Newberry, S.C. - The Newberry Wolves volleyball team (9-9 (4-7 SAC)) fell to the Catawba Indians (9-8 (6-5 SAC)) by a score of 3-0 on Wednesday.  

The Wolves would start off the match with a slight 3-2 advantage after a Margaret McMahon kill, but Catawba would use a 6-1 run to pull ahead. The Wolves would work to stay within striking distance with multiple kills from Zoe Dinkins, but the Indians always seemed to have an answer. After a 4-1 Catawba run helped them reach a set-point, the Wolves would attempt to rally behind kills from Natasha Bannister and Taylor Hall, but it would not be enough as the Indians claimed the first set 25-19. 

The second set would start off even closer with the score being tied on six different occasions en route to a 10-10 score. Newberry would then take a slim lead with a kill from Amanda Berecz. However, Catawba would proceed to go on a 7-1 run to take a 21-16 lead. The Wolves kept fighting with kills from Hall and McMahon, but the Indians would take the second set 25-20. 

Both teams would start out slow in the third set, but Catawba would slowly pull away with a series of 3-1 spurts. Despite a late 4-1 rally behind kills from Hall and Bannister, Catawba would eventually take the set 25-20 and the match 3-0. 

Hall would lead the attack with 12 kills while Bannister had 8 kills of her own. Avery Webb notched a 29 assist, 11 dig double-double, and Berecz finished with 21 digs defensively.  

The Wolves will look to bounce back on Saturday when they travel to face Queens University of Charlotte at 2 p.m.