Tippah County sports roundup, Oct. 3, 2026: BMCU wins in four sets; Saturday volleyball on tap
Blue Mountain Christian defeated William Carey in four sets Friday at Tyler Gym, with Salice Speed and Marissa Gerleman each delivering 12 kills. The Volley Toppers return to conference play against Mobile at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, while Walnut and Falkner also have volleyball matches scheduled.
Volley Toppers finish strong
BMCU won the SSAC match 25–19, 19–25, 25–15, 25–20, taking the final two sets after William Carey evened the contest.
Speed added 18 digs and three aces, and Gerleman hit .550. Abbi Williams led the defense with 26 digs, while Olivia Lewis recorded seven blocks. Sydney Tague supplied 17 assists. Blue Mountain finished with nine blocks and eight aces, compared with six blocks and four aces for William Carey. Read TippahSports.com’s complete match report.
Saturday’s high school schedule
Walnut hosts Leland at noon. Falkner travels to Belden to face Tupelo Christian Prep at 5 p.m., according to TippahSports.com’s Oct. 3 schedule report.
Reporting credited to Jon Myers at TippahSports.com. This roundup covers articles originally published from 11 a.m. Oct. 2 through 11 a.m. Oct. 3, 2026, Central time.
Featured image: BMCU–William Carey volleyball result graphic from TippahSports.com. The source provides no separate creator or photographer credit or date for the inset photograph.
