MONTICELLO, Ark. - The University of Arkansas at Monticello volleyball team dropped its Great American Conference opener at home against the Bisons of Harding University on Tuesday evening.
FIRST SET (25-21 HU, HU leads 1-0)
Arkansas-Monticello and Harding traded points early before the Bisons used a 6-1 stretch to take a 14-9 lead. UAM battled back behind kills from
Sophia Grubbs,
Isabella Garcia, and
Brianna White, with back-to-back kills from Grubbs cutting the deficit to 20-18. The Weevils pulled within three at 24-21 before Harding claimed the final point for a 25-21 win.
SECOND SET (25-14 HU, HU leads 2-0)
Harding took control early in the second set, building a 16-5 advantage. UAM responded with three straight points, highlighted by a kill from
Sophia Grubbs and back-to-back service aces from
Kyonias Chambers. Grubbs later added a kill and an ace, while
Ja'Miah Thomas and
Brianna White combined for a block. Harding closed the set by taking five of the final six points for a 25-14 win.
THIRD SET (25-15 HU, HU wins 3-0)
Harding opened the third set with three straight points before Arkansas-Monticello began to chip away at the early deficit, pulling within one at 5-4. Harding responded with four consecutive points to take a 9-4 advantage. Grubbs added a kill for the Blossoms, but Harding used another 4-0 run to extend its lead to 13-5. UAM continued to fight as Grubbs added another kill and
Ella Cline followed with a service ace to make it 15-8. Garcia later connected on a kill before White picked up a block, helping the Blossoms reach 11 points. Garcia added another kill to make it 20-12, while Grubbs recorded three kills down the stretch as UAM continued to battle. The Blossoms fought off two match points to bring the score to 24-15 before Harding closed out the set, 25-15, and secured the match, 3-0.
UAM STAT LEADERS
Kills:
Sophia Grubbs (12)
Assists:
Ella Cline (12)
Digs:
Allyson Rosa (16)
Blocks:
Brianna White (2)
Aces:
Kyonias Chambers (2),
Ella Cline (2)
NOTES OF INTEREST
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Allyson Rosa saw 16 digs, her sixth straight game with double-digits
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Jalen Scroggins is 6 kills short of 300 in her career at UAM
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Maelie Cooke crossed 300 career digs (304)
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Ella Cline crosses 100 assists for the season (102)
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Shayla Lacamiento crosses 100 assists for the season (102)
UP NEXT
The Blossoms travel to Topeka, Kansas, this weekend to compete in the Ichabod Classic. UAM will play two games on Friday, with the first against Drury at 9:00 a.m., followed by game two against Washburn at 4:30 p.m.
Links to both live stream and live stats are available as clickable links on the 2026 UAM Volleyball Schedule at
uamsports.com.
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