MC Volleyball evens season record at Emory Invitational

Friday evening saw the Scots drop a pair of grueling five set matches to Randolph Macon and Trevecca.

Against the Yellow Jackets of Randolph Macon, MC lost the first set 18-25 and evened the series with a second set 26-24 come from behind victory. The ODAC school too the third set 20-25 before Maryville forced a fifth and deciding set with a 25-13 fourth set win. Randolph Macon took the match with a 17-15 final set victory.

Teri Lind distributed a team-high 34 assists with her main targets being Kara Strickland (10 Kills) and Kelsey Handel (12 kills). Kristen Sharp had eight kills while Lind and Kristy Newman each added seven kills. Strickland completed a double-double performance with 14 digs while Mallory Bonee (17 digs) and Morgan Hall (12 digs) each helped MC's defensive effort.

A tired Scots' lineup next took on Trevecca to conclude Friday's action.  MC took a 2-1 set lead after losing the first set 15-25 and wining the next pair of sets 25-22 and 25-19. Trevecca battled back to win 21-25 and took the match in the deciding set 12-15.

Saturday, the Scots rebounded with a three set sweep of Williams College. MC took the match by the scores of 25-23, 25-11, and 25-17.

Kara Strickland and Kelsey Handel each threw down eight kills as Teri Lind dished out 27 assists. Morgan Hall, Lind, and Mallory Bonee led MC with 22 combined digs.

Maryville concluded the tournament challenge against nationally ranked Emory University (14-2). The Scots fell to Emory 3-0 by the scores of 25-20, 25-15, and 25-20. Kara Strickland paced MC with eight kills while Teri Lind, Jillian Galewski, and Kristen Sharp each added five kills. Sharp and Strickland combined for 21 digs.

The Scots (8-8) will begin their 2012 USA South schedule next Saturday when they host Christopher Newport University and Greensboro College for a league tri-match beginning at noon on the Randy Lambert Court in MC's Cooper Athletic Center.