RALEIGH, N.C.  Maddie Barga led the team defensively with a total of 31 digs and Megan Andrews led the attack with 21 kills, but Methodist volleyball wasn't able to come away with a victory in either of its matches Saturday in a USA South Athletic Conference tri-match at Greensboro College.

The host Pride swept the Monarchs, 3-0, in the opening match of the day, and William Peace University scratched out a 3-1 victory over Methodist in the afternoon's middle match.

JUST THE FACTS
Final scores: Greensboro def. Methodist, 3-0 (25-11, 25-22, 25-11); William Peace def. Methodist, 3-1 (25-22, 25-27, 25-22, 25-16)
Records: Methodist 3-13 (2-6 USA South), Greensboro 11-11 (3-4), William Peace 14-6 (4-3)
Location: Hanes Gymnasium; Greensboro College, Greensboro, N.C.

NET NOTES

• Barga collected a career high 20 digs in the match against William Peace. It was the sixth time she reached double-digit digs in a match this season, and easily surpassed her previous career best of 14.
• Methodist got off to a good start Saturday, taking a 6-5 lead over Greensboro in the opening set. However, the Pride reeled off seven consecutive points to take control of the set, eventually rolling to a 14-point game win.
• Midway through the second set, Methodist used a six-point run to forge a 12-11 lead, then led again as late as 21-19 before Greensboro would ignite another run, leading to a Pride set victory.
• Methodist was never able to rally from an early 4-1 deficit to the Pride in the deciding third set.
• Against William Peace, a 5-0 deficit at the beginning of the first set was a big hole to dig out of, but the Monarchs rallied to within two points, 23-21, late before the Pacers would steal the set.
• A five-point run from Methodist erased a 3-1 deficit early in the second set, and the Monarchs were able to hold onto their advantage until William Peace fought off four consecutive match points to inch in front, 25-24.
• A pair of Pacer attack errors pushed the Monarchs back in front, and a kill from Kaeli Ryan, off a Barga set assist, clinched the set for Methodist.
• A 1-0 lead was Methodist's only advantage in the third set, though they battled to tie the score on three separate occasions, and the Pacers were able to clinch the match in the deciding fourth set without trailing once.
• The duo of Lili Henry and Savannah Mullis continued to split the setter duties Saturday, as they have done so for most of the season. Both Henry and Mullis concluded the afternoon with 28 assists apiece across the two matches.

UP NEXT
Methodist is on the road for a mid-week conference match Wednesday at Salem College.