Box Score Franklin Springs, Ga— The Women's Volleyball Lady Lions lose in 5 sets against Conference rival, North Greenville University.
Coming into tonight's match, both the Lady Lions amd the Lady Crusaders were evenly matched in conference play, both 5-0.
The Lions came out strong in the first set, with a battle from the Crusaders, but managed to take the set win 25-23.
The second set was a Lion runaway, as the ladies were riding high off the adrenaline and excitement of the first win, senior night, and the return of two injured players, #8
Taylor Roberts and #23
Jenna Woodruff. The Lions closed out this set quickly, winning 25-13.
The Lions fought hard to win the match in 3 sets, however, the crusaders were not giving up without a fight and came back to win. The set was a point for point battle, neither team gaining a lead above 3 points the entirety of the game, resulting in a 25-23 win for the Crusaders.
The Lions hoped to win the match as they headed into the fourth set, but once again fell short to the Crusaders 25-22.
With all of the fans on the edge of their seats, the teams fought their way to a fifth set to see who would walk away undefeated in the Conference so far this season. NGU used their streak to their advantage amd scored 7 points in a row on the Lions, before finally giving one up to #11
Mia Cotton to side out for the Lions. However, the Lions could not overcome the Crusader lead and lost the set and the match 15-11.
The Crusaders were led to victory by #17 Emilie Allen with 14 kills, #14 Abigail Durham with 11 kills, #1 Kelli Davis with 6 kills, #24 Ashlyn Conner with 29 assists, and #20 Whitney Kahler with 21 defensive digs.
The Lions were led by #3
Hallie Richardson with 16 kills and 17 digs, #8
Taylor Robertswith 12 kills, #11
Mia Cotton with 11 kills and 3 aces, # 7
Jamie Clark with 28 assists and 4 aces, #12
Gabrielle McGlamery with 23 assists, and #4
Victoria Alexander with 22 digs.
A tough loss for the Lions, now 5-1 in Conference Carolinas, but a great effort from our Women's team. Next, the Lions take on Belmont Abbey at home tomorrow at 12 p.m. Watch the ladies via the Conference Carolinas Digital Network. Follow along with EC Athletics by visiting
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