BREVARD, N.C. – The Brevard College volleyball team (8-13, 5-8 USA South) dropped a tight four-set match to Meredith College (18-6, 12-2 USAS) (25-27, 25-22, 23-25, 17-25) on Saturday afternoon at the Boshamer Gymnasium. The Tornados celebrated their six-member Senior class in a special pre-match ceremony – Caitlin Hagarty, Bailey Lance, Caelyn Murphy, Makenna Parkins, Kaitlyn Pressley, and Logan Priddy were all honored.
 
Pressley, a senior setter and right-side hitter from Brevard, North Carolina, added yet another triple-double to her illustrious Tornado career, as she totaled a team-high 14 kills alongside 19 assists and 15 digs. Fellow senior Parkins added 12 kills and 17 digs for a double-double, while senior Lance had a team-high 26 digs. Priddy, a junior graduating a year early from Greensboro, North Carolina, distributed a team-best 22 assists, while Ashley Hoxit added 12 kills and nine digs and Blair Nance drove home seven kills.
 
Lauren Bissette had a game-high 15 kills for the Avenging Angels, while Lillie Davis dished out 46 assists and Hannah Jo Jablonski anchored the defense with 31 digs.
 
The Tornados were able to battle hard in a thrilling first set that featured nine ties and five lead changes, but ultimately fell 27-25. BC had originally held a 7-1 advantage to open the set up, but Meredith pulled back to tie things up at 9-9. Brevard held a four-point lead in the later stages, 18-14, and found set point up 24-21 following a Hoxit kill. However, the visitors scored six of the next seven points to flip the script in the first set and take a 27-25 set win.
 
A highly-entertaining second set ensued that showcased 12 tied scores and five lead changes. BC took a two-point advantage, 20-18, following a ball-handing error and attack error from Methodist. With the score level at 22-all, Hoxit tallied a kill that was followed by consecutive service aces by Priddy, leveling up the match 1-1.
 
Brevard was able to open up a 14-10 advantage in the third set, but Meredith battled back for the 20-18 set lead. Parkins and Nance logged kills to tie the set back up, but the Avenging Angels rallied for a crucial third-set point at 24-22. BC pulled back within one point after a Meredith attack error, but Sara Dees drove home the set-winning kill as the visitors clinched a 2-1 match lead.
 
Meredith cruised in the fourth set, defeating Brevard 25-17 to wrap up the conference win.
 
The Tornados are back on the road on Wednesday, October 25 at 6 p.m. in Misenheimer, North Carolina taking on Pfeiffer University.
 
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