BREVARD, N.C. - The Brevard College volleyball team (3-12, 2-3 USAS) defeated host LaGrange 3-1 (26-24, 23-25, 25-21, 25-20) to take a road conference win at a tri-match on Saturday in LaGrange, Georgia.

 

In the first match of the day for the Tornados, BC fell to Maryville 3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-13) on a neutral floor.

 

In the win over LaGrange, sophomore Kaitlyn Pressley led the Tornados with 20 kills and 19 assists.  Freshman Ashley Hoxit delivered 15 kills to further propel the BC offense.  Defensively, sophomore Bailey Lance led BC with 11 digs.

 

As a team, BC benefited from an impressive 10 service aces from five different players, the third double-digit ace total of the season for the Tornados.  Freshman Logan Priddy led all players with three aces, while junior Grace Pukas, Lance, and Pressley each served two winners. Hoxit added one service ace. 

Brevard won a tight first set, 26-24 to take a 1-0 lead.  LaGrange fought back to tie the match up 1-1 with a 25-23 win in the second set.  BC then took control with a 25-21 third-set win to Inch closer to the match win. 

The Tornados led set four 22-19, then rattled off three straight points to take the fourth set and therefore the match.  Pressley set up Hoxit for a kill to move within two points of victory, followed by a kill by freshman Kendall Rockstad assisted by senior Morgan Graham.  With Pukas serving, Priddy then provided an assist to Hoxit who finished the match with a game-winning kill en route to the four-set victory.

In the earlier match, Maryville won in straight sets. The Tornados were led by Hoxit with six kills and Pukas with four assists. 

Next up for Brevard is a non-conference match at Bob Jones University on Tuesday in Greenville, South Carolina.  USA South Conference play for the Tornados resumes on Wednesday at 7 p.m. vs. Agnes Scott at the Boshamer Gymnasium.

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