ATLANTA - The Centre volleyball team struggled getting off the blocks in their road conference matchup against the Stormy Petrels of Oglethorpe, losing in straight sets and falling to 5-10 on the year.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Centre jumped out to a 7-1 lead in the opening set, but Oglethorpe used multiple runs of at least six consecutive points to take the lead for good, winning by a score of 24-19.
- In a back and forth second set, the Colonels held a 13-11 lead before the Petrels scored 14 of the final 18 points to take a 2-0 lead with a 24-17 victory.
- Trailing 19-14 in the third set, Centre rallied to tie the score with a 5-0 run, capped off with an ace from
Peyton Vacala. The teams would trade points until it was 24-24, but then the errors that plagued Centre for the entire match showed up at the worst time as two Colonel miscues led to two Oglethorpe points and a 26-24 win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
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Bailey Vernon led Centre with six kills on the day, followed by
Lizzie Royster with five.
- Vacala finished with a team high nine digs for the afternoon.
- The Petrels finished with nine aces in the match compared to four for the Colonels
NEXT UP
The next match for Centre volleyball will be on Sunday as the Colonels travel to No. 19 Berry.
