Harrogate, Tenn. - The Newberry College Wolves (10-12 (4-10 SAC)) fell in five sets to the Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters (8-16 (4-10 SAC)) on Saturday. 

The Wolves would get off to a slow start in the first set, but they would use a pair of 4-1 runs featuring several early kills from Natasha Bannister to tie the score at 10-10. A pair of kills from Zoe Dinkins would help push Newberry ahead before Bannister continued to assert herself, with four of the last five Newberry points ending with a Bannister kill as the Wolves claimed the first set 25-19. 

Newberry would start the second set off strong with an early 5-1 run. They would continue to extend their lead out to 12-4 after a kill from Avery Webb and a Dinkins service ace. The Railsplitters would attempt to rally with a 5-1 run, but the Wolves answered with a 4-0 run of their own. After trading a few points, the Wolves would end the second set with a 5-0 run that concluded with a Bannister kill that gave Newberry the set 25-16. 

The third set would start off close with both teams grinding to a 9-9 stalemate. However, the Railsplitters would pull ahead with runs of 5-1 and 4-1. The Wolves rallied with a 6-1 run of their own, but Lincoln Memorial would have an answer as the Railsplitters claimed the third set 25-21. 

After trading points early in the fourth set, the Railsplitters went on a 7-0 run to take a 12-4 run, However, Newberry would respond with a 10-2 run of their own to tie the score at 14-14. Both teams would keep fighting as back-to-back kills from Dinkins and a Katie Ullsperger service ace helped the Wolves to a 21-20 lead, but the Railsplitters would finish the fourth set with a 5-1 run to take the set 25-22, forcing a decisive fifth set. 

The Wolves would start off the fifth set with a 4-1 run behind back-to-back kills from Dinkins. They would follow that up with a 5-1 run that included three kills from Taylor Hall. However, the Railsplitters would respond with an 8-1 run of their own. After trading a few points, the Railsplitters would have a match point opportunity, but Bannister and Dinkins would have something to say about that. Lincoln Memorial would earn another match point before Bannister and Hall would once again stave off the attack and grant Newberry a match point opportunity of their own. However, a 3-0 spurt from the Railsplitters would finally end the set 19-17 and the match 3-2. 

Bannister would lead the way for the Wolves with 26 kills, 10 digs, and 3 total blocks, claiming responsibility for 37% of all of Newberry's points. Dinkins had 14 kills and 4 total blocks. Hall had a 13 kill, 16 dig double-double while Margaret McMahon had 10 kills of her own. Webb finished with an impressive 55 assist, 17 dig double-double, and Amanda Berecz also contributed 18 digs. 

The Wolves return home to host Tusculum on Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. in Eleazer Arena.