Six Brevard student-athletes were selected to the USA South All-Sportsmanship team for their respective sports in the fall 2017 season. Among them included Anton Borjesson (men’s soccer), Bubba Craven (football), Mary Gray Davis (women’s cross country), Hannah Elmore (volleyball), Ashley Hughes (women’s soccer) and Hassan Kiprono (men’s cross country).
Hannah Elmore drove home 10 kills and Maggie Weiss recorded 21 digs, but it was not enough to offset the Covenant trio of Jessica Seehorn (13 kills), Ginny Moore (nine) and Hannah Harris (nine), who led the Scots to a 25-19, 25-20, 25-22 victory in Brevard’s season finale on Saturday afternoon.
The Brevard volleyball team wraps up its 2017 campaign on Saturday afternoon when it heads to Lookout Mountain, Ga., to square off with Covenant at 2 p.m. The Tornados are looking to avenge a 3-1 setback at the hands of the Scots which came earlier this month.
Elmore, who topped double figure kills for the 13th time this season and for the eighth straight match, finished with a .378 attack percentage after limiting herself to five miscues in 37 attacks.
The Tornados, who moved to 12-6 following a series of wins against LaGrange and Maryville on Oct. 21, have the opportunity to finish at least 14 wins in a season for the first time since 2008-09.
The duo of Hannah Elmore (15 kills) and Maggie Weiss (18 digs) helped the Brevard volleyball team wrap up its tri-match at Berea with a victory over the host Mountaineers by scores of 25-8, 25-7 and 25-13 on Saturday afternoon.
With three victories this weekend it would mark the 12th time since the 2000 season, and second time under head coach Anna Grant, that the Tornados won at least 10 games in a season.
Hannah Elmore led three Tornado hitters in double figure kills, recording a match-high 22, as Brevard topped Piedmont by scores of 25-18, 23-25, 25-21, 16-25 and 15-9 in the home finale at Boshamer Gym on Tuesday evening.
The Brevard volleyball team returns to Boshamer Gym on Tuesday when it hosts Piedmont at 6 p.m. The match will mark the final home contest for the Tornados (8-4) in the 2017 campaign.
The Brevard volleyball team moved its scheduled match with Covenant to 2 p.m. on Oct. 7 at Boshamer Gym. The Brevard and Covenant matches against Wesleyan College this weekend will not be played because the Wolves cancelled the remainder of their season.
The offensive performance of Hannah Elmore (11 kills) combined with the defensive prowess of Maggie Weiss (19 digs) and Hannah Jenkins (three assisted blocks) helped Brevard complete a three-game sweep of Agnes Scott by scores of 25-19, 25-23 and 25-19 in Wednesday evening volleyball action at Boshamer Gym.
Brevard opened the afternoon with a sweep of LaGrange by scores of 25-17, 25-23 and 25-18 behind a solid offensive performance from the duo of Stephanie Lambert (12 kills) and Hannah Elmore (11).
Brevard (6-2) enters the weekend on a three-match winning streak, tying the longest of the season, following recent wins over Emory & Henry, Piedmont and Berea. The Tornados take to the court on Saturday at noon against LaGrange and return at 4 p.m. to square off against Maryville.
Rachel Ruble finished with a match-high nine kills, while the trio of Hannah Elmore, Stephanie Lambert and Whitney DeMoss added seven apiece, to help a well-balanced Brevard lineup to its third sweep of the season and fourth win in a row, by downing Berea 25-13, 25-22 and 25-9 in Saturday afternoon action at Huntingdon University.
The Brevard College volleyball team makes a quick turnaround following its recent victory over Piedmont, facing Berea and Huntingdon on Saturday afternoon in Montgomery, Ala.
The tandem of Hannah Elmore on offense (17 kills) and Maggie Weiss on defense (28 digs) led Brevard to a four-set victory over Piedmont on Wednesday evening by scores of 20-25, 27-25, 25-22 and 25-23.
The Brevard College volleyball team earned a split in pair of Saturday afternoon matches at Emory & Henry. The Tornados, who fell in the opening match to Washington & Lee by a 3-0 margin, rebounded to earn a 3-1 win over the host Wasps in the evening session.
The Brevard College volleyball team puts its three-match winning streak on the line Saturday afternoon when the Tornados head to Emory, Va., for a series of matches against Washington & Lee and Emory & Henry.
Behind a pair of standout performances by Stephanie Lambert and Maggie Weiss the Brevard volleyball team earned a five-game victory over Salem by scores of 25-23, 25-17, 22-25, 22-25 and 15-13 on Wednesday evening.
The clash with the Spirits in Winston-Salem is the first of three matches for the Tornados (2-1) this week, which also includes a trip to Emory & Henry to play both Washington & Lee and the host Wasps’ on Saturday afternoon.
The Brevard College volleyball team completed a pair of sweeps on Sunday afternoon to move to 2-1 on the season. After a morning session win over Virginia Union, Brevard returned to the court in the afternoon to post a 25-14, 25-20 and 25-12 win over Pfeiffer.
The Tornados (0-1) were led on offense by the combination of Rachel Ruble (seven kills), Stephanie Lambert (six), Hannah Elmore (five) and Whitney DeMoss (five).
The Tornados begin the three-match tournament on Saturday at 4 p.m. against West Virginia State. Brevard returns to the court on Sunday to face Virginia Union (11 a.m.) and host Pfeiffer (3 p.m.).