Macon, GA - The Knights were back on their home court on Friday, October 25th as they hosted the Eagles of Faulkner University. The Knights were looking to get back on track as both teams were tied for eighth in the SSAC standings.
The first set would start off close as neither team could gain an advantage. With the score at 10-10, the Eagles would go on a seven point run to pull away from the Knights as they would lose the first set 25-21. The second set would be close as well with the Eagles taking an early lead but the Knights would come back to tie the set at 19-19 but the Eagles would get the edge as the Knights would lose the set 25-23. The third set would see the Eagles pull away at the beginning of the set as they would get out to a 20-10 lead but the Knights would go on a seven point run and later tie the set at 22-22. The Eagles would score the last three points of the set and the Knights would lose 25-22.
Yanelis Rodriguez led the Knights with 12 kills,
Ellie Johnson led with 16 assists and
Beau Houston added 11 assists, Johnson led with 19 digs with
Paige Collier adding 14 digs.
The Knights will be back on their home court on Saturday, October 26th as they host the Rams of the University of Mobile in the final home match of the season. Tip off is scheduled for 1 PM EST.