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Presbyterian takes on Furman in non-conference womenâ??s volleyball action at the Holmes Convocation Center on Friday, September 09, 2022 in Boone, North Carolina.
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2
Gardner-Webb GW 4-14,2-4 Big South
3
Winner Presbyterian Presb 6-12,2-4 Big South
Gardner-Webb GW
4-14,2-4 Big South
2
Final
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Presbyterian Presb
6-12,2-4 Big South
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Gardner-Webb GW 25 25 19 25 12 (2)
Presbyterian Presb 16 27 25 22 15 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | PC Athletic Communications

Blue Hose Outlast Gardner-Webb in Five-Setter Led by Cairns Career-High

CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College volleyball team outlasted Gardner-Webb on Saturday night in a five-set thriller as the Blue Hose took down the Runnin' Bulldogs (16-25, 27-25, 25-19,22-25,15-12) inside the Templeton Center. PC was led by senior Paige Cairns who tallied a career-high 19 kills on 33 swings with a .545 hitting percentage. The Blue Hose also had 17 kills from Kasey Battle and 12 kills, 11 digs from Rylee Moorhead in the win.

FINAL SCORE: Presbyterian 3, Gardner-Webb 2
LOCATION: Templeton Center (Clinton, S.C.)  
RECORDS: Presbyterian (6-12, 2-4) | Gardner-Webb (4-14, 2-4)

Postgame Quotes
"I am really proud of the team's effort for a second straight night as we had to rely on some subs off the bench who did a really nice job. I told them in the locker room how proud I was of the entire team even if it wasn't their night that they stayed in support. I have to give a shout out to Paige Cairns getting 19 kills and only one error on 33 swings that is just an awesome stat line." Head Coach Korrinn Burgess

"It was a very good weekend, I believe we played extremely well and together as a team which is something we have worked on over the past few weeks. It is something that we've worked hard on and it was a full team effort tonight." Senior RS Paige Cairns

How it Happened
- Gardner-Webb raced out to the early 7-3 and was able to push the advantage to 12-6 in set one before the Blue Hose used a timeout. PC was able to whittle the deficit to two, 16-12 before the Runnin' Bulldogs closed on a 9-4 run to take the opening set 25-16.
- The guests opened set two with a 7-3 burst before the Blue Hose cut the margin to one, 12-11 midway thru set two. GWU rattled off six of the next seven points to push the lead to 18-12 forcing PC to spend both timeouts in that stretch from the Runnin' Bulldogs. PC answered in a big way with a 9-3 run to even the set at 21 with GWU spending both of its timeouts. The two teams went back and forth over the next several points before three unanswered from the Blue Hose gave them a 27-25 set two win.
- In set three, PC used its set two momentum and jumped on the guests with six of the first eight points forcing Gardner-Webb into an early timeout. GWU answered with a 9-4 burst that allowed the guests to push in front by the score of 11-10 in the set. The set remained tight over the next several points as PC and GWU traded bursts before PC was able to push in front 21-17 and force Gardner-Webb to spend a timeout. PC closed the set scoring four of the final six points to take the set 25-19 and get the 2-1 match advantage.
- Gardner-Webb took an early 7-5 advantage in a tight fourth set before the Blue Hose rattled off the next four points to take a 9-7 lead and force the Runnin' Bulldogs to a timeout. GWU pushed back in front with a 6-2 run that gave the guests a 13-11 lead and the Blue Hose called their first timeout. Similar to set three, PC and GWU traded bursts over the next several points before the Runnin' Bulldogs inched in front by the score of 22-20. Gardner-Webb scored three of the final five points to take set four 25-22 and force a decisive fifth set.
- PC jumped out to an early 4-2 advantage in the fifth set as Gardner-Webb called its first timeout. The guests responded as they were able to keep it tight getting it back to six all before the Blue Hose took the 8-7 lead at the changeover. PC rattled off three straight points to take the 11-7 lead. GWU was able to cut it to 12-10 before the Blue Hose scored three of the final five points to take the match in the five sets.  
 
Notables
- Cairns led the Blue Hose attack with her career-high 19 kills as the Canton, Ga. native totaled a .545 hitting percentage in the Blue Hose victory. With her 19 kills, Cairns has tallied the highest kill total by a Blue Hose in 2022.
- Battle also joined the career-high in kills on Saturday with 17 kills along with four blocks.
- Moorhead added her fourth double-double of the season with 12 kills and 11 digs. She also added a pair of assists and an ace in the victory.
- The Blue Hose improved to 3-0 on the season when having at least three players eclipse the 10+ kill plateau as Cairns (19), Battle (17) and Moorhead (12) all hit the mark for PC.
- Kinsey Bailey totaled a team-high 29 assists while adding eight digs and three aces. Freshman Anna Baranski also added 24 helpers, five digs and a pair of kills.
- Baranski and Bailey are the first duo to tally 20+ assists in a match since last September against Stetson when Bailey and Erin Cooke achieved the milestone.
- Bailey now leads the Blue Hose in conference play with 124 assists on the year averaging 5.9 assists/set.
- Freshman Sophia Del Valle led the Blue Hose with a career-high 21 digs as she also added four assists and an ace to her stat line.
- The Blue Hose improved to 2-0 in five-set matches in 2022 after earning their first five-setter in Wofford against Georgia State a few weeks ago.
 
Up Next
- Presbyterian makes the short trek on Thursday, October 13th to Rock Hill to battle Winthrop at 6 p.m. on ESPN+.  
 
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