back in action on Wednesday, September 23rd when they travel to Lynchburg, VA to face Randolph College. First serve is set at 6:30pm. Â
