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Tornados Drop Two in Maryville
The Brevard College volleyball team (1-20, 1-8 USAS) dropped two matches at a USA South Conference quad-match Saturday afternoon in Maryville, Tennessee. Brevard fell in three sets to Berea (10-11, 5-3 USAS) in a neutral-site contest to start the day followed by a straight-set defeat to host Maryville (18-6, 9-0 USAS) in the nightcap.
Berea topped Brevard 25-14 in the first set of the day for the Tornados, then followed with identical 25-22 scores in sets two and three.
In the match vs. Berea, freshman Breanna O’Shields led the Tornados in both kills (seven) and digs (18) to go along with two service aces. Raley Shirey and Julie McGahy each registered six kills apiece to help O’Shields pace Brevard’s attack. Setter Hannah Gordon dished out 11 assists while Mariana Rodriguez registered 12 digs in the effort.
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Piedmont Withstands Brevard’s Late Rally for Conference Win
The Brevard College Tornados Volleyball team (1-18, 1-6 USAS) put together a late rally that included a third-set win, 25-23, before ultimately falling in four sets to the visiting Piedmont College Lions (7-13, 3-4 USAS) by a final score of 3-1 on Wednesday evening at the Boshamer Gymnasium.
Sophomore right-side hitter Brook Groves set a new career-high 12 kills to lead the Tornado attack, while sophomore defensive specialist Morgan Graham’s career-best 21 digs led the Tornado defense. Freshman Breanna O’Shields added 18 digs while defending USA South Conference Defensive Player of the Week Mariana Rodriguez tallied 13 digs. Junior Hannah Gordon dished out 28 total assists, while freshman Sarah Hutchens tallied three blocks (two solo, one assist).
The match marked Brevard’s first back within the confines of the Boshamer Gymnasium since a September 7 non-conference tri-match.
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Mariana Rodriguez Claims USA South Conference Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week Honor
Sophomore Mariana Rodriguez was named the USA South Conference Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week award for an impressive individual performance that helped the Brevard College Tornados volleyball team earn its first win of 2019 - a 3-0 sweep vs. Agnes Scott in Demorest, Georgia.
The announcement marks the first USA South weekly award for the BC volleyball team since becoming members of the conference.
The sophomore defensive specialist from Houston, Texas averaged 6.33 digs per set as the Tornados posted a 1-1 record over the weekend. In a 3-0 win over Agnes Scott, Rodriguez totaled 19 digs, three service aces, two assists and one kill. In a 3-0 loss to Covenant, Rodriguez posted 19 digs and one service ace.
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BC Takes Straight Set Win over Agnes Scott for First Victory of 2019
The Brevard College Volleyball team (1-17, 1-5 USAS) won its first match of the 2019 season with a straight-set USA South Conference victory over Agnes Scott on Saturday in Demorest, Georgia. Brevard won 25-22 in set one, 25-18 in set two, then clinched the match with an authoritative 25-9 result in set three.
Later in the day, the Tornados dropped a three-setter to Covenant (6-12, 5-2 USAS). Covenant defeated BC by the identical score of 25-14 in all three sets to take the league victory.
Both matches were played on a neutral site in a quad-match hosted by USA South Conference member Piedmont.
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