ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University volleyball team was downed in four sets by Notre Dame Saturday afternoon in a Mountain East Conference contest inside the Carter Center.
CU (6-22, 0-12 MEC) dropped the first two sets, 25-19, 25-20, but rebounded to win the third set 25-21. The fourth was 28-26 in favor of Notre Dame (12-16, 6-6 MEC).
Set 1
The Mountain Lions were forced to chase the set early on as it fell behind 9-3. Concord made a charge as it only trailed 13-10 after a kill from junior middle hitter
Kyndra Pilant. However, it was as close as Concord would get.
Set 2
The second game looked similar to the opening set as Notre Dame scored eight of the first 11 points. A kill form sophomore outside hitter
Gracie Brackney reduced the margin to 12-10, but CU was unable to tie the game as NDC maintained the lead.
Set 3
With the set tied at 15-15, Concord broke off a 5-1 spurt to gain the edge it needed to secure the third set. Senior middle hitter
Amber Hall had two kills during the mini-burst. The Falcons got to within 23-21, but back-to-back kills from Pilant allowed CU to take the game.
Set 4
Concord was unable to hang onto the lead late in the set as Notre Dame closed out the match. Leading 23-19, it appeared the Mountain Lions would force a fifth game. NDC tied the match at 23-23, and then Concord fought off a match point at 25-24. A kill from Brackney followed by a put away from sophomore outside hitter
Hannah Steele pushed CU in front 26-25.
Match Stats
The Mountain Lions had three players with double-doubles. Freshman setter
Kenzee Chaffin tied her single-match program record with 46 assists to go with 13 digs. Brackney had a career-high 19 digs to go with 13 kills. And Steele went for 12 kills and 18 digs. Pilant had a team-best 17 kills.
Concord hit .218 in the match.
CU goes on the road to face West Virginia Wesleyan 7:00 p.m. Tuesday.Â
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