Buena Vista, VA. — North Carolina Wesleyan opened Saturday's tri-match at Southern Virginia University with a four-set battle against Brevard College inside Knight Arena.
After dropping the opening set 25-12, the Battling Bishops responded in a big way in the second. Wesleyan battled through 10 ties and five lead changes before pulling out a 25-23 victory to even the match at one set apiece.
Brevard regained the advantage with a 25-15 win in the third before closing out the match with a 25-18 victory in the fourth.
Caroline York led the Wesleyan attack with eight kills, while Ashley Hinton added seven. Sadie Schramm finished with six kills, Brooklynn Covic added five, and Emilee Wilson and Kendall Gleason each contributed four.
Wilson continued to direct the Bishops' offense with 30 assists while also adding 13 digs, four kills and a service ace. Jadyn Smith led the defensive effort with 18 digs and added two service aces, while Hinton finished with 14 digs.
The Bishops also received solid contributions from Kinsey Peel, who recorded seven digs and two service aces, while Brooke Mandozzi added nine digs and an ace. Wesleyan finished with 69 digs and six service aces as a team.
North Carolina Wesleyan finished the match with 39 kills and showed its strongest response in the second set, where the Bishops recorded 16 kills and came away with the 25-23 victory.
