BREVARD, N.C. - The Brevard College volleyball team (7-10, 4-3 USA South) earned a second-set victory to tie the match up, but ultimately fell in four sets to Greensboro (16-2, 7-1 USAS), 3-1 (25-16, 22-25, 25-18, 25-16) on Wednesday evening at the Boshamer Gymnasium.
After falling in the first set by nine, the Tornados surged to a second-set win, overcoming an early five-point deficit to storm back and win the frame by three, knotting the match up at a set apiece.
BC kept things close in set three, pulling back to within a point of the Pride, 16-15 before the visitors scored nine of the final 12 points to claim an eight-point win. Greensboro clinched the match with a nine-point fourth set triumph.
Caroline Moon notched a double-double with 11 kills and 10 digs, while Izzy Boulay also totaled a double-double of 17 assists and 11 digs. Bailey Blackmon reached double figures with 10 kills, while Gianna Borcich (14 digs) and Rowan Raney (12 digs) paced the defense.
Payton Shiflet totaled a match-high 12 kills for the Pride, while Morgan Mayfield racked up 27 digs defensively. Emory Johnson led all players with 21 assists in the matchup.
BC is back in action on Friday at 2 p.m. in Raleigh, North Carolina against Meredith.
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