GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Brevard College volleyball team (8-2) won two more matches on Saturday at the Bob Jones Tournament in Greenville, South Carolina.
The Tornados defeated Clinton College (5-3) in five sets, followed by a four-set win over Toccoa Falls (4-7) to sweep their four games at the two-day non-conference invitational.
With eight wins through the first ten games of the season, it marks the best start for Brevard in the NCAA-era of the program.
With the two wins, BC extended its win streak to six games, the most consecutive victories since 2012.
Brevard 3, Clinton 2
The Tornados won their fourth straight five-setter and improved to 5-0 on the year when reaching a fifth set with a victory over Clinton to start the day.
Senior Makenna Parkins recorded a match-high 17 kills, while freshman Casey Wampler set a career high with 16 kills, eclipsing her previous high set the night before. Senior Ashley Hoxit added seven kills, while freshman Emma Fontana delivered six kills.
Freshman setter Izzy Boulay registered a career-high 47 assists, marking the fourth straight match she had 40 or more assists.
Senior libero Bailey Lance led BC with 15 digs to go along with three service aces. Hoxit and Wampler also recorded three aces, while freshman Caroline Moon served two as the Tornados recorded 11 service aces as a team.
Brevard fell behind as Clinton took the first set 25-19. The Tornados answered with a decisive 25-13 second set win followed by a 25-22 victory in set three to take a 3-1 advantage. Clinton evened the match winning set four 25-21, setting up the definitive fifth set.
The two teams traded points to start the fifth and found themselves tied 5-5. With Wampler serving, BC reeled off an 8-0 scoring run to take a 13-5 lead. A kill from Fontana set up match point as the Tornados took the set 15-17 to win once again in five sets.
Brevard 3, Toccoa Falls 1
Playing in their fourth match in less than 20 hours, Brevard took care of business with a four-set win over Toccoa Falls to complete the weekend sweep.
BC came from behind again after dropping the first set 25-22, winning three straight sets (25-23, 25-17 and 25-20) to take the match. Leading 2-1 in sets and 23-21 in the fourth set, back-to-back kills by Hoxit and junior Jaxson Tumicki put away Toccoa Falls for good as the Tornados celebrated a sixth straight victory.
Hoxit was the leading attacker with a match-high 14 kills, while Parkins (10 kills) reached the double-digit kill mark for the fifth time this season. Wampler led all servers with four aces, while Boulay was the top distributor with 30 assists. Lance (10 digs), Fontana (14 digs) and Boulay (10 digs) led the way defensively to go along with a stellar five blocks by Hoxit.
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