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Scoreboard

Cooke BCU
1
Presbyterian PC 2-2
3
Winner Furman FUR 3-1
Presbyterian PC
2-2
1
Final
3
Furman FUR
3-1
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Presbyterian PC 11 20 25 22 (1)
Furman FUR 25 25 22 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Rob Low

Cooke Posts Second Straight Triple-Double in Setback at Furman

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Erin Cooke notched her second straight triple-double (16 kills, 17 assists, 11 digs), but the Presbyterian College volleyball team fell 3-1 (25-11, 25-20, 22-25, 25-22) at Furman on Thursday evening.
 
FINAL SCORE: Furman 3, Presbyterian 1
LOCATION: Alley Gymnasium (Greenville, S.C.)
RECORDS: Presbyterian (2-2) | Furman (3-1)
 
Notables
- Cooke collected her second straight triple-double and the eighth of her collegiate career with a match-high 16 kills, 17 assists and 11 digs. The senior also had a match-high three service aces and tied for the team lead with three blocks.
- Cydni Miller hammered down a career-high 12 kills.
- Kinsey Bailey handed out a career-best 23 assists and added eight digs.
- Paige Cairns and Rylee Moorhead chipped in seven kills apiece, with Moorhead also collecting a career-high 12 digs.
- Anna Hewitt paced Presbyterian with 14 digs.
- Abby Sparkman pitched in a career-high 11 digs.
 
How it Happened
- After PC grabbed the first point of the evening, Furman answered back with the next six to take a 6-1 lead. With the Paladins holding a 10-5 advantage, the hosts ripped off another seven straight, stretching the margin to 17-5 and putting the first frame out of reach.
- In the second set, the Paladins broke a 4-4 deadlock with an 8-2 stretch to open up a 12-6 advantage. The Blue Hose chipped away at the lead and closed the gap to two on several occasions, but Furman held off the rally to take a 2-0 lead into the break.
- Presbyterian used a 3-0 spurt early in the third set to take a 7-5 edge. Furman responded with a 6-0 run to go on top, 11-7. A 10-4 surge then helped the Blue Hose overtake the Paladins and grab a 17-15 lead. The teams went back and forth for the remainder of the frame, with PC holding on, 25-22, to send the contest to a fourth set. Six of Cooke's 16 kills came in the third frame.
- An early 5-4 PC edge in the fourth set was erased by a 4-0 Furman run. In front 9-7, the Paladins rattled off eight straight points to expand their lead to 17-7. The Blue Hose put together runs of 5-0 and 6-1 to close the gap all the way to two, 23-21, but the Paladins withstood the charge to claim the set and the match.
 
Up Next
Presbyterian returns to Clinton on Friday night for its home opener against Elon. First serve at the Templeton Center is set for 7 pm.

 
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