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Three Monarchs waiting for the ball to be served
Wesley Jones
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Methodist MUVB 8-9
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Winner Ferrum FCW 6-14
Methodist MUVB
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Final
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Ferrum FCW
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Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Methodist MUVB 25 25 22 24 12 (2)
Ferrum FCW 20 21 25 26 15 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Michael Spratt

Panthers Comeback to Defeat Monarchs

FERRUM, Va.  Methodist volleyball, on the road, was up two games to none before Ferrum College battled back in Friday's non-conference match. The Panthers came from behind to pull out the win over the Monarchs this evening in Swartz Gym.

JUST THE FACTS
Final score: Ferrum def. Methodist, 3-2 (20-25, 21-25, 25-22, 26-24, 15-12)
Records: Methodist 8-9, Ferrum 6-14
Location: Swartz Gym; Ferrum, Virginia

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The first set was somewhat of a precursor in how close this entire match was going to go. Ferrum got out to an early 3-1 lead before Methodist tallied the next two points to tie it at 3-3. The teams would then go on to trade points with neither side having more than a two point advantage. The turning point of this set came when the Monarchs were down 19-18 and they scored the next six points to go up 24-19, which eventually led to Methodist taking the game.
  • Game two saw the Monarchs jump out 10-4 on the scoreboard. Methodist increased the deficit to eight with the score now 20-12. The Panthers would cut the difference in half to find themselves down 20-16, but that was the closest Ferrum got to the Monarchs lead before falling 25-21 and going down 2-0 in the match.
  • Methodist looked in command during the third set with a 10-5 advantage. The Panthers though did not go away and midway through the game took a 16-15 lead. After going down by a couple points again, Ferrum rallied with a big 5-1 run at the end to win 25-22.
  • Set four witnessed the Monarchs going up 6-2 before a timeout by the Panthers. That timeout proved vital for Ferrum as the team would slowly chip away at the lead to get it to a 16-15 score, in favor of Methodist. A key 4-2 run gave the Panthers a 19-18 lead before winning the set and tying the match at two games apiece.
  • During the final set, Ferrum had to call a timeout following the Monarchs getting out to a 4-0 lead. The Panther eventually knotted the score up at 8-8 at the halfway mark of this crucial game. A tied score happened one final time at 12-12 before Ferrum took the last three points need to complete the comeback.
MORE TO IT
  • Senior Geneva Barriger led the way for Methodist in kills. She had 17 while Mahala Carter and Leann Sessoms just nearly missed double digits, with nine and eight respectively.
  • The Monarchs had a game-high 11 blocks as a team. Jeanan Fowler had a season-high six in the match.
  • The Panthers had some trouble in getting the ball over the net on the serve. They committed a game-high 15 serves errors while Methodist limited the mistakes to four when they were the ones serving.
UP NEXT
Methodist continues with this Virginia road trip by traveling to Buena Vista for a USA South Athletic Conference quad-match to play Brevard College and host Southern Virginia University beginning at 10 AM.
    
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