MACON, Ga. - The Knights were back in action at home on Friday, October 9th as they hosted the Bearcats of Lander University. The Knights lost to the Bearcats earlier in the season in straight sets and looked to have better success at home.
The first set of the match started off close until the Knights used a five-point run to take the lead. The Bearcats stomred back with multiple runs to pull away and hand the Knights a 25-17 set loss. The Knights jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the second set and led for most of the set. A late timeout for the Bearcats halted the Knights momentum as they made a comeback to take the set 25-23. The Knights grabbed another early lead in the third set and did not relinquish their lead as they won the third set 25-19. The Bearcats held a 6-2 lead early in the fourth set but the Knights came back to tie the set at 7-7. The Bearcats seized control of the set as the Knights went on to lose 25-18.
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McCall Wolf had 21 kills,
Aubrie Beard and
Jiyanna Rivera each had double digit assists, and
Trinity Mitchell and Rivera added double digit digs.
The Knights move to 2-16 (0-5 PBC) on the season as they head to take on the Bearcats again on Saturday, October 10th. Due to weather, tip off has been moved up to 1 PM EST.
