FERRUM, Va. -- Ferrum College battled back to win the third set Wednesday evening but could not overcome the University of Mount Olive, falling 3-1 in a Conference Carolinas volleyball match at Swartz Gymnasium. The Trojans claimed the match by set scores of 26-24, 25-20, 22-25 and 25-21.
RECORDS
Mount Olive 12-12, 8-8 CC
Ferrum 6-14, 2-13 CC
THE BASICS
Mount Olive took the opening set, 26-24, the winning point on a kill by Kaitlyn Koel following a set from Kacey Gore. The Trojans then claimed the second set, 25-20, with Olivia Melvin recording the final kill off an assist from Lyndsay Reid and the lead was 2-0.
Ferrum answered with a 25-22 win in set three, capped by a kill from
Makayla Rumley off an assist from
Daniela Castillo. In the fourth and final set, the two teams battled right down to the wire, but Mount Olive sealed the match, 25-21, on a kill by Koel off an assist from Reid.
KEY FERRUM STATS
Rumley 12 kills;
Catherine Bennett 11 kills, 11 digs;
Lily Ritzema 11 kills;
Emma Powell 5 blocks;
Harleigh Propst 24 assists;
Skye Carter 18 assists;
Avery Tucker 13 digs, Castillo 12 digs
UP NEXT
Coach
Morgan Milligan's team returns to the court Friday, October 23, in a Conference Carolinas road match at Shorter University. First serve is set for 5:00 p.m. in Rome, Georgia.
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