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Cydni Miller
3
Winner Presbyterian Presb 9-11,4-6 Big South
2
UNC Asheville UNC-A 4-15,2-8 Big South
Winner
Presbyterian Presb
9-11,4-6 Big South
3
Final
2
UNC Asheville UNC-A
4-15,2-8 Big South
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Presbyterian Presb 25 20 14 26 15 (3)
UNC Asheville UNC-A 6 25 25 24 12 (2)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | PC Athletic Communications

Volleyball Withstands Late Charge from Asheville for Five-Set Victory

ASHEVILLE, N.C. –  The Presbyterian College volleyball team withstood a late charge from the host UNC Asheville on Saturday at the Justice Center earning a five-set victory (25-6, 20-25, 14-25, 26-24,15-12) over the Bulldogs. Rylee Moorhead and Cydni Miller led the attack for PC with 15 kills apiece on Saturday.
 
FINAL SCORE: Presbyterian 3, UNC Asheville 2
LOCATION: Justice Center (Asheville, N.C.)  
RECORDS: Presbyterian (9-11, 4-6) | UNC Asheville (4-15, 2-8)   

Coach Burgess' Thoughts
"It was a gritty performance on the road today! We came out with a dominating first set and then unfortunately lost our momentum in the 2nd and 3rd. I'm very proud of how the team battled back to take the 4th and the 5th. It was a big win on the road to stay in the hunt for the conference tournament!"

Notables
 - Rylee Moorhead and Cydni Miller led the attack on Saturday with 15 kills apiece for the Blue Hose.
- Moorhead added a dozen digs for her eighth double-double of the 2021 season.
- Senior Erin Cooke added an impressive stat line with 12 kills, 32 assists and eight digs. Cooke also chipped in five blocks.
- The 32 assists from Cooke were the most by an individual Blue Hose player this season.
- Anna Hewitt totaled a team-high 18 digs and added five assists and three aces.
- Allie Wright had five kills with a .400 hitting percentage while also totaling five blocks on the defensive end.
 
How it Happened 
 - PC got out to a red-hot start in the opening set with a 12-1 run before ultimately taking down UNC Asheville by the score of 25-6.
- UNC Asheville bounced back in the second set and opened the set with a 7-3 run. The Blue Hose rallied to a 12-10 deficit before a 3-1 spurt from Asheville gave the hosts a four-point lead at 15-11 at the media break. The Blue Hose were able to cut into the Bulldogs lead a few times but couldn't get closer than two as the hosts took the set 25-20.
- After a tight start in the third set, Asheville pushed out to a five-point lead at 12-7 forcing a PC timeout. Asheville used a quick 6-1 spurt to force a timeout as they led in the third set 18-8. The hosts finished off the third set by the score of 25-14 to take a 2-1 sets lead in the match.
- Similar to the opening set, PC raced out to a 10-3 lead on UNC Asheville in set four. The Bulldogs rallied to even it at 15 behind a 12-5 run that forced a PC timeout. Both teams battled back and forth before PC hung on late for a 26-24 victory in the fourth.
- Both teams stayed tight in the deciding set as PC squeaked out to a 7-5 advantage forcing an Asheville timeout. The two teams battled down the stretch with the match evening at 11 and forcing the Blue Hose to call timeout. PC though was able to finish it off with a 4-1 burst to win Saturday's match.
 
Up Next
 - The Blue Hose return to action on Tuesday night facing Charleston Southern at 6 p.m..  
 
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