The Lady Indians made history on Wednesday evening, advancing to the Sweet 16 in back-to-back seasons for the first time. TFS took a dominating straight-set victory over visiting #3-seed Fellowship Christian to secure their 23rd win of the 2021 season.
In the opening set, the Lady Indians earned a come-from-behind 25-20 win. After struggling from the first serve and going down 2-7, Addy McCoy recorded a kill and back-to-back aces to pull within 7-9. Evette Corwin had a great save on a dig to get within 10-11 and force an early timeout for the visitors. Alba Romanos Gracia and Barrett Whitener recorded kills out of the timeout to take a 14-12 lead that TFS wouldn’t let go of. During the set, senior Allie Dalton recorded her eighth assist of the match, becoming the school’s all-time leader. She already owns the single-match and single-season marks.
In the second set, TFS won a thriller 28-26, though the girls had a chance to create much more distance. The teams played tug-of-war to an 11-9 TFS lead. A bit later, Whitener had a monster kill to push the lead to 14-9 before Fellowship Christian rallied to a 16-16 tie. The Lady Indians even fell behind, but Sarah Jennings recorded a timely ace to go back up 19-18 and eventually TFS padded the lead to 23-19. FC tied the set at 23, and once were a point away from evening the match. However, TFS held on for the second set win.
The third set saw TFS bounce out to a quick 11-3 advantage, forcing another Fellowship Christian timeout. From there it was all Tallulah Falls, as the girls cruised to the finish and won 25-13 to claim the match in straight sets.
The Lady Indians are now 23-11 overall on the season, and move on to the second round for the third time in program history. This is the seventh straight playoff trip for TFS.
SCORES:
TFS W 3-0 vs Fellowship Christian: 25-20, 28-26, 25-12
