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Cooke HPU
Shawn Knox
3
Winner UNC Asheville UNC-A 3-4,3-4 Big South
1
Presbyterian Presb 2-5,2-5 Big South
Winner
UNC Asheville UNC-A
3-4,3-4 Big South
3
Final
1
Presbyterian Presb
2-5,2-5 Big South
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UNC Asheville UNC-A 25 25 22 25 (3)
Presbyterian Presb 16 23 25 16 (1)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Rob Low

Blue Hose Fall to Bulldogs in Four Sets

CLINTON, S.C. – Erin Cooke notched her fifth consecutive double-double (18 kills, 14 assists), but the Presbyterian College volleyball team fell 3-1 (25-16, 25-23, 22-25, 25-16) in the opener of its Big South Conference series against UNC Asheville on Thursday evening.
 
FINAL SCORE: UNC Asheville 3, Presbyterian 1
LOCATION: Templeton Center (Clinton, S.C.)
RECORDS: Presbyterian (2-5) | UNC Asheville (3-4)
 
Notables
- Cooke paced the Presbyterian attack with 18 kills. She also handed out 14 helpers to secure her fifth consecutive double-double.
- Anna Hewitt eclipsed the 20-dig mark for the fifth straight match, tying her career high with 27.
- Trinity Williams registered double-digit digs for the fifth consecutive contest, picking up 14.
- Cydni Miller tallied seven kills and five digs, her highest totals as a Blue Hose. The sophomore also equaled her career-best with a pair of blocks.
- Sierra Jones handed out a team-high 24 assists and contributed seven digs.
- Kasey Battle made her first start as a collegian.
 
How it Happened
- UNC Asheville tallied four of the first five points of the evening. Presbyterian countered with a 4-1 spurt of its own to draw back to within one at 9-8. Four straight from the Bulldogs stretched the margin out to five, 13-8. On top 14-10, Asheville ripped off the next six to go up 20-10, essentially putting the first set away.
- A 4-0 run early in the second set put the Blue Hose ahead 7-4. PC maintained the advantage until a 4-0 Bulldogs' surge levelled the score at 16-16. Presbyterian went ahead at 21-18, only to see Asheville answer and bring it back to even at 21-21. The Blue Hose again crept in front, 23-21, but the Bulldogs responded again, tallying the final four points to take a 2-0 edge into the break.
- The Blue Hose opened the third frame with a 6-3 start, and built the advantage as high as 13-8. A 10-3 stretch from UNC Asheville put the visitors on top, 18-16. Presbyterian tallied six of the next eight to climb back into the lead, 22-20. The Bulldogs got it back to even at 22-22, but a Cooke kill and back-to-back service aces by Allie Wright gave PC the set victory.
- Presbyterian got out to a 4-1 start in the fourth frame, but Asheville quickly drew level at 4-4. A pair of 5-0 runs helped the Bulldogs jump in front, 15-7. PC got back to within five at 16-11, but another four in a row from the visitors pushed the margin out to 20-11, and Asheville put the contest away from there.
 
Up Next
The Blue Hose and Bulldogs continue their series on Friday evening at 6 pm on ESPN+.
 
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