GREENVILLE, Tenn. – The Newberry College volleyball team saw its eight-game winning streak snapped as Tusculum defeated the Wolves 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-14) Saturday afternoon at Pioneer Arena.
Logan Hayward notched 15 kills for Newberry (17-11, 14-6 SAC). Maggie Marsh dished out 24 assists and Kensley Jordan tallied 13 digs.
The first set started out even as the two teams were tied at 10-10. Tusculum (12-16, 7-13 SAC) took a 14-11 lead before a kill by Marsh tied the set at 16-16. The Pioneers used a 9-3 run to win the first set, 25-19.
Tusculum took a 5-1 lead early in the second set. Madison Darby-McClure’s kill tied the set at 6-6. The Pioneers then went on an 11-2 run to lead 17-8. Newberry pulled within five points of Tusculum twice but eventually lost set two by a score of 25-19.
The Pioneers controlled set three early, leading 10-3. Newberry trailed 13-7 after a Tusculum attack error. Newberry could not put together a rally as TC took set three 25-14 and the match 3-0.
Sarah Bouley had 15 kills to lead Tusculum. Shannon Murphy and Hallie Zumack each had 18 assists. Cassie Born and Megan Yopko tallied 14 digs apiece.
Newberry returns home to Eleazer Arena for the final weekend of the regular season next Friday against Queens (19-5, 16-3 SAC). The match is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m.
On Friday night in Mars Hill, the Newberry College women’s volleyball team defeated Mars Hill 3-1 (23-25, 25-21. 25-23, 25-21) Friday night at Chambers Gymnasium.
Toni-Anne Whitlow recorded 15 kills off the bench for Newberry. Logan Hayward notched a double-double with 14 kills and 20 digs. Madison Darby-McClure and Sidra Triplett collected 12 and 11 kills, respectively. Maggie Marsh dished out 55 assists and Kensley Jordan tallied 31 digs.
Newberry (17-10, 14-5 SAC) notched an early 10-4 lead in the first set. Mars Hill (7-19, 6-13 SAC) answered right back with a 10-3 run to grab a 14-13 lead. The Lions extended the lead to 18-14 before a kill by Darby-McClure tied the set at 18-18. Newberry tied the set three separate times. Mars Hill eked out a 25-23 set one victory.
The Wolves once again jumped out to an early advantage, leading 10-5 in set two. The Lions answered with a 6-0 run to lead 11-10. Mars Hill led by as many as three points, but Newberry closed the gap to tie the set at 20-20. The Wolves scored the last four points in the set to even the contest at 1-1.
In a close third set, Newberry scored an early 10-5 lead. Mars Hill did not go away quietly, tying the set at 15-15. The Wolves led 19-16 before the Lions once again tied the set at 20-20. The set was tied three more times, but Darby-McClure recorded back-to-back kills to hand Newberry a 25-23 set win. Whitlow posted seven kills in the third set. Newberry also had a match-best .333 hitting percentage in the frame.
Mars Hill was in control early in set four, running out to a 12-8 advantage. Newberry rallied to tie the set at 15-15. The Wolves then notched a 7-3 run to lead 22-18. Newberry eventually won the set 25-21 and the match 3-1.
Lauren Hochstetler had 12 kills for Mars Hill. Andie Russell collected 27 assists and Victoria Kaiser recorded 18 digs.