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SJ HPU
Shawn Knox
3
Winner USC Upstate USCU 3-7,3-7 Big South
0
Presbyterian Presb 2-8,2-8 Big South
Winner
USC Upstate USCU
3-7,3-7 Big South
3
Final
0
Presbyterian Presb
2-8,2-8 Big South
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
USC Upstate USCU 26 25 25 (3)
Presbyterian Presb 24 15 21 (0)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Rob Low

Cooke, Jones Notch Double-Doubles in Setback to Upstate

CLINTON, S.C. – Erin Cooke (13 kills, 16 assists) and Sierra Jones (13 assists, 10 digs) each recorded double-doubles as Presbyterian College fell 3-0 (26-24, 25-15, 25-21) to USC Upstate in Big South Conference volleyball action on Friday evening.
 
FINAL SCORE: USC Upstate 3, Presbyterian 0
LOCATION: Templeton Center (Clinton, S.C.)
RECORDS: Presbyterian (2-8) | USC Upstate (3-7)
 
Notables
- Cooke's 13 kills were a match high and came on a .321 hitting percentage, while her 16 assists were a team high. The double-double was the junior's eighth in a row.
- The double-double for Jones was her third of the season.
- Anna Hewitt registered a team-high 22 digs for the evening, her eighth consecutive contest with 20 or more digs.
- PC edged Upstate 6-5 in blocks.
 
How it Happened
- After trailing early in the first set, a 4-0 run put PC on top, 8-6. USC Upstate countered with a 9-2 surge, which included a stretch of five in a row, to open up a 15-10 cushion. The Spartans kept the Blue Hose at bay until a 5-0 spurt brought Presbyterian back even at 22-22. Tied up again at 24-24, Upstate tallied back-to-back points to take the opener.
- The Spartans ran off six in a row early in the second frame to climb in front, 8-4. After Presbyterian got to within 8-6, USC Upstate reeled off seven of the next eight points to extend the margin to 15-7. With Upstate on top 18-11, the visitors used a 4-0 run to essentially put the set beyond reach and go up 2-0 in the contest.
- USC Upstate jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the third set, but PC answered with a 6-1 run of its own to even the frame at 7-7. At 14-14, Upstate broke free with a pair of 4-0 stretches to move ahead, 22-16. The Blue Hose battled back to within 23-20, but that was as close as PC got in the final frame.
 
Up Next
Presbyterian hits the road for its next four contests, beginning next Thursday and Friday with a two-match series at Campbell.
 
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