BREVARD, N.C. - The Brevard College volleyball team (1-8) overcame a 2-0 match deficit, battling back with convincing wins in sets three and four, but ultimately fell in a five-set thriller against Bob Jones University (3-7), 3-2 at the Boshamer Gymnasium in the 2025 home opener. 
 
BJU earned a pair of 25-18 victories in the first two sets before Brevard stormed back with a dominating 25-13 win in set three. BC kept the momentum rolling with a fourth-set triumph, 25-17, but the Tornados ran out of steam in the fifth set in a narrow three-point loss, 15-12. 
 
Izzy Boulay, a sophomore setter who was honored before the match for eclipsing 1,000 career assists last weekend, racked up her first collegiate triple-double. Boulay matched her career-high with 47 assists alongside 10 kills and 12 digs. Caroline Moon matched her career high of 17 kills set earlier this season, and added 13 digs to notch a double-double alongside teammate Abigail Kelly (11 kills, 13 digs). 
 
Starting senior libero Lili White anchored Brevard's defense with a career-best 27 digs, while serving up three service aces. Freshman Malahna Hoyle (12 kills) and sophomore Emma Fontana (10 kills) also reached double figures for the Tornado offense.
 
For Bob Jones, Hannah Goodwin hit .273 on 44 swings with 19 kills and added three blocks, while Elyse Vest distributed 26 assists and Anne Lloyd collected 26 digs as the Bruins snapped a three-match skid.
 
BC will return to The Bosh on Friday to square off against Johnson University-Tennessee, with first serve slated for 6 PM.
 
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