BREVARD, N.C.- The Agnes Scott College volleyball team battled with Brevard College Wednesday night, but was unable to claim the match victory as the Tornadoes took the 3-0 decision.
In the opening set, Agnes Scott dropped the 25-21 decision as the Scotties tallied 10 kills.
Brevard never trailed in the match, as the Tornados took a 2-0 lead in the first set and never looked back. Agnes Scott was able to keep things within striking distance in the first set, tying the score a total of five times, but Brevard used a 6-1 scoring run to take a 21-16 lead late. The Scotties railed off five-of-six points to cut the Tornado lead to one point, 22-21, but a pair of Agnes Scott errors followed by a kill by Brevard closed the set in favor of Brevard, 25-21.
The Tornados scored the first eight points of the second set, using a pair of Lance service aces and two Pressley kills to take the 8-0 advantage. The Scotties were able to cut the deficit to a 16-11 margin before two kills and a service ace helped the Tornados extend their lead, 21-11. Brevard logged a service ace to give Brevard the 2-0 match lead with a 25-14 set two win.
Brevard controlled the third set, as Agnes Scott hung around through the first 20-plus points of the stanza. With BC holding a narrow 12-11 set lead, the Tornados used a 10-3 scoring run to push their lead to a 22-14 margin. Three kills by the home team gave the Tornados the match sweep, 3-0.
Daisy Hooper paced the Scotties offense with six kills, while Alecia Holmes-Terry added 11 digs. First-year Taylor Carnley added five kills and 10 assists for Agnes Scott.
NEXT UP
Agnes Scott will next travel to Berea, Kentucky on Saturday, October 9th for conference matchups against LaGrange and Berea. First serve is set for 2:00 p.m.
