GREENSBORO, N.C. – 5th year senior Allie Wright totaled her 383rd career block on Tuesday as the Presbyterian College volleyball team suffered a three-set defeat against N.C. A&T (25-17, 25-19, 25-20) at Moore Gymnasium. Freshman Rylee Moorhead led the Blue Hose offense with nine kills and 12 digs in the setback.
FINAL SCORE: N.C. A&T 3, Presbyterian 0
LOCATION: Moore Gymnasium (Greensboro, N.C.)
RECORDS: Presbyterian (8-9, 3-4) | N.C. A&T (12-7, 4-3)
Notables
- Moorhead led the offensive attack for PC with nine kills as the freshman also totaled 12 digs and a block.
- Kasey Battle hit a team-high .500 in the match with five kills and she also added a pair of blocks.
- Allie Wright set the program's DI block record with her block in the second set. The fifth-year senior also added four kills, two assists, and a pair of digs.
- Wright has now totaled 383 blocks throughout her time with Presbyterian passing Kelly Berryman who totaled 382 blocks from 2011-14 at PC.
- Sierra Jones had a team-high 15 helpers.
How it Happened
- PC had an early 7-6 lead in the opening set following some early ties between the Blue Hose and Aggies. The hosts responded with an 8-5 run to take a 14-12 advantage over PC. N.C. A&T closed the set on an 11-5 run to win the first set 25-17.
- The Blue Hose took an early 9-7 lead before the hosts jumped back in front off of an 8-4 run to lead 15-13 at the media timeout in the second set. Presbyterian cut it to a four-point deficit on two occasions before the Aggies finished off the second set at 25-19.
- Both teams traded early runs in a set three that featured five ties in the early going resulting in an 8-8 tie in the set. The two teams continued to trade bursts before the Aggies held a slight one-point edge going to the media timeout at 15-14. The hosts maintained a slim lead before a 6-3 burst down the stretch gave them the 25-20 set and match win on Tuesday night.
Up Next
- Presbyterian returns home to host High Point on Saturday at 2 p.m. with the match being shown on ESPN+ from the Templeton Center.