BREVARD, N.C. - Freshman outside hitter/defensive specialist Caroline Moon put together a career performance with 16 kills and 16 digs in Brevard's sweep over NC Wesleyan to open up a USA South Conference tri-match on Friday at the Boshamer Gumnasium.
The Tornados (12-8, 4-6 USA South) defeated the Battling Bishops (2-18, 1-11 USAS) in straight sets (27-27, 27-25, 25-22) before dropping a three-set match to visiting Southern Virginia (14-9, 10-1 USAS) to close out the tri-match.
BREVARD 3, NC WESLEYAN 0 (27-25, 27-25, 25-22)
Moon, a first-year Tornado from Woodstock, Georgia, totaled a career-high 16 kills with 16 digs for a double-double effort. Fifth-year senior Makenna Parkins joined her in double figures with 11 kills. Izzy Boulay dished 35 assists out with 13 digs for a double-double, while Bailey Lance recorded 17 digs and Kylie Katcher added nine digs defensively.
As a team, Brevard totaled 43 kills, logged 10 service aces, and accumulated 78 digs and 43 assists.
Sloan Martin had a near triple-double effort for NC Wesleyan with 13 kills, 10 assists and nine digs.
Each set was hotly contested in the match, with BC winning by just two points in the first two sets before a three-point set three win. In the first set, after several lead changes the visitors found themselves up 18-17 before Brevard rallied off five points in a row to take a four point lead, 22-18. The Battling Bishops clawed back to tie the set at 24 each and even got to set point, but Brevard dug deep and a Parkins kill coupled by two NCW errors gave the Tornados the first set win.
The Tornados jumped out to a six point lead late, 19-13, but NCW came back once again using a 12-5 scoring run to get to set point once more, 25-24. A Moon kill, service ace, and a block by Jaxson Tumicki clinched the second set for the Tornados.
Brevard trailed in the third set 16-13, as NCW looked to get on the board, but a seven-point run for the Tornados flipped the script and gave Brevard a four-point cushion 20-16. BC pushed its lead up to six at match point, 24-18, but four-straight Battling Bishop points made it a tight third-set finish. Parkins finished the match off with her 11th kill, sealing the sweep for the Tornados.
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA 3, BREVARD 0 (25-22, 25-20, 26-24)
Brevard, who is the only team in the USA South to defeat first-place Southern Virginia this season, gave the Knights another close match in the tri-match finale.
BC held a 15-13 set one lead before six-consecutive Knight points. Brevard cut the deficit back down to one point, 19-18, and trimmed it to two points late at 24-22, but the Knights held the Tornados off in the first stanza.
SVU opened up a wide 11-point margin, 16-5, in the second set of play. Trailing 18-7, the Tornados scored nine of the next 11 points to cut the Knight advantage to four, 20-16. SVU was able to finish the set off with a five-point victory, 25-20.
Brevard then put forth a spirited third-set effort. Down by three, 16-13, BC scored six in a row to take a three-point lead. The Tornados eventually got to set point at 24-21, but the Knights found a way with a five-point run to close the match out with a 26-24 set three victory.
Casey Wampler led the BC attack with 14 kills, while Emma Fontana and Parkins each recorded 10 kills. Boulay distributed out 38 assists and notched a double-double with 11 digs. Lance (16 digs) and Moon (13 digs) also went into double digits in the dig department.
SVU was led by Brookelyn Madland, who recorded 16 kills.
BC returns to action next Wednesday, October 23 for Senior Night vs. Pfeiffer at 6 p.m.
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