RALEIGH, N.C. – The Brevard College volleyball team (11-13, 8-5 USA South) dropped its first five-set USA South Conference match of 2026, narrowly falling to William Peace (15-9, 9-4 USAS), 3-2 (27-29, 25-17, 25-22, 16-25, 15-2) on Saturday at the Hermann Athletic Center.
Brevard battled back from a deficit to take the first set, 29-27, but the Pacers responded with an eight-point triumph in the second frame and a narrow three-point result in the third. BC staved off defeat in the fourth set, earning a nine-point win, 25-16. The Pacers dominated the fifth set, closing the match out with a 13-point victory.
Caroline Moon led all Tornados with 14 kills, while
Emma Fontana totaled eight and
Elly McClough added seven. Fontana,
Abigail Kelly, and
Madison Warren all registered a pair of service aces, while
Izzy Boulay notched a double-double with 18 assists and 11 kills. Sophomore libero
Gianna Borcich racked up a career-best 34 digs defensively, while Kelly also reached double digits with 11 digs.
Aaliyah Anderson paced the Pacer offense with 16 kills, with Jordyn Chinigo adding 12. Savannah Hair (six) and Emily Thompson (five) combined for 11 service aces, with Layla Farmer distributing out 30 assists. Anderson notched a double-double with 15 digs alongside her 16 kills.
BC scored the first five points of the first set before the Pacers battled back, establishing a late lead, 22-18. Brevard scored the next four points thanks to a Peace service error and three attack errors, but the Pacers scored two of the next three to bring up set point. BC extended the frame, keeping close to Peace. With the Pacers on top, 27-26, BC scored three in a row off a Moon kill and two Pacer errors to take the first set, 29-27.
Peace led by as many as 10 points in a dominant second-set effort, ultimately claiming the frame by eight, 25-17. A tight third set went the Pacers' way as Peace scored four of the final six points to claim the set by three, 25-22.
Brevard found an answer in the fourth set, jumping out to a commanding nine-point lead, 17-8, before claiming the set by nine, 25-16. With the fifth set 5-2 in favor of the hosts, Peace closed the match out on a 10-0 run, using a pair of service aces and five kills to clinch the match, 3-2.
BC travels to Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 6 p.m. for a rematch with Salem.
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