HAMPTON, VA. – The Fighting Camels completed the weekend sweep at Hampton with a 3-0 victory Saturday afternoon. Campbell hit a season-best .398, toppling yesterday's previous season-best mark.
Campbell improves to 8-11, 4-4 in the CAA.
Leah Freesemann led all players with 11 kills, while
Victoria Tupy and
Ella Duong finished with 10 apiece.
Marlena Lee chipped in eight kills on eight swings, a perfect 1.000 hitting mark.
The Camels rolled in the first set, hitting a blistering .521 en route to a 25-8 win. Both the hitting percentage and margin of victory are season-bests for the Camels.
Campbell won a much tighter second set 25-20. The offense stayed efficient and hit .395, but the Pirates offense improved to hit .293 and keep pace.
Campbell rolled in the third set, leading by as many as nine and taking it 25-17. Freesemann closed out the day with six kills in the final set, while Campbell hit .317 as a team in the third.
Campbell's .398 hitting percentage was the best since exactly a year ago, when Campbell hit .534 against Hampton last Oct. 17.
The Camels return to home next weekend to face NC A&T Friday night at 6 p.m.
