FERRUM, Va. -- Ferrum College rallied from an opening-set loss and battled through five sets pick up a 3-2 Conference Carolinas women's volleyball road win over Shorter University. Set scores were 23-25, 25-20, 25-22, 17-25, 15-11 at the Winthrop-King Centre.
RECORDS
Ferrum 7-14, 3-13 CC
Shorter 11-14, 8-8 CC
THE BASICS
Shorter took the opening set, 25-23, before Ferrum responded with a 25-20 win in the second set, closing it out when Shorter's Whitlee Harvey committed a bad set.
The Panthers then took the third set, 25-22, winning on a kill by Catherine Bennett off an assist from Harleigh Propst. Bennett would go on to record 19 kills in the match, while Propst recorded 18 assists ans 13 digs.
After Shorter forced a deciding fifth set with a 25-17 win in the fourth, Ferrum finished strong, claiming the final set, 15-11, on a Shorter attack error.
KEY FERRUM STATS
Catherine Bennett 19 kills, 7 digs, 2 blocks; Jaylyn Holt 7 blocks; Daniela Castillo 17 digs; Harleigh Propst 18 assists, 13 digs; Rachel Hall 14 assists, 2 aces; Angela Castillo 11 digs
UP NEXT
Coach Morgan Milligan's team returns home Tuesday, October 27, to host Belmont Abbey College in a Conference Carolinas match. First serve is set for 6:00 p.m. in Swartz Gymnasium.
