Posted: Oct 27, 2017
FRANKLIN SPRINGS, GA. - The University of Mount Olive women's volleyball team fell in three sets to the Lions of Emmanuel College Friday evening in Conference Carolinas competition in Franklin Springs, Ga
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Emmanuel 3, Mount Olive 0 (25-12, 25-12, 25-15)
Records: Mount Olive 9-16, 4-7; Emmanuel 15-9, 11-2
Location: Franklin Springs, Ga.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Play-by-Play
FIRST SET
- Emmanuel opened the match scoring the first six points before Mount Olive was able to get on the board.
- UMO rallied back to pull within three points, 15-12, before a 10-3 run by the Lions closed out the first set (25-15).
SECOND SET
- Set two began much like the first with the Lions going up 10-2 over the Trojans.
- Emmanuel maintained an eight-point lead through much of the set until they broke away to defeat Mount Olive 25-12 in the second set.
THIRD SET
- Set three started much more competitively than the previous two as the teams battled back-and-forth with the Trojans breaking a tie to lead 8-5.
- UMO's lead was short lived as Emmanuel came back to tie the set eight all and reclaim the lead eventually winning the set 25-15 and the match 3-0.
NEXT UP
UMO returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 28, as they head to Due West, S.C., to face the Flying Fleet of Erskine at 12 p.m.