NASHVILLE, Tennessee — For the second straight day, Little Rock found a way to stare defeat in the face and escape victorious. Yesterday, the Trojans battled back from a 2-1 deficit to defeat Tennessee State in five sets. Today, Little Rock came back from a 2-0 hole to complete the reverse sweep of the host Tigers and complete a series sweep in a true “all hands” effort.
The Trojans (12-10 overall, 7-2 OVC) have now won four straight games and will be on the road next weekend when they head east again to face Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, Tenn. Like Friday’s win, Little Rock got solid contributions from its starting lineup. But for an added boost Saturday, several players off the bench added critical performances.
Crismeyli Rodriguez hammered a career-high 16 kills behind .433 attacking to lead the offense, Jaycee Kennedy tied her previous career-high with eight blocks to go with five kills, and Polianna Hernandez returned from injury to add seven kills and five digs. Little Rock swung for a season-high 69 kills as a team, hitting .228 in the contest with Rodriguez, Kennedy (.273) and Jeila Fullerton (.267) all exceeding the .250 mark. Kaylee Smith led the Trojans with a career-high of her own, putting up 30 assists…