WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. - Union College battled back after dropping the open set to upend host University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) 3-1 Tuesday.
The Lady Bulldogs improved to 24-4 overall while the Lady Patriots fell to 16-20 overall.
Cumberlands took the open set 25-21, but Union bounced back to win the next three sets by the counts of 25-22, 25-16, 25-14.
Monica Moreland (Louisville, Ky.) recorded 43 assists and 11 digs, while Amelia Cantrell (Georgetown, Ky.) hammered home 12 kills.
Senior Autumn Combs (Florence, Ky.) added 11 kills and six blocks with Brooke Vinovich (Somerset, Ky.) helping out with eight kills. Amanda Silva (Londrina, Brazil) chipped in 18 digs.
Union will close out the regular season Thursday at home against Appalachian Athletic Conference rival Bluefield (Va.) College at 6:30 p.m.
Lady Bulldog Notes
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A win on Thursday will clinch the AAC regular-season championship for Union. Union's only other conference title came in 2007.
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This was the fifth time Amelia Cantrell recorded 10-plus kills in a match.
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The six blocks are the second most Autumn Combs has had in a match this year. She posted eight in a win over Montreat (N.C.) on Sept. 26.
- [Football] - Quintin Borders - MSC East Offensive Player of the Year
- [Football] - Demetrius Davis, Quinton Borders & William Roundtree - All-MSC East First Team
- [Football] - Brad Fulton & Josh Littleton - Academic All-Conference Team
- [Women's Soccer] - Marcela Salum - AAC Player of the Year
- [Women's Soccer] - Patricia Nardy - AAC Defensive Player of the Year
- [Women's Soccer] - Marcela Salum - AAC Offensive Player of the Year
- [Women's Soccer] - Ashley Hall - Golden Boot Award Winner
- [Women's Soccer] - Jason Lanham - AAC Coach of the Year
- [Women's Soccer] - Ashley Hall, Stephanie Cagle, Patricia Nardy, Nikki Jeck & Kristina Kirk - Academic All-Conference Team
- [Women's Soccer] - Marcela Salum, Ashley Hall, Patricia Nardy, Renata Peixoto, Jessica Brandner & Jessica Florence - All-AAC First Team
- [Men's Soccer] - Danny Bartlett, Nathan Koebcke, Roscoe Moonieyan, Kevin Niehaus, Austin Sebald & Max Sisson - Academic All-Conference Team
- [Men's Soccer] - Jonathan Sutton, Jonathan Shaw & Aaron Miller - All-AAC First Team
- [Women's Soccer] - 2009 Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
- [Volleyball] - 2009 Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
- [Volleyball] - Whitney Elam - AAC Coach of the Year
- [Volleyball] - Monica Moreland - AAC Setter of the Year
- [Volleyball] - Amanda Silva - AAC Libero of the Year
- [Volleyball] - Chelsea Kirschman - AAC All-Freshman Team
- [Volleyball] - Autumn Combs, Christina Prindle, Maddie Peterson, Sarah Alderson - Academic All-Conference Team
- [Volleyball] - Monica Moreland, Autumn Combs, Brooke Vinovich, Amanda Silva - All-AAC First Team
- [Volleyball] - 2009 Appalachian Athletic Conference Regular-Season Champions
- [Women's Soccer] - 2009 Appalachian Athletic Conference Regular-Season Champions
- [Cycling] - Bulldogs place second at NCCA National Championship Meet
- [Cycling] - Rachel Millsop - Placed Third in the 2009 NCCA Division II Women's Omnium
- [Cycling] - Zach Winn - 2009 NCCA Division II Men's Omnium National Champion
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