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Women's Volleyball

Strong Effort Against Defending Champ Erskine

Box Score

DUE WEST, S.C.- The Converse volleyball team dropped a 3-0 (25-17, 25-8, 25-20) decision to defending Conference Carolinas champion, Erskine, in league play on Friday evening.

THE BASICS

Final | Erskine 3, Converse 0

Location | Due West, S.C.

Records | Erskine 5-6 (2-1 CC), Converse 1-9 (0-4 CC)

Top Performers | Alexis Pitts (8 kills, 6 digs), Deanna Unger (20 assists), Vivica Nogueira (13 digs)

HOW IT HAPPENED

1st Set:

  • Converse started off strong matching Erskine point-for-point with JaLesa Beaver with the kill to knot things at 10-all.
  • Erskine would go on a 6-1 run to take a hold on the set.  Converse would cut it to 18-15 with the kill by Kassie Burkett.
  • The Fleet would take the set 25-17.

2nd Set:

  • The Valkyries' offense struggled to find their groove in the second set falling behind 15-3.

3rd Set:

  • Converse was able to find their groove like the first set battling with the Fleet early in the set.
  • Back-to-back kills by Alexis Pitts and Kassie Burkett would cut it to 11-10 in favor of Erskine but that was the closest the Valkyries would come as the Fleet took the set 25-20.
  • The Valkyries would make a 4-0 run late to move to 23-20 but the Fleet finished off the set.

UP NEXT

The Valkyries wrap up their road trip with a visit to Conference Carolinas foe Emmanuel on Saturday, September 24.

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