by Ryan Bartels

MT. VERNON, Ga. - Faulkner (10-6, 3-3 SSAC) got a much-needed Southern States Athletic Conference victory here this afternoon when it blasted Brewton-Parker (4-13, 0-6 SSAC) in straight sets 25-15, 25-10, 25-9.

The Lady Eagles struggled little in the blowout and trimmed their error total from 46 yesterday to just 13 today.

The team was again paced by Krystalynn Leomiti with 11 kills, hitting .474. The junior utility player also contributed six digs and three block assists.

Tori Marchant climbed back into front row dominance against the Barons leading the defense with a staggering 10 total blocks which included four solo stops. The junior middle also hit an impressive .667 with nine kills on the flip side of play.

Katie Musser had 22 assists and two digs while fellow setter Ariana Vannoy had nine assists and three digs.

Libero Julianne Wilkes led defense with 13 digs and Ashley Ingwersen had 10.

"Winning in straight sets is a big deal for us today," said head coach Tori Bartels. "We had good energy and push from the starters so we ran that throughout to try and focus on consistency. I thought we dug well and had a lot of offense in system and that's important. We need to focus on keeping this intensity against a our next opponent on Tuesday."

Faulkner hosts league titan Mobile in SSAC action Tuesday night at 7 p.m.