SALISBURY, N.C. - Newberry College (7-11, 3-9 SAC) lost to Catawba (10-9, 7-5 SAC) in a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) battle in Salisbury North Carolina tonight by a score of 3-0

Game Summary

Freshman hitter Samantha De Jong led the way for the Wolves with 10 kills on 13 attempts giving her a .629 hitting percentage on the night. Senior captain Alexus Horton added five kills on 11 attempts giving her a .364 hitting percentage while senior captain Rachel Moran tallied 13 assists and eight digs on the evening.

For Catawba, McKenzie Garrison and Erin Morant led the way with a total of 21 kills and nine digs while teammate Kaytee Frabotta tallied 38 assists.

FIRST SET

The first set started off with Catawba jumping out to an early 10-6 lead. The Wolves didn’t have much going for them as most of their points came off of ball handling errors by Catawba. With the score at 15-10, Catawba leading, De Jong gave the Wolves a push with a big kill to start a come-back but was quickly ended by a kill from Kaytee Frabotta. Catawba never looked back as they went on to win the first set 25-15.

SECOND SET

The second set started with Catawba opening up the frame with an early lead at 10-5. Catawba would go on to score nine points while Newberry only scored four points. A kill by Horton started a run for the Wolves in which they would score a couple unanswered points. Catawba would stop the run with a kill by Bri Howard to push their lead to 22-15. Catawba would win the second set 25-16.

THIRD SET

Catawba would continue their hot offense into the third set but the Wolves wouldn’t go down without a fight. Newberry kept it close with the score at 10-10. Moran added a service ace and a few attack errors by Catawba would give the Wolves the 16-13 lead. Catawba put an end to their run with a kill by McKenzie Garrison. The Wolves kept pushing with another late run to tie the match up at 25-25 and then again at 26-26. A service ace by Catawba and a attack error by Newberry would give Catawba the win with the final score being 28-26.

Team

Newberry College would tally 28 kills on the night while adding 27 assists. Kensley Jordan led the way for the Wolves with 12 digs.

Up Next for the Wolves

The Wolves will travel to Charlotte, N.C. to play at Queens at 2 pm tomorrow afternoon.