BREVARD, N.C. – The Brevard College volleyball team (2-6) hosted the first day of the Tornado Classic tournament at the Boshamer Gymnasium as four different teams competed on Chick Martin Court on Friday afternoon. The Tornados faced old USA South foe Huntingdon College (7-4) in the last game of the evening, falling in straight sets, 3-0 (25-14, 25-12, 25-17).
Alongside Huntingdon, Brevard also hosted Bob Jones University – who it will face tomorrow at noon – and Salem College, with Methodist University joining the group in the morning. The tournament opened with Bob Jones defeating Salem 3-1, while Huntingdon dropped the Bruins by a final of 3-1.
In the day's final game, Huntingdon jumped out with early momentum and carried it through the match en route to the straight-set victory.
Kaitlyn Pressley, a junior from Brevard, North Carolina, had a team-high nine kills with six assists and a team-leading 12 digs. Caitlin Hagarty added 10 digs defensively as the starting libero, while Logan Priddy dished out 13 assists. Makenna Parkins (six kills) and Ashley Hoxit (five kills) also contributed offensively while freshman outside hitter Blair Nance added four kills.
Huntingdon was led by Kamea Nash who totaled 12 kills, while Ashlen Janowski added eight kills. Morgan Ilsley logged 22 assists with Samantha Singleton racking up 18 digs defensively.
In the first set, the Hawks were able to use a late scoring run-scoring seven-consecutive points to take a commanding 23-13 lead as Huntingdon took the 25-14 set win. The Hawks started the second set on a 7-0 run before cruising through with a 25-12 victory. The third set proved to be the most tightly contested of the match but the Hawks were able to prevail 25-17 to wrap up the three-set win.
Brevard wraps up the Tornado Classic on Saturday at 12 p.m. vs. Bob Jones at the Boshamer Gymnasium as part of a four-match slate for the Tornados.
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