SALISBURY, N.C. � The Indian wind blew Newberry�s way Saturday morning as the Scarlet and Gray rallied from a 2-1 deficit to defeat Catawba 3-2, their first win over Catawba since 2001. Cara Coleman had 21 kills for Newberry while Christy Stegall recorded a career high 26 digs. Jessica Lipsi added 18 kills and 21 digs for the Scarlet and Gray effort. Game scores were 30-23, 21-30, 22-30, 34-32 and 15-12.

Newberry controlled game one, hitting .200 to Catawba�s .059. Coleman had seven kills, hitting .412, for Newberry while Lipsi added five. Christy Stegall led the defensive effort with seven digs. Melissa Griffith led Catawba with five kills. Newberry took game one from Catawba, 30-23.

Newberry couldn�t put anything together early on in game two, falling behind 22-10. Newberry fought back but Catawba continued to inch forward. Catawba led 29-15 before the Newberry rally sprang to life. Newberry went on a 6-0 run to put the score at a 29-21 Catawba lead before Catawba ended the game with an Andi Henderson kill as Catawba won, 30-21.

The two teams were tied at 17 in game three when Catawba went on an 11-2 run to put them up 28-19. Newberry rattled off three quick points to make it 28-22 but a Lipsi service error gave Catawba game point and an Amanda Nantz kill sealed the 30-22 win for Catawba.

Game four was neck and neck again when, late in the game, a score dispute gave Catawba a 25-23 lead. Catawba then streaked ahead to a 29-23 lead, giving them match point when Newberry began the rally. The Scarlet and Gray fought back on a 7-0 run to put Newberry ahead, 30-29. Catawba fought back and the teams went back and forth before a Barman kill gave Newberry the 34-32 game victory and forced the decisive game five.

Newberry kept rolling to start game five, jumping out to a quick 7-3 lead before Catawba had to call timeout to stop the bleeding. Catawba then fought back to pull within two at match point, a 14-12 Newberry lead. Lipsi notched one more kill on the day as Newberry sealed the win.

                            Short Box Score (Match)
                        2005 Newberry Indian Volleyball
      Newberry Indians vs Catawba Indians (Oct 1, 2005 at Salisbury, N.C.)

  Newberry Indians def. Catawba Indians 30-23,21-30,22-30,34-32,15-12

  Newberry Indians (8-9, 4-3 SAC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Cara Coleman
  21-2-2; Jessica Lipsi 18-1-1; Laurie Barman 13-0-1; Jamie Foster-Mann
  9-1-5; Kristin Pulone 8-2-0; Tonya Deese 2-1-0; Alicia Khoury 1-0-3;
  Totals 72-7-7.0. (Assists) - Alicia Khoury 61. (Dig leaders) - Christy
  Stegall 26; Jessica Lipsi 21; Kristin Pulone 17; Alicia Khoury 12;
  Laurie Barman 9

  Catawba Indians (7-8, 2-4 SAC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Melissa Griffith
  24-0-1; Amanda Nantz 17-3-3; Melissa Powers 9-0-3; Kendra Elliott
  8-0-3; Kalin Collier 5-2-2; Andi Henderson 5-3-3; Summer Zuck 1-1-1;
  Missy Bartholomew 1-1-0; Jessica Cleary 0-1-0; Totals 70-11-9.0.
  (Assists) - Andi Henderson 59. (Dig leaders) - Missy Bartholomew 24;
  Kalin Collier 16; Summer Zuck 14; Melissa Griffith 12; Jessica Cleary
  9; Andi Henderson 9

  Site: Salisbury, N.C. (Goodman Gymnasium)
  Date: Oct 1, 2005    Attend: 139   Time: 2:13   
  Referees: Paula Boykin, Kevin Wendelboe
  G1: Yellow Card issued to NC #6 Lipsi (21-15,NC)
        Card issued for wearing jewelry
  G4: Yellow Card issued to NC Head Coach